Two scenes of Helena Modjeska's Ophelia and the banquet scene of Edwin Booth's Macbeth [manuscript], ca. 1890.

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Two scenes of Helena Modjeska's Ophelia and the banquet scene of Edwin Booth's Macbeth [manuscript], ca. 1890.

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The staging of Modjeska's Opelia was noted at the Broadway Theatre, New York, in 1889; Edwin Booth's Macbeth at Booth's Theatre in 1870 and at the Broadway Theatre in 1889.

1 v. ; 22 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909

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Polish actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Arthur Sullivan, 1884 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125606 Actress. From the description of Letter of Helena Modjeska, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454585 ...

Mason, Edward T. (Edward Tuckerman), 1847-1911

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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...