Opposite page 88. Memoires du comte de Grammont ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of the rope dancer Jacob Hall; long half-length, standing to the left; wearing floppy cap, billowing white shirt with bow tie; a comb on table to the left, his right hand raised towards chest; after Jacob van Oost
Studio portraits of entertainers created by Thomas Houseworth & Co. that comprise a portion of the Houseworth's Celebrities, ca. 1870-1880. Images include female burlesque actresses and dancers Viola Clifton, Lizzie McCall, Lulu Mortimer, and Mabel S...
Description:
Letterpress captions on mounts.
Subject (Name):
Clifton, Viola., Houseworth, Thomas, 1829-1915., McCall, Lizzie., Melville, Emelie., Mortimer, Lulu., Orrin, Edward W., Santley, Mabel., and Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Acrobats, Actresses, Burlesque (Theater), Dancers, Entertainers, and Singers
"A broadside on Duncan Macdonald, a Scottish acrobat; with an etching after a drawing by Louis Philippe Boitard showing Macdonald balancing on a wire, at his feet jack-boots, balancing on his right foot a wheel, a dish, a tray with 15 glasses, and a g...
