Research Catalog

Title

Lillian Russell in An American beauty / cabinet photographs by Schloss and Aimé Dupont.

Publication

New York : J. Schloss, 1897 : Aimé Dupont, 1896.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schloss.
• Aimé Dupont (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Description

2 cabinet photographs : b&w; 17 x 11 cm.

Summary

Photographs of Lillian Russell in costumes for her role of Gabrielle Dalmont, a widow, in An American Beauty, music by Gustave Kerker, words by Hugh Morton, produced by the Lillian Russell Opera Company.

Donor/Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.

Series Statement

Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Subjects

• Photographs
• Lillian Russell Opera Company
• Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923 > American beauty
• Morton, Hugh, 1865-1916
• Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
• Operas & operettas > United States > 1891-1900
• Musical theater > United States
• Cabinet photographs

Genre/Form

Cabinet photographs.

Note

• Aimé Dupont image (no. 23) has the number 3 written on lower left corner, above the copyright. This image was used on the poster advertising the opera An American beauty. Schloss image (no. 24) is marked number 31 on lower right corner.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Biography (note)

• An American beauty was first performed at the Star Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 25-26, 1896. From October to December 1896, the Lillian Russell Opera Company toured the show in the eastern United States, including Miss Russell's home town, Clinton, Iowa, at the Davis Opera House, Oct. 24, 1896. New York City performances were at the Casino, Dec. 28, 1896-Feb. 27, 1897, and the Harlem Opera House, March 15-20, 1897.

Call Number

*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 23-24)

OCLC

NYPG98-F899

Title

Lillian Russell in An American beauty / cabinet photographs by Schloss and Aimé Dupont.

Imprint

New York : J. Schloss, 1897 : Aimé Dupont, 1896.

Series

Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Additional Formats

Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Biography

An American beauty was first performed at the Star Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 25-26, 1896. From October to December 1896, the Lillian Russell Opera Company toured the show in the eastern United States, including Miss Russell's home town, Clinton, Iowa, at the Davis Opera House, Oct. 24, 1896. New York City performances were at the Casino, Dec. 28, 1896-Feb. 27, 1897, and the Harlem Opera House, March 15-20, 1897.

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Indexed Term

Photographs

Added Author

Schloss.

Aimé Dupont (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Research Call Number

*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 23-24)