Research Catalog

Title

Lillian Russell in The queen's mate / cabinet photographs by Falk.

Publication

New York : Falk, c1888.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lecocq, Charles, 1832-1918.
• Jakobowski, Edward, 1858-
• Paulton, Harry, 1842-1917.
• Tedde, Mostyn.
• Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925

Description

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

Summary

• Lillian Russell in costume for the operetta The Queen's Mate, music by Charles Lecocq and Edward Jakobowski, English libretto by Harry Paulton and Mostyn Tedde, based on La Princess des Canaries by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru.
• Image no. 15 has a affixed copyright sign for B. J. Falk with a hand-altered date of 1888. Other images by Falk in the same costume also have an 1888 copyright.

Donor/Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.

Series Statement

Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Subjects

• Cabinet photographs
• Operas & operettas > New York (State) > New York > 1881-1890
• Operas & operettas > United States > 1881-1890
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• Musical theater > United States
• Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
• Photographs

Genre/Form

Cabinet photographs.

Additional Formats (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Lillian Russell first appeared in this operetta in the role of Inez, playing the Broadway Theater, New York, N.Y., May 2-June 30, 1888. Subsequently she played Anita in performances at the Broadway Theater, Aug. 13-Sept. 11, 1888, the Columbia Theatre, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1-6, 1888, and again at the Broadway Theatre, Jan. 7-19, 1889.

Call Number

*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 15-17)

OCLC

NYPG98-F886

Title

Lillian Russell in The queen's mate / cabinet photographs by Falk.

Imprint

New York : Falk, c1888.

Series

Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Additional Formats

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

Biography

Lillian Russell first appeared in this operetta in the role of Inez, playing the Broadway Theater, New York, N.Y., May 2-June 30, 1888. Subsequently she played Anita in performances at the Broadway Theater, Aug. 13-Sept. 11, 1888, the Columbia Theatre, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1-6, 1888, and again at the Broadway Theatre, Jan. 7-19, 1889.

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Indexed Term

Photographs

Added Author

Lecocq, Charles, 1832-1918. Princess des Canaries (Queen's mate)

Jakobowski, Edward, 1858-

Paulton, Harry, 1842-1917.

Tedde, Mostyn.

Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925, photographer

Research Call Number

*T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 15-17)