S11, 034-01, 1879, Cabinet Card, Cast of the Stage Play "The Girls", London, UK

Description: S11, 034-01, 1879, Cabinet Card, Cast of the Stage Play "The Girls", London, UK S11, 034-01, 1879, Cabinet Card, Cast of the Stage Play "The Girls", London, UK Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original Antique 1879 Cabinet Card Photograph, Cast of the Stage Play "The Girls" by Henry J. Byron, London, UK. The play ran for at least 122 performances. To see all of my "Stereoview Cards" click here. To see all of my historical "Cabinet Cards" click here. The Cast (see 2nd image): Josiah Clench....................Mr William Farren, Jr (1825-1908) Lord Aspland.....................Mr C. W. Garthorne (1846-1900) Plantaganet G. Potter.........Mr David James (1839-1893) Tony Judson.....................Mr Thomas Thorne (1841-1918) Thomas...........................Mr L. Fredericks Mr Mallet.........................Mr J. W. Bradbury Mrs Clench.......................Miss Sophie Larkin (1833-1903) Clara Merton....................Miss Marie Illington (1858-1927) Mabel Clench...................Miss Kate Bishop (1847-1923) Jane...............................Miss Cicely Richards (1850-1933) More Info: Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. After an abortive start at a medical career, Byron struggled as a provincial actor and aspiring playwright in the 1850s. Returning to London and beginning to study for the bar, he finally found playwriting success in burlesques and other punny plays. In the 1860s, he became an editor of humorous magazines and a noted man-about-town, while continuing to build his playwriting reputation, notably as co-manager, with Marie Wilton, of the Prince of Wales's Theatre. In 1869, he returned to the stage as an actor and, during the same period, wrote numerous successful plays, including the historic international success, Our Boys and The Girls, both at the Vaudeville Theatre. In his last years, he grew frail from tuberculosis and died at the age of 49. (ref. Wikipedia) Back has photographer info. Photographer: Elliott and Fry, 55 Baker Street, London More Info: The firm of Elliott and Fry, founded in 1863 and active until 1963, was one of the most important in the history of studio portraiture in London. Opened by Joseph John Elliott (1836-1903) and Clarence Edmund Fry (1840-1897) their first premises were a series of studios at 55 Baker Street. H. Baden Pritchard in his 1882 book The Photographic Studios of Europe records his tour of their extensive galleries, where the predominant decoration consisted of important contemporary art works, which relaxed his sitters before their actual photographs were taken. Posed in the naturally lit "glass-room", they could choose from a selection of fifteen painted backgrounds. Sittings were charged at a guinea, which entitled the sitter to eighteen cartes-de-visite (visiting card size) or six of the larger 'cabinet portrait' photographs. This was twice the sum for the best theatre seats and was deemed by many followers of fashion as 'an amusement a la mode.' The firm employed a variety of operators who took the photographs and these included Francis Henry Hart and Alfred James Philpott in the late Victorian and early Edwardian period. Elliott's son Ernest C. Elliott compiled a fascinating album of 50 British sportsmen; Fifty Leaders of British Sport, published in 1904, in the later history of the firm, eminent photographers such as Walter Benington, Herbert Lambert and William Flower undertook important sittings. The studio premises and historic archive were destroyed by enemy action in 1942 and these surviving exhibition prints, from before 1914, are the only surviving records of the earlier years. In its centenary year, 1963, the firm was taken over by Bassano to become Bassano and Vandyk. The National Portrait Gallery acquired the main part of that archive in the 1970s, but it is only now that the Elliott and Fry material has re-emerged and through this generous donation has been re-united with the rest of the collection. (ref. www.npg.org.uk) For more info, click here. Card size: 4.25" x 6.5". #S11, 034-01 The Cabinet Card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4+1⁄4 by 6+1⁄2 inches). The carte de visite was displaced by the larger cabinet card in the 1880s. In the early 1860s, both types of photographs were essentially the same in process and design. Both were most often albumen prints, the primary difference being the cabinet card was larger and usually included extensive logos and information on the reverse side of the card to advertise the photographer’s services. However, later into its popularity, other types of papers began to replace the albumen process. Despite the similarity, the cabinet card format was initially used for landscape views before it was adopted for portraiture. Some cabinet card images from the 1890s have the appearance of a black-and-white photograph in contrast to the distinctive sepia toning notable in the albumen print process. These photographs have a neutral image tone and were most likely produced on a matte collodion, gelatin or gelatin bromide paper. Sometimes images from this period can be identified by a greenish cast. Gelatin papers were introduced in the 1870s and started gaining acceptance in the 1880s and 1890s as the gelatin bromide papers became popular. Matte collodion was used in the same period. A true black-and-white image on a cabinet card is likely to have been produced in the 1890s or after 1900. The last cabinet cards were produced in the 1920s, even as late as 1924. Owing to the larger image size, the cabinet card steadily increased in popularity during the second half of the 1860s and into the 1870s, replacing the carte de visite as the most popular form of portraiture. The cabinet card was large enough to be easily viewed from across the room when typically displayed on a cabinet, which is probably why they became known as such in the vernacular. However, when the renowned Civil War photographer Mathew Brady first started offering them to his clientele towards the end of 1865, he used the trademark "Imperial Carte-de-Visite." Whatever the name, the popular print format joined the photograph album as a fixture in the late 19th-century Victorian parlor. (ref. Wikipedia) If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. Card Cond: VG-VG/EX (Edge & corner wear), Please see scans for actual condition. (the last 5 images are for Reference only) This Cabinet Card would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing). Visit My eBay Store Please checkout my newest Collections with FREE S&H Please checkout my 1880's Baseball Victorian Trade cards in my Ebay Store Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my Movie Glass Slides in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. 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Price: 179.95 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

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