W. R. Blake : ( From an etching by H. B. Hall, Lent by Thomas J. McKee.)

Description
Portraits
Creator
Blake, W. R. (actor)
Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884 (engraver)
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852 (actor)
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 (actor)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (author)
Form
photomechanical prints
Date
unknown date during or after 1830
Subject
Performance
Theater Biography
Production and Direction
Collection
Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
9.0 x 10.0 cm.
Notes
Play: Romeo and Juliet
Notes about W. R. Blake: 19th century accomplished actor and theatrical manager; one of the most prosperous theatrical managers in America.
Notes about Henry Bryan Hall: English engraver and painter of miniatures; moved to America; his son and namesake was also a painter.
Notes about Charlotte Saunders Cushman: American actress and theatrical manager.
[ From an etching by H. B. Hall, lent by Thomas J. McKee. ).
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Bl280.1 S, Small Box
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Still Image
Identifier
(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pbl280_1_s

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