Visual Materials

Louis Aldrich

Description: Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Louis Aldrich, with a shield decorated with an American flag design at bottom left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 1888 and 1897
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000403
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Louis Aldrich : under the direction of Chapman & Sellers

Visual Materials

Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Louis Aldrich, wearing formal dress, in an oval decorated with United States flags, eagle, leaves, acorns, and branches, and a shield; date sheet for performances beginning on December 13, [1886], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, pasted at bottom of image; the poster advertises Aldrich presumably in the drama "My Partner" by Bartley Campbell.

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[Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate]

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Image of a Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate decorated with several vignettes depicting army and navy battle scenes, soldiers and sailors, and a pair of deathbed scenes; goddess Columbia with American eagle, Union shield, American flag, and laurel wreath at top center; G.A.R. badge with flag and wreath at bottom center.

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Louis Aldrich : my partner

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Image of a man, presumably American actor Louis Aldrich, standing on a cliff in the wilderness with mining tools on the ground, with his hand raised to another man across a ravine standing outside of a cabin, with mountains and a waterfall in the distance; the poster has printed date information for performances beginning on January 18, [1886], at the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, New York; the poster advertises the drama "My Partner" by Bartley Campbell.

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Mll'e. Theo. Opera Bouffe (Paris.)

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of opéra bouffe actor and singer Louise Theo in a lace-fringed dress and hat in a circular border decorated with flowers and leaves.

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Frederick Warde : tragedian

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Image of a central head-and-shoulders profile portrait of English Shakespearean actor Frederick B. Warde in formal dress in an oval frame flanked by two full-length portraits of Warde (one on each side) in costume as two characters: a Roman soldier carrying a shield and sword at left, and as a Roman politician in a toga and sandals with a scroll in his hand; with palm fronds above the portrait and a pile of weapons including a helmet, shield, and sword.

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Miss Katie Rooney with Rooney Comedy Co. in Pat’s new wardrobe : Asana Banad

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Image of a full-length portrait of young female actor Katie Rooney (also known as Kate Rooney) in a gingham costume waving, with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rooney in a circular frame at upper left; ornate border decorated with clover and a palm frond; the poster advertises the comedy "Pat's New Wardrobe" (also promoted as "Pat's Wardrobe") written by Irish comedian Pat Rooney.

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