Loftus cecilia (5 Ergebnisse)

Cloth/Boards. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Covers edgeworn, esp. spine and at corners, small dampstain front cover. Contents tight, clean, no marks.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 100pp. No additional printings noted. Illustrated boards with dark blue spine cloth, board forecorners slightly chipped, head and foot of boards and spine mildly worn. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. O2. Loftus, Cecilia (illustrator).

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 265 pages frontispiece, plates 21 cm OCLC 3822068 ; green and black art nouveau designs on embossed cloth with photographic paste-down on front cover from the 1901 theatrical production ; Justin Huntly McCarthy, an Irish politician and playwright, wrote If I Were King as a romantic, fictionalized fantasy about the real-life 15th-century French poet and rogue, François Villon. The play depicts a dire situation in which King Louis XI is facing an impending invasion by the Duke of Burgundy. While wandering the streets of Paris in disguise, the King encounters Villon boasting that he could lead France better than the King. As a prank and an act of personal revenge for a haughty love letter Villon sent, the King names Villon Grand Marshal of France for exactly 24 hours. If Villon cannot save the city and win his high-born lady love, he will face the gallows. The play became a major hit, eventually setting the stage for one of Broadway's most celebrated theatrical adaptations. If I Were King, written by Justin Huntly McCarthy, debuted on Broadway at the Garden Theatre in New York City on October 14, 1901. E. H. Sothern was featured as the dashing rogue and poet François Villon; features photos of E H Sothern as Villon and Cecilia Loftus as Lady Katherine de Vaucelles byTheodore C. Marceau (1859-1922) ; with photographs from the theatrical production from 1901, which laid the groundwork for the Broadway play, The vagabond king ; VG. Book.…

Zustand: Good. - List of performers Loftus can mimic penned by her in black ink & filling most of the verso of a 10 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide sheet of The Embassy hotel, New York City letterhead. The list is unsigned. There is a partial paper-clip mark to the top edge of the paper with some light creasing to the bottom edge. Folded twice for mailing with a tiny tear to the right edge of the first fold. Together with 2 copies of a flier promoting Cecilia Lofus special matinees presented by J. B. Pond. Good. Prepared for her lecture manager, J. B. Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau, this unsigned "List of Imitations" informs him of performers Cecilia Loftus can mimic. Among them are Sarah Bernhardt, Ethel Barrymore, Caruso, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Harry Lauder, Yvette Guilbert and Fanny Brice.Cecilia Loftus [1876-1943] was a Scottish actress, mimic and music hall performer. The 17-year-old Loftus [also known as "Cissie"] made her debut at the Oxford Music Hall in London in 1893. In the following year she appeared in vaudeville at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. She had a successful career both in burlesque as an accomplished mimic and on Broadway. While touring America in vaudeville in 1899, she caught the attention of Sir Henry Irving who was so impressed by her that he engaged her to appear with him in roles that Ellen Terry could no longer play. In 1905 she successfully played the role of Nora in Ibsen's "A Doll House". Later that year she appeared to great acclaim as Peter Pan in the second British production of J. M. Barrie's play.…