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America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures

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Title
America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures
Names
Lillian Russell Opera Company (Associated name)
Lederer, George W., 1861-1938 (Producer)
Morton, Hugh, 1865-1916 (Librettist)
Canary, Thomas (Producer)
Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923 (Composer)
Geo. H. Burnham, Inc. (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896 (Questionable)
Place: New York
Publisher: Geo. H. Burnham
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MWEZ x 25288, no. 28
Topics
Musical theater -- United States
Theatrical productions -- United States -- 1881-1890
Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
Genres
Programs
Portraits
Notes
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Printed on the occasion of the presentation by Thomas Canary and George W. Lederer of Lillian Russell and the Lillian Russell Opera Company in An American Beauty, a comic opera by Hugh Morton and Gustave Kerker.
Content: Souvenir program.
Content: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Physical Description
Extent: [7] p., 20 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Library's copy has pencilled annotations on the plates identifying theaters at which the productions were performed.
Description
Illustrated by photographs of Russell in many of her leading roles, identified by role name and title, including: Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Olivette in Olivette, D'Jemma in Snake Charmer, Phoebe in Billie Taylor, Patience in Patience, Constance in The Sorceror, Prince Raphael in The Princess of Trebizonde, Polly in Polly, Pepita in Pepita, Dorothy in Dorothy, Anita in Queen's Mate, Etelka in Nadjy, Fiorella in The Brigands, Grand Duchess in Grand Duchess, Pythia in Apollo, Harriet in Poor Jonathan, Marton in La Cigale, Theresa in Mountebanks, Girofle-Girofla in Girofle-Girofla, and Rosa in The Princess Nicotine. Includes a plot synopsis and description of An American Beauty.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-B1227
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14326407
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c06783b0-60fd-013a-4c34-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-8804-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-8804-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-8804-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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America's prima-donna in a score of brilliant portraitures