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Edwin Forrest as Spartacus : The Gladiator. Act V. Scene 1.

Creator:
Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854 (author)
Contributor:
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (actor)
Date:
1887
Description:
Play in Progress
Identifier:
(FURNESSTHEATER)furness_pfo600_23_ml
Subject:
Performance; Theater Biography; Production and Direction
Resource Type:
Still Image
Form/Genre:
photogravures (prints)
Physical Description:
39.0 x 28.0 cm.
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Play: Gladiator, The; Notes about Edwin Forrest: American tragic actor, born in Philadelphia, made his New York debut in Othello in 1826. He developed a violent rivalry with the English tragic actor, Macready.; Notes about Robert Montgomery Bird: Exerted wide influence in American dramatic, political, and academic circles; was also a painter, photographer, professor of medicine; musician; contributed to Edwin Forrrest's fame as an actor; then broke with him over serious financial issues.; Gebbie & Co.; Gravure Gebbie & Co.; Copyrighted 1887 by Gebbie & Co.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania: Furness, P/Fo600.23 ML, Large Box
Collection:
Furness Theatrical Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)