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The Picture Book of Becky Sharp; A Play In Four Acts, 1899

 File — Box: 105, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

The Picture Book of Becky Sharp; A Play In Four Acts by Langdon, Mitchell. Founded on Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," produced September 12, 1899 by Mrs. Fiske. Published by Herbert S. Stone and Company, Chicago, 1899.

Unpaginated. 30 x 23.5 cm. Illustrated with a host of photographs captioned with text excerpts from the play. Mrs. Fiske (Minnie Maddern Fiske) who stars as Becky, was one of the leading American actresses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Contains "An Appreciation" by Edward Fales Coward worthy of a publicity director.

Actors included Tyrone Power, Robert V. Ferguson, Charles Plunkett, Maurice Barrymore, Mrs. Fiske, Zenaide Williams, Ida Waterman.

Stamp on back cover indicates that this was part of the SUNY Binghamton Theater Collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899

Extent

From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Binghamton NY 13902 USA