Berthold Held photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 12 studio portrait cabinet card photographs of Berthold Held in costume and 1 studio portrait of Held. All measure 6 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches. Studio information is printed on the backs of the cards. Three of the photographs are signed by Held on the reverse. The collection also includes an 1896 letter to Emil Rameau in German script on a single sheet of stationery.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1900
Biographical Note
Berthold Held was born in Kremsier in Moravia on November 20, 1868. He worked with Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943), Austrian born American theater and film producer, who is regarded as one of the most prominent directors of German-language theatre in the early 20th century. In 1901, Reinhardt together with Held and several other theater colleagues, founded the Schall und Rauch (Sound and Smoke) Kabarett theater in Berlin and in 1906 Reinhardt took over direction of the Deutches Theater in Berlin where Held became head of the Acting School. Held worked with Reinhardt as an actor, manager and director for choral and mass scenes. Emil Rameau also worked with Reinhardt. He died in 1931.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
German
English
Overview
This collection consists of 12 studio portrait cabinet card photographs of actor and theater director Berthold Held in costume and 1 studio portrait of Held. All measure 6 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches. Studio information is printed on the backs of the cards. Three of the photographs are signed by Held on the reverse. The collection also includes an 1896 letter to Emil Rameau in German script on a single sheet of stationery.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2017.
Subject
- Held, Berthold, 1868-1931 (Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Author
- Jean Green
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository