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Subjects: Francis Wilson & Lulu Glaser
Photographer: Notman Photo Co., Boston
Date: Circa 1890s
Size: Approximately 6 × 10 inches overall
Format: Large-format mounted albumen/silver theatrical photograph
Reverse: Blank
Original/Reproduction: Original period photographStronger openingRARE LARGE-FORMAT FRANCIS WILSON & LULU GLASER THEATRICAL PHOTOGRAPH — NOTMAN PHOTO CO., BOSTON — CIRCA 1890sExceptional original approximately 6 × 10 inch mounted theatrical photograph depicting American stage stars Francis Wilson (1854–1935) and Lulu Glaser (1874–1958) together in elaborate theatrical costume.Unlike the smaller cabinet-card portraits commonly produced for actors and actresses of the period, this is an impressive large-format studio photograph, produced by the celebrated Notman Photo Co. of Boston, whose name and Boston studio addresses are embossed into the original mount.The unusually large size, two identified performers, full theatrical costumes and wonderful comic-romantic pose make this a particularly striking piece of late-19th-century American theater history.
