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LARGE Sarony CabinetCard Herbert Gresham as Richard III, Ford Family Collection
13 x 7.5 inches.
DATE: circa 1884
DESC: Large format photo portrait of Herbert Gresham incostume, as Richard III or poss Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
CONDITION: Fair. Some soiling. Corners bumped. See images.
With Certificate ofprovenance from Rare Nest Gallery Chicago; CAT #: PMK0216
Herbert Gresham (John T. Ford Son-In-Law)
1853, London – 1923, New York
During the period from 1884 to 1900, Herbert Greshamworked as an actor and stage manager with Augustin Daly – a leading theaterowner in New York and London. His dramatic roles included classical parts buttended toward the comedic. He was well known and reviewed for his roles asTouchstone in As You Like It and the Clown in Twelfth Night.Several of his roles were in the great British tradition of cross-dressing. Herbert played the role of the Marquis de Baccarat in Adonis– a ‘Boylesque’ retelling of the Galatea legend.
Herbert travelled extensively with Daly and otherrepertories and his sub-collection includes his constant and deeply touchingcorrespondence with his wife and children from the road. Sometimes artfullyillustrated with caricatures, these letters are intimate, loving and redolentwith loneliness. Gresham spent the last 18 years of his career as general stagemanager and director for A. L. Erlanger.
I will be several hundredpieces related to John T. Ford, Ford’s Theater and Ford’s descendants who wereall figures in American theater from 1840 – 1970.
