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Lillian Russell as Polly, the pet of the regiment
- Title
- Lillian Russell as Polly, the pet of the regiment / cabinet photograph by Sarony.
- Publication
- New York : Sarony, [1885?]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Picture | Supervised use | *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 cabinet photograph : b&w; 17 x 11 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
- Series Statement
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cabinet photographs.
- Note
- Portrait of Lillian Russell, dressed in costume as Polly Pluckrose, the title role in Polly, music by Edward Solomon and libretto by James Mortimer; costume designer, Lillian Russell.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- In this operetta, Polly Pluckrose (Russell's role), an orphan child of a British grenadier, is adopted by the 200th Hussars which, as a common crowd-pleaser of the time, were played by young attractive women in tights. Performances were at London's Novelty Theatre, Oct. 4-Dec. 24, 1884, and New York's Casino, Apr. 27-June 18, 1885
- Call Number
- *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 8)
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F874
- Title
- Lillian Russell as Polly, the pet of the regiment / cabinet photograph by Sarony.
- Imprint
- New York : Sarony, [1885?]
- Series
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Additional Formats
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography
- In this operetta, Polly Pluckrose (Russell's role), an orphan child of a British grenadier, is adopted by the 200th Hussars which, as a common crowd-pleaser of the time, were played by young attractive women in tights. Performances were at London's Novelty Theatre, Oct. 4-Dec. 24, 1884, and New York's Casino, Apr. 27-June 18, 1885
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- Indexed Term
- Photographs
- Added Author
- Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922.Solomon, Edward, 1855-1895. Polly.Mortimer, James, 1833-1911.Sarony (New York, N.Y.) photographer
- Research Call Number
- *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 8)Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498.