Title: Signature of Anglo-American Stage Actress Fanny Davenport.
Description: 1886. 1886. - A slip of cream paper approximately 3 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide is boldly signed in black ink "Fanny Davenport / 1886". The paper is mounted on a piece of card of the same size. Remnants of paper adhere to the verso of the mount & a small area of its surface is rubbed away where it has been removed from an album. The paper is slightly rippled from the mounting & there is some very light glue staining to its top right corner. Very good.
Fanny Davenport [1850-1898] was an Anglo-American actress, born in London and brought to the United States in 1854. She made her debut in 1862 at the age of 12, appearing as the King of Spain in "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" at Niblo's Garden in New York City. In 1869 she joined Augustin Daly's company and later, with a company of her own, appeared with great success in Sardou's "Fedora" [1883]. She took over emotional Sardou roles that had been originated in Europe by Sarah Bernhardt. Her last appearance was at the Grand Opera House in Chicago in March 1898, not long before her death. Very good .
Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; SIGNATURE OF ANGLO-AMERICAN STAGE ACTRESS FANNY DAVENPORT; SIGNED CARD; AUTOGRAPH; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
- Book number: 36024
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