Author: Adelheim, Robert (1860-1934)
Title: Portrait of the Russian-Jewish Actor Robert Adelheim (1860-1934). First Edition of the Photograph
Description: Moscow: circa 1910. Original photograph. 14 x 9cm.. Robert and his brother Raphael were on the stage together for nearly half a century. They devoted themselves exclusively to classic plays. During his career Robert played the title roles in "Hamlet" and "Othello" and had starring roles in dramas by the great masters from the days of ancient Greece onward..The brothers made it their aim to bring the highest theatrical art to the masses. There was no place, however small, in either the Russia of the Czars or of the present Soviet Union, where the Adelheims were not known..The Adelheims were members of an assimilated Jewish family which embraced Christianity. Educated in Germany, Robert and his brother held radical views from their youth. Neither of them had much contact with Jews. They showed no Jewish interests.. Provenance: From the collection of Alma Law, the American scholar of the Russian theater. .
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Title: Portrait of the Russian-Jewish Actor Robert Adelheim (1860-1934). First Edition of the Photograph
Description: Moscow: circa 1910. Original photograph. 14 x 9cm.. Robert and his brother Raphael were on the stage together for nearly half a century. They devoted themselves exclusively to classic plays. During his career Robert played the title roles in "Hamlet" and "Othello" and had starring roles in dramas by the great masters from the days of ancient Greece onward..The brothers made it their aim to bring the highest theatrical art to the masses. There was no place, however small, in either the Russia of the Czars or of the present Soviet Union, where the Adelheims were not known..The Adelheims were members of an assimilated Jewish family which embraced Christianity. Educated in Germany, Robert and his brother held radical views from their youth. Neither of them had much contact with Jews. They showed no Jewish interests.. Provenance: From the collection of Alma Law, the American scholar of the Russian theater. .
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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-5581
- Book number: 51-5581
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