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Kismet (Mr Oscar Asche) [picture] / Alick P.F. Ritchie
Bib ID 283604
Format PicturePicture, OnlineOnline
Author Ritchie, Alick P.F
Online Versions http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an21387876
Description [1912-1913] 
1 reproduction print : col. ; 25.2 x 38 cm. 
Summary

Caricature of Thomas Strange(r) Heiss Oscar Asche in the role of the beggar Hajj from the play Kismet.

Biography/History Oscar Asche, 1871-1936, born in Geelong, Vic. In 1890 he travelled to Norway, then London to study acting and the theatre. He and his wife Lily Brayton formed a theatre company in London in 1904. Asche, Brayton and the company toured Australia several times, the 1912-1913 tour included Kismet, in which Asche played the role of Hajj. 
Notes

Inscriptions: Signed "Alick P.F. Ritchie" -- lower right. "'Kismet' (Mr Oscar Asche)" below image. "Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. lith" -- below image left; "Vanity Fair supplement" -- above image left; "Men of the day no 1307" -- above image on right.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an21387876

Subjects Asche, Oscar, - 1871-1936 - Caricatures and cartoons.  |  Actors - Great Britain - Caricatures and cartoons.  |  Theater - Australia - Pictorial works.
Other Authors Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Details Collect From
PIC S10486 LOC 7241 Manual Request only from Pictures Reading Room, 2nd Floor
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