Edwin Booth - Burnham, T. R.
Condition: Good.
Inscriptions: "Ed Booth"--in pencil on reverse.
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Purchased, 2005.
Considered the greatest American actor of the 19th century, a young Edwin Booth had toured Australia with Laura Keene in 1854, when both were on the threshold of stardom at home. In Australia their restrained style of acting was not appreciated and the tour was financially unsuccessful.
Keywords: Booth, Edwin, -- 1833-1893 -- Portraits; Actors -- United States -- Portraits; Theater -- Australia -- Photographs; Actors