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| Title | Jean Lander in the role of Hester Prynne, with child actress in the role of Pearl, in a production of the play THE SCARLET LETTER |
| Photographer | Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896 |
| Notes | Collection of studio portraits of entertainers, actors and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid-1800s.
Actress
b. Jean Davenport, May 1830, Scotland
d. 1903
Stamped on mount: Sarony, 680 Broadway, N.Y.
Handwritten on verso of image: Hester Prynne & Pearl, Scarlet Letter (This Mrs. Lander's own handwriting)
Researcher note (10/2011): The child actress in the photo is "Little Mabel" Struthers, the daughter of Robert and Jeannie Struthers. (Mrs. Struthers' maiden name and stage name was Jeannie Gourlay. She was the star of John T. Ford's resident company at Ford's Theatre in Washington on the night Lincoln was shot.)
PH Coll 75.358 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Actresses--United States
Costumes
Child actors--United States
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Lander, J. M. (Jean Margaret), 1829-1903
Women in the theater--United States
Theater--United States--History--19th century
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| Digital Collection | 19th Century Actors and Theater Photographs
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| Order Number | ACT362 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info . Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | 19th Century Actors Carte-de-visite Collection. PH Coll 75
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| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid please see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/19thCenturyActorsPHColl75.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Mounted on cardboard: silver gelatin, b&w : 2.5 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003 |
