RARE Gallery of Players #5 1895 stage theatre

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VERY RARE 1895 #5 Gallery of Players with color cover drawing; from The illustrated American, edited by Marwell Hall, published by Lorillard Spencer, New York, Publisher’s Note. FULL PAGE PHOTOS of major stage stars plus full page BIOGRAPHIES on each star plus additional photos;
Striking Mary Anderson by W & D Downey London plus 4 Anderson photos on bio page; Tommasso Salvini by Sarony plus 4 Salvini photos on bio page; Mme Rejane by Reutlinger Paris plus 4 Rejane photos on bio page; Frederick Paulding plus 5 Paulding photos on bio page; stately Mrs. Kendall by Sarony plus 3 Mrs. Kendal photos on bio page; W. H. Kendal by Sarony plus 4 Kendal photos on bio page; Fanny Davenport plus 4 Fanny Davenport photos on bio page; Wilson Barrett by Barraud, London, plus 7 Barrett photos on bio page; Rose Coghlan by Sarony plus 4 Coghlan photos on bio page; Francis Carlyle by Falk plus 7 Falk photos on bio page; impressive Maxine Elliott by Aime Dupont, New York plus 5 Elliott photos on bio page; Beerbohm Tree by Sarony plus 5 Tree photos on bio page; gorgeous Katherine Florence by Morrison, Chicago, plus 7 Florence photos on bio page; C. Hayden Coffin by Sarony plus 4 Coffin pages on bio page; Anne O’Neill by Morrison, Chicago, plus 6 O’Neill photos on bio page; E. J. Ratcliffe by Sarnoy plus 5 Ratcliffe photos on bio page; demure grace Kimball by Morrison, Chicago, plus 6 Kimball photos on bio page; William Terriss plus 5 Terriss photos on bio page; beautiful Camille D’Arville by Falk, New York, plus 5 D’Arville photos on bio page; Augustus Cook by Prince, New York, plus 6 Cook photos on bio page; Mme. Nordica plus 3 Nordica photos on bio page (water soiling); Pol Plancon plus 4 Plancon photos on bio page (water soling);
INSIDE FRONT COVER AD for illustrated full page Pabst ad Binner Engraver, Chicago.back page Gorham Mfg illus ad (water soiling).
CONDITION: COMPLETE 48 pages filled with early stage stars photos and biographies. VERY NICE INSIDE CONDITION, cover chip, tears, very nice star pages inside considering 124 years of age NOTE: WATER SOILING on last 3 page sheets. Restapled.