Julia Marlowe
Print
1922 (published)
1922 (published)
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Al Frueh (1880-1968) was an American cartoonist and caricaturist for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1962. This print forms part of a portfolio of caricatures, Stage Folk: A Book of Caricatures by Frueh, published by Lieber & Lewis in 1922. It was exhibited at the Theatre Museum in Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, in 1990.
This print shows the popular Shakespearean actress Julia Marlowe (1866-1950) in the 1912 New York production of Romeo and Juliet. Her first appearance in London was in the fairy play The Sunken Bell at the Waldorf in 1907 which had transferred from the Lyric Theatre in New York, performing alongside her actor husband E. H. Sothern (1859-1933).
This print shows the popular Shakespearean actress Julia Marlowe (1866-1950) in the 1912 New York production of Romeo and Juliet. Her first appearance in London was in the fairy play The Sunken Bell at the Waldorf in 1907 which had transferred from the Lyric Theatre in New York, performing alongside her actor husband E. H. Sothern (1859-1933).
Object details
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| Title | Julia Marlowe (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Julia Marlowe as Juliet in the 1912 production of Romeo and Juliet in New York, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Julia Marlowe in profile. The main outline drawing of Julia and Frueh's signature are printed in black. The background is printed in beige and Marlowe's 'Juliet cap' is printed in blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alfred J Frueh |
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| Summary | Al Frueh (1880-1968) was an American cartoonist and caricaturist for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1962. This print forms part of a portfolio of caricatures, Stage Folk: A Book of Caricatures by Frueh, published by Lieber & Lewis in 1922. It was exhibited at the Theatre Museum in Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, in 1990. This print shows the popular Shakespearean actress Julia Marlowe (1866-1950) in the 1912 New York production of Romeo and Juliet. Her first appearance in London was in the fairy play The Sunken Bell at the Waldorf in 1907 which had transferred from the Lyric Theatre in New York, performing alongside her actor husband E. H. Sothern (1859-1933). |
| Bibliographic reference | Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, introduction by Mike and Nancy Frueh. London: Theatre Museum, 1990. 16p. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.438-1990 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2013 |
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