David Warfield & Marie Bates
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.
The print is a caricature of David Warfield (1866-1951) and Marie Bates (1854?-1923) in <i>The Auctioneer</i>, a comedy by David Belasco, Charles Klein and Lee Arthur. Warfield came to fame when he first appeared in the play in 1901, playing Simon Levi, an impoverished auctioneer who comes into money. He returned to the role throughout his career, playing Levi 1,400 times. Marie Bates had a long career as a character actress.
The print is a caricature of David Warfield (1866-1951) and Marie Bates (1854?-1923) in <i>The Auctioneer</i>, a comedy by David Belasco, Charles Klein and Lee Arthur. Warfield came to fame when he first appeared in the play in 1901, playing Simon Levi, an impoverished auctioneer who comes into money. He returned to the role throughout his career, playing Levi 1,400 times. Marie Bates had a long career as a character actress.
Object details
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| Title | David Warfield & Marie Bates (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of David Warfield and Marie Bates in David Belasco's play The Auctioneer, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature showing David Warfield, full length, with white hair and black beard, wearing a white shirt, black waistcoat and beige trousers, pointing with his right hand. Marie Bates is shown in the lower left hand corner, half length. She has ginger hair and wears a green hat and a khaki dress. The background has been printed in pale grey, leaving Frueh's signature un-printed showing the paper beneath. |
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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. The print is a caricature of David Warfield (1866-1951) and Marie Bates (1854?-1923) in <i>The Auctioneer</i>, a comedy by David Belasco, Charles Klein and Lee Arthur. Warfield came to fame when he first appeared in the play in 1901, playing Simon Levi, an impoverished auctioneer who comes into money. He returned to the role throughout his career, playing Levi 1,400 times. Marie Bates had a long career as a character actress. |
| Bibliographic reference | Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, introduction by Mike and Nancy Frueh. London: Theatre Museum, 1990. 16p. |
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| Accession number | S.468-1990 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2016 |
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