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Fanny Herring Famous American Actress & Singer 1871 Broadside Stage Struck RARE

$ 10.55

Availability: 77 in stock
  • Condition: Some wear see photos
  • Object Type: Poster
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Industry: Theater

    Description

    Fanny Herring; Broadside; Exchange Hall, Fisherville, NY (from the papers it was with); May 10, 1871; Herring is described as “the Brilliant New York Comedienne, Pantomimist and Vocalist;” appearing in a Double Bill of “Stage Struck” and “Handy Andy” with Thomas H. Burns (“the past season at the Globe Theatre Boston, the acknowledged exponent of Irish Comedy, Dance and Song”); Prof. Frederick Muller (eminent solo Violinist and without rival in the world); and some of the other actors are promoted as being from J. B Booth’s Boston Theatre, Arch St Theatre Philadelphia, Detroit Opera House, Boston Museum, New York Olympic Theatre; approx 5" x 15 ½", laid down to paper; edge wear, paper loss, which has been stabilized with archival tape; all-in-all, Good Condition
    Fanny Herring bio: An actress, once a theatrical favorite in New York City.
    Spouse: John YoungFrom the "History of the American Stage" by Thomas Allston Brown, pg. 72, Fanny Herring was born in London, England 6Apr1832 (her gravestone has 1831) and she is the daughter of the late Thomas Herring, the famous English comedian, and Mrs. F. "Fanny" Herring, well known to the habitues of the Old Bowery, New York, when under the management of Gates.
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