1916 · New York, New York
by Ruth Ayrault Sibley
New York, New York, 1916. Very good. Boards loose, binding worn.. Scrapbook of theater lover Ruth Aurault Sibley, Later Applegate, born 1891 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Sibley was a kindergarten teacher in Manhattan and an extremely devoted theatergoer, judging from the present album. For each of the many performances she attended, she records in ink on the program or ticket stub the date of the show and who she attended the performance with. She appears most drawn to opera and comedies. Over fifteen venues are represented, and she pastes in newspaper clippings highlighting approx. thirty different actresses including Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore, and Janet Dunbar.
Includes approx. 300 to 350 pieces of ephemera including: dance cards, programs, magazine clippings, ticket stubs, wedding announcements and invitations, Valentine's and Christmas cards, and correspondence from students, friends and family (manuscript, telegrams and lettergrams).
Highlights include two spreads of ephemera collected relating to Georgia Kane's 1913 performance in "Adele"; a spread for Alice Dovey in "The Queen of the Movies"; and a fun die-cut program for "The Dummy". Overall, the scrapbook provides a detailed look into the life of a charismatic young woman in New York between 1913 and 1916, and the city's hopping theater culture.
Folio scrapbook (12" by 9.5"), approx. 75 leaves (only 5-10 unused). Bound in original half roan and pebbled cloth, spine stamped in blind and gold. (Inventory #: 21000939)
Sibley was a kindergarten teacher in Manhattan and an extremely devoted theatergoer, judging from the present album. For each of the many performances she attended, she records in ink on the program or ticket stub the date of the show and who she attended the performance with. She appears most drawn to opera and comedies. Over fifteen venues are represented, and she pastes in newspaper clippings highlighting approx. thirty different actresses including Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore, and Janet Dunbar.
Includes approx. 300 to 350 pieces of ephemera including: dance cards, programs, magazine clippings, ticket stubs, wedding announcements and invitations, Valentine's and Christmas cards, and correspondence from students, friends and family (manuscript, telegrams and lettergrams).
Highlights include two spreads of ephemera collected relating to Georgia Kane's 1913 performance in "Adele"; a spread for Alice Dovey in "The Queen of the Movies"; and a fun die-cut program for "The Dummy". Overall, the scrapbook provides a detailed look into the life of a charismatic young woman in New York between 1913 and 1916, and the city's hopping theater culture.
Folio scrapbook (12" by 9.5"), approx. 75 leaves (only 5-10 unused). Bound in original half roan and pebbled cloth, spine stamped in blind and gold. (Inventory #: 21000939)
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