Pop Culture, 1905 style: fab females in the April Sale

Pop Culture 1905 — Edwardian theatrical portrait photographs, signed
Pop Culture, 1905 style — signed theatrical portraits of the Edwardian stage’s greatest stars

Pop Culture, 1905 Style — Fab Females of the Edwardian Stage

Before Instagram, before cinema’s golden age, before television — there was the cabinet portrait photograph. Edwardian theatre stars were the celebrities of their age: photographed, sold as postcards and cabinet cards, collected and displayed in drawing rooms across the English-speaking world. These signed portraits are their equivalent of a signed album cover or a vintage poster today.


Miss Denise Orme — signed theatrical portrait, c.1905
Miss Denise Orme (1884–1960) — renowned British actress and musical theatre star of the Edwardian era
Billie Burke — signed theatrical portrait, c.1905
Billie Burke (1884–1970) — later immortalised as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rosa Lind / Rosalind von Schirach — signed portrait, c.1920s
Rosa Lind (Rosalind Von Schirach, 1898–1981) — German soprano, stage name used 1920–28
Miss Isabel Jay — signed theatrical portrait
Miss Isabel Jay (1879–1927) — celebrated English soprano, known for her Gilbert and Sullivan roles
Edwardian theatrical portrait — signed
Edwardian theatrical portrait — signed
Edwardian signed portraits — full group display

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