Ellis, Alfred

Carbon Print Photograph of Lawrence Irving from The Theatre, October 1892 [Laurence Irving]

London: Eglington & Co., 1892. 1 leaf (4 x 15 cm.) from The Theatre, Oct. 1892, with a carbon print photograph of Lawrence Irving (12 x 9 cm.) attached [Laurence Irving]. The photographer was Alfred Ellis (1854-1930), a British photographer who specialized in theatrical photography. The subject, Laurence Irving (1871-1914), was the son of Sir Henry Irving. After spending 3 years in Russia preparing to serve in the foreign service, in 1891 he decided to pursue a career in the theater. In addition to acting, he had success as a manager and a dramatist before dying in May 1914 when he and his wife drowned after the ship they were on, the RMS Empress of Ireland, was rammed by another ship and sank. In Very Good+ Condition: light soiling of leaf; the photograph is clean and crisp. Very Good +. Item #009175

Price: $24.00