THEATRE INTEREST, c.1899

Album leaves (4), c.1899, each measuring 300 x 240mm, with mounted albumen and silver gelatin prints of entertainers, each accompanied by a corresponding signed label, affixed to the page. Subjects include two prints of actress Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) by Alfred Ellis Studio (blindstamped); actor Sir Henry Irving; actor JL Toole; acress Ellen Terry, actress Olga Brandon, and composer August Van Biene, who composed 'The Broken Melody'.