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Lillian Russell in the "Brigands"

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Title
Lillian Russell in the "Brigands"
Names
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925 (Photographer)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, [File A]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1889
Place: New York
Publisher: Falk
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian) no. 10
Topics
Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
Opera singers
Musical theater -- United States
Operas & operettas -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1881-1890
Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923. Brigands
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Brigands
Genres
Photographs
Portraits
Notes
Content: A very popular operetta, Brigands played in 1889 at the Casino, New York, N.Y., May 9-Sept. 4, the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston, Mass., Sept. 16-21, McVicker's Theatre, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 21-Nov. 14, the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 30-Jan. 14, 1890, and again at the Casino Jan. 6-Feb. 23, 1890.
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Portrait of Lillian Russell, dressed in a costume decorated with jewels and tassels, for her role as Fiorella in the Brigands, music by Jacques Offenbach and Gustave Kerker, libretto by William Gilbert, based on Les Brigands by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy.
Exhibitions: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: cabinet photograph by Falk
Physical Description
Extent: 1 cabinet photograph : b ; 17 x 11 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F877
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14520691
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8dcaecf0-ff8c-012f-4bc9-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1889: Created
  • 1925: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Lillian Russell in the "Brigands"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed3389e-0178-83ad-e040-e00a18060ed1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Lillian Russell in the "Brigands"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed3389e-0178-83ad-e040-e00a18060ed1

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1889). Lillian Russell in the "Brigands" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed3389e-0178-83ad-e040-e00a18060ed1

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Lillian Russell in the "Brigands"