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Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"

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Title
Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"
Names
Ellis, Alfred (Photographer)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell, [File A]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1894
Place: London (20, Upper Baker St., London. N.W.)
Publisher: Alfred Ellis
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian) no. 20
Topics
Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922
Opera singers
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Operas & operettas -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1891-1900
Jakobowski, Edward, 1858-1927. Queen of Brilliants
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Portraits
Notes
Content: Jacobowski's opera was considered a failure but did have performances in both the United States and England, opening in London Sept. 8, 1894 at Henry Irving's Royal Lyceium Theatre and later at Abbey's Theatre, New York, N.Y., Nov. 7-Dec. 3, 1894.
Content: Lillian Russell dressed as Betta, the countess in The Queen of Brilliants, produced by the Lillian Russell Light Opera Company, music by Edward Jakobowski, libretto by Brandon Thomas, based on the Viennese comic opera Die Brillantenkonigen by Theodor Taube and Isidor Fuchs.
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Photographer's no. 17132-20 on verso.
Exhibitions: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: cabinet photograph by Alfred Ellis
Physical Description
Extent: 1 cabinet photograph : b ; 17 x 11 cm.
Type of Resource
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Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F896
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14520697
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 930c4e00-ff8c-012f-5c30-58d385a7bc34
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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.

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  • 1894: Created
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed42e49-4d4b-4fde-e040-e00a180625b7

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed42e49-4d4b-4fde-e040-e00a180625b7

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ed42e49-4d4b-4fde-e040-e00a180625b7

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Miss Lillian Russell as "The queen of brilliants"