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Very beautiful stage and film actress Effie Shannon, c 1888 Newsboy cabinet card

Very beautiful stage and film actress Effie Shannon, c 1888 Newsboy cabinet card

$ 8.18

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 7")
  • Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
  • Date of Creation: 1880-1889
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Region of Origin: US
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Subject: Historic & Vintage
  • Color: Sepia
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)

    Description

    Effie Shannon (1867-1954) was a very beautiful and popular American stage and silent film actress. She made her stage debut at the age of 9. She played Little Eva in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the age of 10. Her amazing 68 year career extended from 1876-1944! From 1885-1944 she starred in 56 Broadway productions. 1886: In “Tangled Lives” she was “looking sweetly pretty.” 1887: As Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream she was “delightful” and “a picture of loveliness.” From 1914-1932 she starred in 25 films, her last appearance at the age of 65. Her final stage appearance was on Broadway in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the age of 77! She died at the age of 87.
    She poses in close-up seated in a wicker chair, her hands clasped and her chin resting on her index fingers, wearing a gown with puffy shoulders and cuffs
    Photographer: Newsboy, New York, #87. Blank reverse.
    Condition: Very good with light soiling and slight warping typical of cabinet cards.