NORMA WHALLEY : PRETTY STAGE & FILM ACTRESS : JOHNSTON & HOFFMAN : UNCOMMON RPPC

The pretty actress seen on this vintage real photo postcard is Norma Whalley (?-1954). She was an Australian stage and film actress performing in the United States and Great Britain. Whalley toured South Africa during the late 1890’s. She married J. Sherrie Matthews in 1901. He was an American Vaudeville performer. In 1902, a stroke left him permanently disabled. She divorced him in 1904 and married barrister Sir Percival Clarke. Whalley came to the US to perform on the stage with George Edwardes company. She worked in Chicago and New York for several years from the late 1890’s. She performed on Broadway in “The Man in the Moon” (1899). Whalley also had a film career. The IMDb credits her with 21 films between 1920 and 1935. This postcard was published by Aristophot as part of a series (No.E92). 
Aristophot was known for publishing “made in Germany” real photo postcards. They operated from Germany (Saxony) and New York and produced high quality postcards. The firm’s focuses included capturing images of stage and film stars. Whalley was photographed for this portrait by the Johnston & Hoffman studio. The postcard is in good condition (see scans). There is minor corner and surface wear. (See Scans). Postcards featuring Miss Whalley are not difficult to find, however, this particular postcard portrait of the actress is uncommon.

This cabinet card is available for purchase at my store, The History Peddler, for $22.00 or best offer.

Interested collectors may view the listing here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/336367805879

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ENID LESLIE: PRETTY STAGE ACTRESS : BROADWAY : LONDON STAGE : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features actress, Enid Leslie. Her photo was taken by the talented female celebrity photographer, Rita Martin. There is not much biographical information about this performer that is readily available on the internet. However, it is clear that she was an active performer. Theatricalia list 6 London stage appearances for Miss Leslie. The plays were performed between 1909 and 1913. A photograph of Leslie and Nina Sevening can be seen on the front page of “The Illustrated Sporting News” (1908). The IBDd reports that she appeared in two Broadway plays between 1883 and 1912. The Tatler (1916) describes Leslie as a “charming actress”. This postcard was published by Aristophot (London). The company ceased to exist when it was purchased by Iris Verlag (Austria) in 1909. SOLD

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ALEXANDRA CARLISLE : SHAKESPEARE : BROADWAY : SUFFRAGETTE : COOLIDGE NOMINATOR

POSTCARD 1 (SOLD)

POSTCARD 2 (SOLD)

Postcard 1 features pretty stage and film actress Alexandra Carlisle (1886-1936). She is wearing a feathered hat and a sullen expression. Carlisle was an English actress as well as a suffragest. She was born in England. In 1903 she performed in two Shakespearian productions. In 1908, she performed the lead role in “The Mollusc” at the Garrick Theatre. IN 1908 she appeared in two productions of Shakespeare plays produced by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. In 1911, she acted in a Royal Command Performance for King George V and the Emperor and Empress of Germany. In 1912, she married for the third time. Her new husband was a dental surgeon from the US and in 1915 she settled there. She quickly became a noted speaker for women’s suffrage and for the Republican Party. In 1920, she directed a show for Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Club. Also in 1920, she was the main speaker for Massachusetts at the Republican Convention and she seconded the nomination of Calvin Coolidge for Vice President. Carlisle performed in two films (1917,1934). She was an active Broadway performer; performing in 17 Broadway productions between 1908 and 1936. The writer of this postcard mentions Miss Carlisle. She states that “we saw A. C. in Earl of Pawtucket”. This postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (no. 4073 H). Carlisle’s phototgraph was taken by Dover Street Studios. The postcard is postmarked 1907 and has a British stamp. (SOLD)

Postcard 2 also features pretty stage and film actress Alexandra Carlisle. She is wearing a hair ornament and a half smile. This postcard was published by Aristophot as part of a series (no.E1556). Carlisle’s photograph was taken by Dover Street Studios. The postcard is unused, hand tinted, and is of the embossed style. This postcard is beautifully colored and in very good condition.  (SOLD)

POSTCARD 1

POSTCARD 2

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