Description: PATRICIA COLLINGE - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST -Ritz Theatre- ORIGINAL 8” x 10” PHOTO- 1926 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST written by Oscar Wilde (first performed in 1895 and published in 1899) the play, directed by Dudley Digges, opened May 3, 1926 and closed July 1, 1926 after 70 performances. Patricia Collinge played the role of Cecily Cardew. Reginald Owen was also a member of the cast. A satire of Victorian social hypocrisy, the witty play is considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement. Setting: Algernon Moncrieff's rooms in Half-Moon Street, London. The garden at the Manor House. Jack Worthing is a fashionable young man who lives in the country with his ward, Cecily Cardew. He has invented a rakish brother named Ernest whose supposed exploits give Jack an excuse to travel to London periodically to rescue him. PATRICIA COLLINGE (1892–1974) was an Irish-American actress and writer. She became a celebrated theatrical star of many classic plays by George Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen, J.M. Barrie and others. From 1947 to 1948, she starred as Lavinia Penniman in 'The Heiress' at the Biltmore Theatre, directed by Jed Harris. The play ran for 410 performances. She also appeared as Emma Newton in Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Though uncredited, Patricia wrote some of the dialogue for this film, as well as for Lifeboat (1944), in which she did not appear as an actress. She was best known for her stage appearances, as well as her roles in the films The Little Foxes (1941) and Shadow of a Doubt (1943). She was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress and won a NBR Award for her performance as the endearing, disillusioned Aunt Birdie in The Little Foxes. The Photographer: IRVING CHIDNOFF (1896-1966) Time Period: 1925-1948 Russian-born celebrity photographer Irving Chidnoff founded his studio in 1925 and for thirty years would photograph the famous and would-be famous of New York City. Condition of photo: Very good condition. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM 1926– this photograph is 98 years old - IT IS NOT A DIGITAL REPRINT.
Price: 7 USD
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1926
Size: 8 x 10 in
Theme: Theater
Image Color: Black & White
Featured Person/Artist: PATRICIA COLLINGE, OSCAR WILDE
Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, BROADWAY STAGE, BROADWAY PLAYS, THEATER PHOTOGRAPHS
