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1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare
1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare

1905 Testimonial To JOSEPH JEFFERSON HOLLAND, Signed, Rare

$ 71.78

Availability: 88 in stock
  • Object Type: Souvenir Program
  • Year: Pre-1940
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Industry: Theater
  • Condition: Spine reglued; light cover extremity wear and chipping; light dampstaining at bottom of covers and first page; light random foxing; otherwise solid and clean.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Rare souvenir program from the March 24, 1905 testimonial to actor Joseph Jefferson Holland held at the Metropolitan Opera House measures 12 1/4" x 8 5/8" with paper covers, string binding, 16 pages, b+w illustrations by Kemble, Remington etc, seating chart, list of committee members, patrons, supporting artists and authors, businessmen, cast for the evening's performances, ads etc.
    Holland was forced to retire from the stage due to illness; this testimonial was a benefit for him which raised over ,000 according to an article in The New York Times of March 25, 1905.
    The program is inscribed "To Ethel with love from Joseph Holland, March 1905"
    Participants included Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs John Jacob Astor, Mrs Leslie Carter, Maud Adams, Ethel Barrymore, DAvid BelascoBooth Tarkington, Cecil B DeMille, DeWolfe Hopper, Frederic Remington, Augustus Saint Gaudens, Reginald De Koven, Stanford White etc etc
    Thank you.