BLANCHE GALTON (MRS. THOMAS) WHIFFEN - AUTOGRAPH 09/11/1914 - HFSID 343815
Price: $160.00
BLANCHE GALTON (MRS. THOMAS) WHIFFEN
The stage actress of the late 1800s and early 1900s signs her name,
dated 1914
Signature: "Mrs.Thos. Whiffen/Septr. 11th 1914" in black ink.
5½x2¼. Blanche Whiffen (1845-1936), better known as Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen, was an American actress born in London. She made her stage début
at the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1865, then came to America in 1868 and
toured the United States under John Templeton's management. She joined Daniel
Frohman's stock company at his old Lyceum Theatre, where she appeared in more
than 25 plays between 1887 and 1899 including "The Wife" (1887), "The Charity
Ball" (1889), and "Trelawny of the 'Wells'" (1898). She became Broadway's
resident old lady character player after the death of Mrs. G. H.
Gilbert in 1904 and went on to perform in many roles into the age of 70 and was
a great favorite. Toned. Mounting residue on verso. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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