THE HONOR OF THE FAMILY PLAY CAST - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 1923 CO-SIGNED BY: OTIS SKINNER, ROBERT HARRISON - HFSID 315123

THE HONOR OF THE FAMILY PLAY CAST
Otis Skinner and Robert Harrison sign their names on a vintage photograph of themselves in character from the play The Honor of the Family
Photograph signed: "Otis Skinner/1923", "Sincerely/Robert Harrison", in black ink, Sepia toned, 10¼x8. OTIS SKINNER (1858-1942, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American stage actor and producer. Skinner had originally trained for a career in commerce, but a visit to the theatre reportedly left him stage-struck. He earned his chops playing bit roles in stock companies in New York and Boston. He toured with the likes of Augustin Daly, Edwin Booth and Helena Modjeska in the 1880s and, by the 1890s, was a legitimate star. Skinner specialized in Shakespearean roles; his performances were praised as natural and unaffected, and he made Shylock from The Merchant of Venice a character with whom the audience could sympathize . However, his signature role was as Hajj in Kismet, which he performed on Broadway from 1911 to 1912 for 184 performances and on the silver screen in 1920 and 1930. In all, Skinner had 25 Broadway appearances between 1900 and 1933. ROBERT HARRISON (1885-1953) was a stage actor whose popular career spanned almost 40 years. One of his first roles was in the play The Bird of Paradise (1912), appearing as Hoheno. Harrison went on to act in 30 more plays, ranging from the comedies of Boys Will Be Boys (1919), The Bride (1924), and The Tempest (1945), to the drama filled The Complex (1925), Sweet Land of Liberty (1929), It Can't Happen Here (1936), and Christopher Blake (1946). His last role was in the original play The Tower Beyond Tragedy in 1950, three years before he passed away. Bottom left corner missing. Corners and edes lightly worn. Surface scratches on right margin. Light surface creases. Otherwise, fine condition.