WILLIAM H. CRANE SIGNED Sarony Photo • Limited Edition • Famous Stage Actor For Sale

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This limited edition photoof Famous Stage Actor William H. Craneis NUMBER 1 OF 2323, noted on the photo as 2323/1.
Size is 7.5” x 13\"
This was given to one of his dearest friends in 1895, Martha Lambert Waldron Barron, herself a stage actress who appeared on stage with, among others, Mr. Crane and Henry Miller.She was also the youngest daughter of well-known businessman Clarence W. Barron, who was also very good friends with Mr. Crane.William H. Crane was a very prominent stage actor and had a very long career.
Text Reads:Oh! Martha . Martha!!Yours Very TrulyW. H. Crane 1895
William H. Crane (1845-1928)wasa stage actor who made his debut during the American Civil War but lived long enough to appear, and even star, in silent-era movies.Crane debuted in Donizetti\'sDaughter of the Regiment(1963)in Utica, New York in 1863 and scored a big success a decade later as Le Blanc the Notary in the burlesqueEvangeline(1873). He specialized in eccentric characters; out of his 27 Broadway appearances, three were in the title role of the comedyDavid Harum(1915), a role he created on the \"Great White Way\" Midtown Manhattan area of Broadway.Crane later reprised the role in the 1915 film adaptation of the play.It was the first of five film appearances for Crane, which including a starring role in theBuster KeatoncomedyThe Saphead(1920).

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