Sitter: Miss Grace Palotta (stage name) ( ).

Born: 1870? Vienna, Austria Died: 21 Feb 1959 Notting Hill, London, England - source: The Australian Literature Resource: http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)t]

Biog: Austrian actress.

Role: Daisy Dapple, a lady journalist.

Date: [1900].

Occasion: "The Messenger Boy", a musical play, by James T. Tanner and Alfred Murray, the Gaiety Theatre, 3 February 1900.

Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: -

Costume Designer: Wilhelm.

Costume Suppliers: Miss Fisher, Madame Auguste, B.J. Simmons & Co., J.A. Harris & Co. Ltd., or Morris Angel. Modern dresses by Madame Auguste, Mrs. Nettleship, J. Shortbred & Co., or Boulter, Hepburn and Watts. Wigs by W. Clarkson.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

NB published image by Lafayette: The Sketch, 6 September 1899, p 295 “Oh, Listen to the Band!” Miss Grace Palotta in “The Runaway Girl,” at the Gaiety Theatre From a photograph by Lafayette, New Bond Street, W
The Sketch, 17 June 1903, p 302 "Miss Grace Paolotta, who recently returned hom after a lengthy visit to Australia. Photography by Lafayette, new Bond Street, W
Source: www.ourpasthistory.com
Image Caption: Miss Grace Palotta. In: [Cigarette cards.] >  Actors and Actresses. (published 1890-1900) Library Division: Humanities and Social Sciences Library / George Arents Collection Description: 50 cigarette cards, 3.8 x 7 cm Medium: Offset-Litho. Specific Material Type: photomechanical prints Subject(s):Actors Actors -- Great Britain Cigarette cards Standard Reference(s): Cartophilic reference books, M122-1 Collection Guide: Cigarette Cards: ABCs Digital Image ID: 408393 Digital Record ID: 213396 Digital Record Published: 5-20-2004; updated 10-3-2007 NYPL Call Number: Arents Cigarette Cards 5

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Biog: The Green Room Book, London, 1907. [see also: A Viennese Romance, Or, The Life and Adventures of an Actress by Grace Palotta - 1906]

Role: The Era, 10 February 1900, p 13a.

Occasion: Play programme (production file at Theatre Museum); The Era, 10 February 1900, p 13a-b.

Costume:

Costume Designer: The Era, 10 February 1900, p 13b; Play programme (production file at Theatre Museum).

Costume Supplier: Play programme (production file at Theatre Museum).

Reproduced: The Sketch, 28 February 1900, p 251.