Novelli, Ermete - Signed Photograph 1889 [HISTORY] author and retired US Marine

author and retired US Marine corps officer

shown in role in Boito's Nerone

very minor signs of aging and wear

Giuli Borsi-Villani

matted to a total size of 14 x 18 inches

Novelli, Ermete - Signed Photograph 1889 [HISTORY] author and retired US MarineItalian stage actor and playwright (1851 1919), played character and leading comedy parts in leading theatrical companies between 1871 and 1884, later opened several of his own companies and appeared in a number of early silent films. Signed cabinet style photograph, shown in a variety of roles, inscribed and dated in Torino in 1889. Photo by Alvino and company photographers, Florence. Size is 7 x 10 inches, several cracks at the bottom of the item