1890s, Tobacco/Cigarette Card, 028, Franklin Lynch, N245 Actress, Sweet Caporal For Sale

1890s, Tobacco/Cigarette Card, 028, Franklin Lynch, N245 Actress, Sweet Caporal 1890s, Tobacco/Cigarette Card, 028, Franklin Lynch, N245 Actress, Sweet Caporal

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Description You are offerding on an original Antique 1890\'s N245, Tobacco/Cigarette Card, Sweet Caporal, #028, Actress Grace Franklin Lynch.

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Grace Franklin-Lynch, 1871-1919, Actress, daughter of  Edward C Franklin & Josephine McSherry, born in St Louis, MO. She made her stage debut in Newark, NJ on September 11, 1893 with Stuart Robson in \"Comedy of Errors\". She remained with him as a leading woman until 1896, and following year joined Fred Ward\'s company, playing principally Grecian and romantic roles. She then became a member of the Valentine Stock Company in Columbus, Ohio, succeeding Rose Stahl as leading woman, and the season of 1899-1900 alternated with Marie Booth Russell as Robert Mantell\'s leading woman. Numerous stock engagements followed when owing to ill health, she was forced to retire temporily from the stage. In 1907 she joined the Poli Stock Company in New Haven, Conn., and on September 16, 1907, appeared at the lyric Theatre, New York, supporting James O\'Neill in his revival of \"Virginius\" and in \"The Count of Monte Cristo\". Miss Frankyn-Lynch\'s favourite recreation is reading. Her summer home is in Monson, Mass. Grace died January 21, 1919 in New York City. (ref Who\'s Who on the Stage)

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Card Cond: Poor-Good (paper loss and some wear), Please see scans for actual condition, (scans 3-13 are for reference only).

 

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