William Faversham

William Faversham (February 12, 1868 – April 7, 1940), English stage and film actor, vintage silver print 'real photo' postcard. "Rotograph" Series, No. A 253.

Faversham made his name on Broadway in the role of Algernon in the first American production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in 1895. As a teenager in the 1880s he befriended and followed the actor Maurice Barrymore around London when Barrymore, his wife, and their three children visited England in 1884. Faversham idolized Barrymore and tried to imitate him when he began his stage career. Faversham was much admired in such plays such as 'Brother Officers,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'The Squaw Man,' and 'Othello.' He played Romeo to Maude Adams's Juliet. As he aged Faversham continued to take on classic roles and contemporary parts. In the 1930s he tried films appearing in Rouben Mamoulian's Technicolor version of 'Becky Sharp' in 1935

Verso bears original postcard graphics. In fine condition.