Toole, John Lawrence. (1830-1906). Signed Calling Card. Original calling card signed by the English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer famous for his roles in farce and in serio-comic melodramas and the first actor to have a West End theater named after him. The card gives his address as the Gaiety Theatre, where Toole was based from 1868 to 1877. One corner of the card has been trimmed and a small albumen photograph of the actor affixed. Very slight spotting and mounting remnants on the verso; otherwise in fine condition. 10.4 x 6.2 cm.
Toole, John Lawrence. (1830-1906). Signed Calling Card. Original calling card signed by the English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer famous for his roles in farce and in serio-comic melodramas and the first actor to have a West End theater named after him. The card gives his address as the Gaiety Theatre, where Toole was based from 1868 to 1877. One corner of the card has been trimmed and a small albumen photograph of the actor affixed. Very slight spotting and mounting remnants on the verso; otherwise in fine condition. 10.4 x 6.2 cm.