Post cards - Helena Modrzejewska (1840-1909). For the love of art

Opis książki:

The card show effigy of Helena Modrzejewska in the biggest roles she used to play like: Marie Stuart by F. Schiller, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare, Aniela in The Promises (Śluby Panieńskie) by A. Fredro or Adriana Lecouvreur by Scribe and Legouvé. For many years she used to play many of these roles in Polish and American Theatres. Modrzejewska as one of a few actresses used photographic technique to fix Her theatrical achievements. All of the pictures were taken in the famous photographic studios. Nowadays these pictures are unusual evidence of her stagy skills. The package consists of 10 post cards, close copies of the genuine 19th century’s photographs from the collection of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków and the Theatrical Museum in Warsaw. On the reverse of each post card there are descriptions of roles and dates of composition.

Książka "Post cards - Helena Modrzejewska (1840-1909). For the love of art" - Collective work - Wydawnictwo Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa. Książka posiada 10 stron i została wydana w 2009 r.