Title
Mr. Phelps as Sir John Falstaff
Subject
Mr. Samuel Phelps
Description
Although Mr. Phelps was considered a second tier actor, he was still considered "one of the best 'all around' actors the English stage has known." [1] He began his career touring England before joining the company at Covet Garden in 1837 under W.C. Macready. After falling in and out of luck with other engagements, he debuet at Sadler's Wells in 1844. Phelps' 1846 portrayal of Sir. John Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I and Part II is noted as being unconventional as he emphasized the humour of the character rather than his vulgarness. Mr. Phelps performed up until his death in 1878. [2]
[1] Donald Mullin, Victorian Actors and Actresses in Review: A Dictionary of Contemporary Views of Representative British and American Actors and Actresses, 1837-1901, (London: Greenwood Press, 1983), 366.
[2] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, "Phelps, Samuel," 2015, http://oxforddnb.com/view/article/22092?docPos=3.
[1] Donald Mullin, Victorian Actors and Actresses in Review: A Dictionary of Contemporary Views of Representative British and American Actors and Actresses, 1837-1901, (London: Greenwood Press, 1983), 366.
[2] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, "Phelps, Samuel," 2015, http://oxforddnb.com/view/article/22092?docPos=3.
Publisher
J. Redington
Date
n.d.
Relation
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Rolla
Museum of London
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Sir. Giles
Mr. Phelps as Hamlet
Mr. Phelps as Sir. John Falstaff
Mr. Phelps as Richard III
The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Sir. John Falstaff
Mr. Phelps as Macbeth
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Rolla
Museum of London
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Sir. Giles
Mr. Phelps as Hamlet
Mr. Phelps as Sir. John Falstaff
Mr. Phelps as Richard III
The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Phelps as Coriolanus
Mr. Phelps as Sir. John Falstaff
Mr. Phelps as Macbeth
Format
12 x 10 in.
Identifier
61