Standard size deck of 53 Playing Cards issued by the U.S. Playing Card Company out of Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Each card measures approximately 2-1/2″ X 3-1/2″ and was issued with a gold gilt around the edges of the card.
A different theatrical performer is shown on each of the 53 playing cards in this deck.
An example of the reverse side of all 53 cards is shown immediately to the right.
Some would make the transition to film: May Robson, Marguerite Clark, Dustin Farnum, Tyrone Power, Sr.
Some are forever known for their work on the stage: David Warfield, Mrs. Leslie Carter, William Gillette, Julia Marlowe.
Some became legends: George M. Cohan, Eddie Foy, Lillian Russell, Anna Held.
The deck of 53 playing cards includes a nice mix of performers. Each is shown in the gallery and a text checklist is available below that.
1908 Theatrical Actors & Actresses Playing Cards
The following gallery includes images of the front of all 53 cards from this 1908 deck of stage star playing cards. Text checklist follows below.
Just click on any image to open to full size and from there you can scroll through them all.
1908 Theatrical Actors & Actresses Playing Cards
2H – Marguerite Clark
3H – George M. Cohan
4H – Amelia Bingham
5H – Henry E. Dixey
6H – Effie Shannon
7H – Wright Lorimer
8H – Eleanor Robson
9H – Dustin Farnum
10H – Margaret Anglin
JH – William Faversham
QH – Julia Marlowe
KH – Henry Miller
AH – Ellen Terry
2C – Cecilia Loftus
3C – Eddie Foy
4C – Lottie Williams
5C – Herbert Kelcey
6C – Blanche Ring
7C – Tyrone Power (Sr.)
8C – Maxine Elliott
9C – Louis Mann
10C – Henrietta Crosman
JC – Robert Edeson
QC – Ida Brooks Hunt
KC – David Warfield
AC – Mrs. Leslie Carter
2D – Elsie Janis
3D – Sam Bernard
4D – May Robson
5D – William Collier
6D – Annie Russell
7D – Louis James
8D – Frances Starr
9D – DeWolf Hopper
10D – Olga Nethersole
JD – Kyrle Bellew
QD – Lillian Russell
KD – William Gillette
AD – Minnie Maddern Fiske
2S – Anna Held
3S – Frank Daniels
4S – Trixie Friganza
5S – Richard Carle
6S – Marie DeForest (?)
7S – James O’Neill
8S – Rose Stahl
9S – Digby Bell
10S – Blanche Bates
JS – Henry Woodruff
QS – Nella Bergen
KS – E.H. Sothern
AS – Grace George
Joker – Marshall P. Wilder
