Isabel Irving (1871-1944) was an American actress born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her stage career began in 1886. She performed in many performances of Shakespeare. She was also in more than 30 Broadway plays between 1894 and 1936. These plays included “Merry Wives of Windsor” (1917) and “Uncle Vanya” (1930). The first cabinet photo was done at the studio of Napoleon Sarony in New York. Sarony was a very famous photographer of his time and known for his photos of theatrical performers and other celebrities. The second photograph comes from the studio of William McKenzie Morrison who was located in the Haymarket Theatre building in Chicago, Illinois.
Green with envy!! Theadora (I love your site, by the way. Soaking up the inspiration as I type, Merci!!)
Very nice! You can tell the second photo was done in her younger years while acting in Chicago. Then the first one she has such character in her face – she was a seasoned New York actress by then and of course photographed by Sarony!