Mrs Rousby

Mrs Rousby


A carte-de-visite portrait of the actress Mrs Rousby (1848-1879), one of the most successful and beautiful actresses of the 1870s, though her talent on the boards never quite lived up to her reputation. She died in Wiesbaden in 1879.

According to one report of her death: 'The fame she gained nine or ten years ago, however, was clouded in later life by repeated misconduct and neglect of her husband. The flattery of admirers turned her vain little head' (The Daily Gazette, Middlesborough, 22 April 1879).

Photographed by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.


 


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