Name/Title
Pillars of SocietyEntry/Object ID
SHH 2001.88Description
Gelatin dry plate glass negative. Dressed rehearsal or actual performance of a scene in Ibsen's "Pillars of Society". Seven actors on stage: all stand but one 'woman' sitting in chair on left. L to R: Consul Bernick (J. H. Legendre, 1914), Dr. R”rlund (L. M. Cook, 1914), Dina (B. H. Feustman, 1917), Johan T”nnesen (H. Hartshorne, 1914), Mrs. Bernick (M. A. Spencer, 1914), Lona Hessel (W. E. Johnson, 1915), Hilmar T”nnesen (A. C. Robinson, III, 1914). Setting is a room with fireplace with clock on mantel on far left, table with two chairs in center, stuffed armchair on far right, French doors with drapes in background. Series of "Pillars of Society" prints.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
PrincetonState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Gavin DrappAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Willard PenfieldRole
PhotographerDate made
1914Notes
Film Size: 4" x 5"Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Negative NumberOther Number
N-1528Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
SHH 2001.88RGeneral Notes
Note
Walter Edmonds Johnson, 1915, was the "president of the English Dramatic Association, taking a woman's part in the plays all four years."
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and wrote "Pillars of Society" in 1877, which "dealt with a wealthy and hypocritical businessman, whose perilous course almost results in the death of his son."
Pictures of play found in The Princeton Pictorial, Vol. II, No. 10, March 21, 1914 and Vol. II, No. 12, April 25, 1914.
Working Print ( "R" suffix) and Negative made Oct 2000.
SHH 2001.92 was taken at the same timeCreate Date
July 28, 2021Update Date
July 24, 2026