Lucille S. King, ventriloquist, on stage with four child actresses, 1951

Item Overview

Title

Lucille S. King, ventriloquist, on stage with four child actresses, 1951

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

September 20, 1951

Date

1951-09-20

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Lucille S. King, ventriloquist, sits to the right on stage with her dummy (ventriloquial figure) in her lap, while three child actresses stand posed in doll like stances. Two are dressed as ballerinas, one wears a dress and pinafore, and another is dressed as a Chinese doll. A fourth child actress stands on pointe. Also seen are various pieces of furniture and dolls.
This image is possibly related to the June 3, 1955 L.A. Times article "Ventriloquist to Head Show for Crippled Children".

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Lucille King, Euclid and Carlyle, Witches etc 9/20/51, Doll Show etc

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

King, Lucille S. b. ca. 1892

Location

California

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Child actors--California
People
Theatrical productions--California
Arts
Entertainment
Actresses--American--California
Ventriloquists--California--Los Angeles