Arbuckle Maclyn (1 results)

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. A collection of 22 pieces of original art by the stage and screen actor Maclyn Arbuckle. The drawings are in pencil or ink on various sized sheets, measuring between 4½" x 7" to 21" x 13½", a few on cardstock, one mounted to a black mat, and four in a sketch book. Overall very good with toning and moderate wear at the edges, including nick, tears and chips. Maclyn was the older cousin of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle who began acting following a short career as a lawyer in Texas. He landed his first role on Broadway in the 1899 and thereafter appeared in over a dozen productions. He took the leap to silent films as member of the Famous Players Film Company, which drew on established actor from Broadway, such as John Barrymore and Mary Pickford. Maclyn appeared in more than a dozen films, usually in the leading role and alongside stars such as Ethel Barrymore, Marion Davies, W.C. Fields, and Myrna Loy. Sadly, many of his films are now lost. The drawings here show of Maclyn's skill as an illustrator. Included are drawings of himself in the title role of George Ade's*The County Chairman* (which he reprised for a 1914 silent film of the same name); drawings of a character "Old Betts" from David Belasco's *Charity Ball*; two drawings of characters from an unidentified film or play noted "The Blockage Runner," and nearly a dozen other illustrations believed to also be acting related: bearded ruffian; Catholic priest; man in tuxedo (captioned on the rear: "Yankee Consul"), several of Maclyn as various costumes gentlemen (one an older man with cane, wrapped foot, pipe, and numerous spectacles hanging from his neck, and with the note: "No, I can't walk quite as spry as I did,"), as well as a large drawing of Mexican cowboys. Accompanying the art are: two silent film press photographs, one from his film *It's No Laughing Matter" and the other a sickly man in rundown home from an unidentified production (oddly, neither shows Maclyn); an original illustration by "Thomas" showing Maclyn in his one-man play *The Welcher*, a letter from his broker; and an invitation bearing an illustration on the envelope. An interesting collection of art by a Broadway actor and early film star.