- Date:
- 1885
- Original Format:
- Cabinet Card
- Item#:
- MES11288
- Photographer:
- Benjamin J. Falk
Belle Archer (1858-1900)
Born in Easton, Pennsylvania - the daughter of the local postmaster, James Mingle - Belle Mingle Archer was a versatile actress and vocalist in the 1880s. The artist shone as Pitti-Sing in "The Mikado" at the Union Square Theatre in 1885. In that same year, Archer enjoyed a great hit as Tom Chickweed in "Alone in London," a melodrama, with Wallack's Theatre company. Here the actress poses in a snowy scene at the Falk studio in New York City. Archer was married to Herbert Archer, an actor who was best known for playing villains.