Topsy and Eva

N.p. N.p., Circa 1930s. Two vintage photographs from the 1927 silent film, including one portrait photograph of Rosetta and Vivian Duncan as Topsy and Eva—with Rosetta in blackface as Topsy—and one photograph of the sisters with African-American actor Noble Johnson, who played Uncle Tom in the film.

Based on the "Topsy and Eva" comedy vaudeville act performed by the sisters, drawn from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

8 x 10 inches. One Very Good, the other Good, with chipping and wear at the bottom edge, evenly toned.

[Book #171393]