D.W. Griffith's THE WHITE ROSE (1923) Mae Marsh & Ivor Novello Louisiana Drama

Description

Offered here is a vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card from the silent film drama/romance,
THE WHITE ROSE
, released in 1923 by United Artists and
directed by D.W. Griffith
.
A wealthy young Southern aristocrat, Joseph (Ivor Novello), graduates from a seminary and, before he takes charge of his assigned parish, decides to go out and see what "the real world" is all about. He winds-up in New Orleans and finds himself attracted to a poor, unsophisticated orphan girl, Bessie (Mae Marsh). One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.
The image features a medium shot of the film's leads,
Mae Marsh
(as Bessie "Teazie" Willliams) and
Ivor Novello
(as Joseph Beaugarde), during a serious moment between the lovers. The border artwork at the right features a solitary white rose and a design with different colored circles. The lobby card set for this film was issued in both a "flat" and "glossy" (or vanish) style and this card represents the flat style. This vintage original lobby card is in fine+ condition with random signs of wear on the top and right borders and a vertical strip of discoloration along the right border. The beautiful color tints are fresh and vibrant without any signs of fading and features shades of deep burgundy and bright yellow.
Provenance: The John T. Hillman and Marcelo Coronado Collection.
The White Rose
was the final screen collaboration between Mae Marsh and director D.W. Griffith. It was the only American film that Ivor Novello appeared in
and was one of two films that Mae Marsh starred in with Novello. The original print was hand-tinted in soft pinks and greens.