Stage & Screen
PODRECCA
(Victor, 1883-1959, Italian Impressario and Director of Puppet Theatre)
Postcard portrait photo signed and inscribed,
Ricordo des 'Piccoli' e da (Memories of 'Piccoli' from), showing him half length, full face, staring straight at the camera, 5½ x 3½, London, 8th July
Item Date: 1934
Background
After graduating in Law, he collaborated with and directed some music information and criticism magazines; he later became secretary of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. It was here that he founded, in 1914, the puppet company I Piccoli (of which he was simultaneously impresario and director) which soon, thanks to numerous tours abroad, became famous throughout the world.
Stock No. 43381