Gladys Smith - At the Little Red Schoolhouse - Photograph

Gladys Smith posing in a portrait that seems to be associated with her theatrical performance of Hal Reid's At the Little Red Schoolhouse (A.K.A. The Little Red Schoolhouse which would go on to become In Convict Stripes.) Produced by the Valentine Company, the show played the week of Monday, April 1, 1901 at the Princess Theatre in Mary's hometown, Toronto. Enlarged copyprint. 

Copyprint from Mary's Estate. 

An advertisement for the performance from the Toronto World (Courtesy of Canadiana.) For reference only and not part of the collection.

Mary Pickford - Canadian National Railways / Birthplace / Home in Toronto - Postcard Folders - ca. 1930

Postcard folder issued by the Canadian National Railways featuring advertising, photos of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, and a postcard depicting "Mary's Childhood Home / 211 University Avenue, Toronto." Late-1920s.

Postcard folder issued by the Niagra, St. Catherines, Toronto Railway & Navigation Company (a subsidary of Canadian National Railways) featuring advertising, photos of their steamers -- Northumberland and Dalhousie City, a photo of Mary Pickford, and a postcard depicting "Mary Pickford's Birthplace / 211 University Avenue, Toronto." Early-1930s.

The Fatal Wedding program - 1903

Sullivan, Harris & Woods' theatrical production of Theodore Kremer’s The Fatal Wedding was such a big hit that it not only played for several seasons, at times there were 4 separate troupes performing in different cities throughout the country (and others in Europe) on the same night. This particular program is from the Tuesday, November 10, 1903 performance at the Opera House in Amsterdam, NY--a show put on by the “eastern“ (B) troupe. When comparing the Mary Pickford Foundation's "Baby Gladys" scrapbook with reports in The New York Dramatic Mirror, the fact that it was an eastern troupe show means the young Mary Pickford, then still known as Gladys Smith, was disappointingly not a part of this performance. Gladys seems to have been touring with the “western“ (C) troupe and on the same night, playing the Little Mother in Taylorville, IL. For this Amsterdam, NY performance, that role seems to have been played by Madeline Clark. Regardless, this colorful program / handout was produced by Sullivan, Harris & Woods for the The Fatal Wedding so I think it is safe to assume it was distributed among all troupes--though I admittedly don't know for sure. If that is indeed the case, I guess that makes it sort of Pickford-related? Or maybe not...

Gladys Smith - ca. 1895 - Copyprint Photograph

A young Gladys Smith, AKA Mary Pickford, ca. 1895. Copyprint, age unknown. Typewritten snipe affixed to verso reads, “One of the earliest photographs taken of Mary Pickford in Toronto.....The stern expression on her face was due to the fact that the cameraman had said, ‘Look into the hole in the this little black box and you may see a little bird in there.” Mary Pickford.....’Though he must think me crazy to believe that a bird could live in there — I don’t like that foolish man.’”

Mary Pickford's Birthplace / Home in Toronto Canada - Postcards

"Mary Pickford's Birthplace, Toronto, Canada." Postcard published by The Post card & Greeting Card Co. Ltd., Toronto. Postmarked 1933.

"Mary Pickford and Birthplace / 211 University Ave. Toronto." Postcard published by Valentine & Sons Pub. Co. Ltd., Toronto.

"Mary Pickford's Home. University Ave. Toronto, Can." Postcard published by C. L. C. Canada. Postmarked 1942.

Mary Pickford as The Little Mother in The Fatal Wedding Photograph

Copyprint photograph of Mary Pickford as the Little Mother in The Fatal Wedding. Snipe on back erroneously reads, "Mary Pickford in 1907 in 'The Warrens of Virginia' just after David Belasco changed her name from 'Gladys Smith.'" Dated 1-5-26. 

Smith Family Picture

This is a cropped and enlarged Smith Family photo originating from Mary's Estate. The print is affixed to a piece of paper identifying those pictured. Left to right: Mary Pickford, Mayble Benson (cousin,) Mary's mother, Lottie Pickford, Edith Watson (cousin,) and Jack Pickford. Toronto.