The above 37 drawings are a set of (8-1/2 x 11") drawings that depict the costumes in "The Wedding Day". The original drawings are done in gouache (opaque watercolor). They are signed by C.F. Siedle. The name "Nera Vernon" is written on the back of the drawing of the woman with the parasol.

A complete set of the 37 original costume drawings are now on public exhibit on a permanent basis at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson (about 30 miles North of Poughkeepsie: contact Bard College / PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000 / 845-758-6822).

Helen DeAngelis, the 97-year old grandaughter of Jefferson DeAngelis, donated these drawings in 2007 to Bard with the hope that the general public will enjoy them.

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[Thomas] Jefferson DeAngelis (1859–1933), comic actor. The San Francisco–born comedian made his debut shortly before his eleventh birthday at a Baltimore vaudeville house. In the early 1880s he toured the world at the head of his own dramatic company but soon recognized that his forte was acrobatic clowning. From 1887 to 1889 he was a principal comedian with John McCaull and then served in the same capacity from 1891 to 1895 at the Casino Theatre. DeAngelis co-starred in the first major American revue, The Passing Show (1894), and with many of the leading prima donnas of his day, including Lillian Russell, in shows such as The Tzigane (1895), Fleur-de-Lis (1895), The Wedding Day (1897), The Jolly Musketeer (1899), and Fantana (1905). He continued to play in musicals but gradually varied his assignments with roles in non-musicals, such as his memorable portrayal of theatrical producer Oscar Wolfe in The Royal Family (1927). His last appearance was in Apron Strings (1930). Autobiography: A Vagabond Trouper, with Alvin E. Harlow, 1931.