A Beautiful Signed Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, Inscribed to a Famous Female Silent Movie Star

Anna Day Perry was a silent movie star, especially known for Little Miss Fortune in 1917. In that film, Sis, a poor orphaned country girl, is shunned by all the other children in the small town where she lives. It is Sis’s ambition to become a famous actress, and when an opportunity arises for her to go the city, she seizes it. There she secures a position as a maid in a theatrical boardinghouse. Among the boarders are Jim, a leading man; Ned, an out of work actor; and Flossie, an ingenue. One morning while rehearsing, Jim sees Sis sweeping the floor and persuades the girl to help him rehearse his lines. Her acting talent astonishes him, and he begins to see real promise in her. Sis’s future looks grim, however, when she is accused of stealing Flossie’s jewelry. Sis is saved by Jim who discovers that Ned is the real thief. Upon Sis’s release, Flossie is taken ill and Sis fills in for her on stage, becoming an instant success. Sis’s happiness is then made complete when Jim pledges his love to her.

At the height of her fame, she met former president Theodore Roosevelt. He presented her with this. A 6 by 10 inch Pach Brothers photograph of TR, “Inscribed for Mrs. Anna Day-Perry, with the best wishes of Theodore Roosevelt, March 21st, 1917.”