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The tiger lilies, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

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Caption: My dear Alphonso.

Created and "copyrighted by W.J. Morgan & Co. Litho., Cleveland, O., U.S.A."

Direction, Scribner-Drew Amusement Co.

No. 7203.

Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

American Theatrical Posters: Musicals, Dance, Extravaganza

The collection includes posters advertising individual plays and operettas, burlesque, vaudeville, and specialty acts, dance companies, extravaganzas produced by the Kiralfy Brothers, portraits of entertainers, and stock posters. Featured performers include Julia Arthur, De Wolfe Hopper, Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co., Thomas W. Keene, Andrew Mack, Robert B. Mantell, Mathews & Bulger, Lewis Morrison, Phil Sheridan's New City Sports Co., Royal Lilliputians, and Jennie Yeamans. Directors, managers, and producers include Edward J. Abraham, Blaney, and Vance, William A. Brady, Sidney R. Ellis, W.J. Fielding, Charles Frohman, Hoyt & McKee, the Kiralfy Brothers, Jacob Litt, Rice & Burton, Rich & Harris, A.Q. Scammon, Sam S. Schubert, Thall & Kennedy, Fred E. Wright, Charles H. Yale, and others. Playwrights include David Belasco, George H. Broadhurst, Bartley Campbell, Charles Turner Dazey, Gilbert & Sullivan, William Gillette, Seymour Hicks, David Higgins, Bronson Howard, Cecil Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Sutton Vane, and others. Plays include such popular titles as Arizona, At Piney Ridge, By the sad sea waves, Devil's auction, Evangeline, Faust, Female drummer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The hidden hand, The last of the Rohans, Ole Olson, The Queen of Chinatown, Shenandoah, Siberia, The sporting life, Uncle Tom's cabin, Venice, The war of wealth, Way down East, Yon Yonson, and others. Images depicted include scenes from plays, portraits of performers, and performers performing. Featured entertainers are not always depicted in the image. Some posters are mainly textual with peripheral images.

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1870 - 1880
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W.J. Morgan & Co.
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Theatrical Posters: Musicals

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alcoholic beverages chorus girls eating and drinking theatrical productions lithographs color theatrical posters american tiger lilies art posters 1800 18th century posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 wj morgan and co tiger lilies ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters prints ohio artwork posters vaudeville cabaret cabaret performances free art posters library of congress