Image of a group of eight female and male performers in a rowboat on a lake with individuals playing a violin to two howling dogs, rowing the boat, looking through a telescope at a hat, singing from sheet music, popping the cork on a bottle of champagne, catching a turtle on a fishing line, and playing a practical joke with a frog; the poster advertises the musical comedy "The Brook" performed by Salsbury's Troubadours. Margins and title of local copy trimmed; title supplied by cataloger based on text of banners in image; probable date and printer supplied by cataloger based on artist's general history; Morgan worked for the Strobridge Lithograph Company from 1878 until 1885. "Matt Morgan"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 59.06 x 91.44 cm (23 1/4 x 36 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Comedies Parties--Pictorial works Rowboats--Pictorial works Musical entertainments Practical jokes--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Salsbury's Troubadours Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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