Image of a young woman holding curtains together while gesturing to an amputee with one arm to be quiet in a parlor, with an upper right vignette of the woman sitting on the floor before an armchair with a strewn pile of love letters before her; the poster advertises the Civil War historical drama "Held By the Enemy" written by William Gillette. Probable date based on general show history; the play was first performed in 1886. "Strobridge / Lith Co Cinti / NY / London"--text, bottom left. "NY 1668"--text, top right. "'All from Mr. Bean'"--text, caption, top right. "'Don't! She'll Hear You!'"--text, caption bottom right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 70.49 x 42.86 cm (27 3/4 x 16 7/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Amputees--Pictorial works Courtship--Pictorial works Historical dramas Love-letters--Pictorial works Melodramas Theatrical productions 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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