Image of the opening scene of comic opera "Billee Taylor" showing soldiers and young men and women lined up in front of a harbor, with officers and sailors trying to court women in the foreground; with an inset image of characters Eliza Dabsey and sailor Ben Barnacle captioned "All on account of Eliza!" Probable date approximated by cataloger based on show history; "Billee Taylor" was first produced in the United States in 1881. [Wohl?]--text, artist.'s signature in stone, "H. Seibert & Bro. Lith. 14 Warren St. N.Y."--text, bottom right. "All on account of Eliza!"--text, top left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 55.25 x 79.06 cm (21 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Minstrel shows Operas--Pictorial works Sailors--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Women--Pictorial works Madame Rentz’s Minstrels Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Minstrel The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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