Image of an outdoor courtyard with two servants and a man pushing two baby carriages and holding crying babies while onlookers watch; with vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of German comedian George S. Knight and his wife, American burlesque performer Sophie Worrell Knight, at bottom center; fragment of a date sheet for the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pasted at bottom; the poster advertises the musical and burlesque show "Over the Garden Wall" by Scott Marble that was produced by the Knights. Probable date based on general show history; the show opened around early 1885. "A.S. Seer's Union Sq. Litho-Print, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "Snitz- 'Here dey vas, took yuor pick!"--text, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.52 x 101.92 cm (30 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
Knight, George S., 1850-1892--Portraits Knight, George S., Mrs., -1917--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Babies--Pictorial works Burlesque (Theater) Children--Pictorial works Fathers--Pictorial works Comedians--Portraits Musical entertainments Theatrical productions Fulton Opera House Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (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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