Image of a full-length portrait of a woman in a traditional Japanese kimono with a fan kneeling on a rug; date sheet for a September 24, [1909], show in Elgin, Illinois, attached; the poster advertises the opera "Madam Butterfly" (also spelled Madame Butterfly) written by Giacomo Puccini. Probable date based on month and day in date sheet. "Max Faetkenheuer, Manager / Organization of 75 / Orchestra of 30"--text, upper right. "A Grand Opera / By Giacomo Puccini"--text, lower left. "The / Enquirer / Litho Co. / Cin. O."--text, lower right. "From the Novel and Play by John Luther Long and David Belasco"--text, bottom margin. "Elgin / Opera / House / One Night Only, / Friday, Sept. 24"--text, date sheet.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 127.64 x 71.44 cm (50 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Japan--Pictorial works Kimonos--Pictorial works Operas Theatrical productions English Opera Company Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Place
Elgin (Ill.)
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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