Image of equestrienne actor Leo Hudson (Julia V. Hodson) wearing a short toga-like dress and tied to the back of a rearing horse “Black Bess” while at the top of a rocky cliff with dead trees and a bird in the background; the poster advertises performances by Hudson beginning on November 11, 1872, at the Harrington Opera House in Providence, Rhode Island. Date based on item text. "T. Sinclairs Lith"--text, in stone, lower left. "Ledger Job Printing, Philadelphia."--text, bottom margin centered. "One Week only, Commencing Monday, November 11th, 1872."--text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 42.55 x 34.61 cm (16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)
Hudson, Leo, 1843-1873--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Women circus performers--Pictorial works Horsemen and horsewomen--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Circus performers--Pictorial works Harrington Opera House Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (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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