Image of children dressed in sailor and naval outfits rowing a rowboat labeled the "H.M.S. Pinafore" in the ocean with ships in the background; the poster advertises the comic opera "H.M.S. Pinafore" by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert as performed by children as part of "Murphy's Miniature Opera Pinafore"; poster verso contains four pasted clippings consisting of two clippings of the text "Fun," a caricature of a man about to hit another man with the caption "And Don't You Forget It," and an image of a rooster. Margins trimmed on local copy; probable date based on general show history; a children's version of HMS Pinafore was produced by Joseph D. Murphy around 1879.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 40.01 x 59.69 cm (15 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Birds--Pictorial works Boats and boating--Pictorial works Children--Pictorial works Comedies Musical entertainments Rowboats--Pictorial works Sailors--Pictorial works 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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