Image of five head-and-shoulder portraits, in heart frames surrounded by flowers, for characters in the play the "Human Hearts" depicting a young man in a straw hat, captioned "Tom Logan with a human heart," at center; a hobo with a red-painted nose, captioned "Jem. Mason with an honest heart," at upper right; a girl, captioned, "Grace with an angel's heart," at lower right; a woman, captioned "Jeanette with a black heart," at lower left; and a boy wearing a cap, captioned "Limpy with a heart in the right place," at upper left; the poster advertises the melodrama the "Human Hearts" written by Hal Reid and later directed by William E. Nankeville. Probable date range based on show history; the play was first performed in 1895 and based on newspaper advertisements, Nankeville appears to have been featured as its director beginning around 1900. "Direction / W.E. Nankeville"--text, lower center. "The / H.C. Miner / Litho. Co. / N.Y."--text, lower right. "3646."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 100.97 x 71.76 cm (39 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.)
Reid, Hal, 1862-1920. Human hearts Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Hearts (Symbols)--Pictorial works Melodramas 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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