Image of a head-and-shoulder profile portrait of soprano opera singer Inez Mecusker wearing a formal dress, necklace, and earrings, in a circular frame with flowers. Probable date based on general show history; newspaper advertisements featured Mecusker with the Van Osten & Day Concern Company, under the management of Charles Day in December 1890 (“Van Osten & Day Grand Concert Co. Charles E. Day, Manager … Miss Inez Mecusker … Miss Laura B. Phelps … Mr. Thomas D. Van Osten … Donald Franck …" ["Advertisement," Clinton Courier, 4 December 1890, page 1]). "Shober / Carqueville / Chicago / 1214"--text, lower right. "Chas. E. Day / Manager"--text, upper left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 71.76 x 54.29 cm (28 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
Mecusker, Inez, 1869-1941--Portraits Concerts Musical entertainments Opera singers--Portraits Singers--Portraits Theatrical productions Van Osten and Day Concert Company Lithographs--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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