Image of a fist fight between men in tuxedos at the bottom of a grand staircase in an embassy while party guests, including women in ball gowns, an old man with a cane and an injured foot, and servant looking on; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Banker's Daughter" written by Bronson Howard. "Copyright, 1879 by H. A. Thomas, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "H. A. Thomas, Lith. Studio, 112 Fourth Ave. N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Kendrick"--text, artist's signature in stone at bottom left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 50.8 x 60.33 cm (20 x 23 3/4 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Arguments--Pictorial works Dueling--Pictorial works Melodramas Rich people--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Violence--Pictorial works 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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