Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Bertha Belle Westbrooke (also spelled Bertha Belle Westbrook); the poster advertises the melodrama "Human Hearts" written by Hal Reid. Probable date based on show history; the play was first performed under the direction of Henry C. Miner in 1895 and Westbrook toured with the show from 1895 until 1897 (Fleming, Wallace Reid, pages 10-11). "The / H.C. Miner / Litho. Co. / N.Y."--text, left centered. "No. 4553."--text, bottom right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.2 x 58.42 cm (30 x 23 in.)
Reid, Bertha Westbrook--Portraits Reid, Hal, 1862-1920. Human hearts Actors--Portraits Actresses--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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