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, captioned "(The Insult)"; with a date sheet for a March 27, [1884], show, presumably at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pasted at top; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Banker's Daughter" by Bronson Howard. Date supplied by cataloger based on day and month on date sheet and general printer history; H.A. Thomas operated from 47 East 12th St. in 1884-1885. A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, newspaper advertised the play at the Fulton Opera House on March 27, 1884 (Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, 26 March 1884, page 3). "H.A. Thomas, Lith. Studio, 47 East 12th St. N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Opera House / One Night Only / Thursday / Mar. 27 / Reserved seats on sale at usual place without extra charge."--text, date sheet attached at top of poster.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 61.44 x 81.6 cm (24 3/16 x 32 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Arguments--Pictorial works Dueling--Pictorial works Melodramas Rich people--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Violence--Pictorial works Fulton Opera House Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Place
Lancaster (Pa.)
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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