Image of a blond child pulling on the arm of a man wearing a pirate costume who sits at table with his back turned to her with a drink and bottle of alcohol; the poster advertises the melodrama "Blackmail" by William C. Cowper. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on general show history; the play was first performed as "Her First Love" before being renamed "Blackmail" around 1885 "Central / Lith. & Eng Co. Chicago & / New York"--text, bottom right. "'Give me back my papa and / I will love you all my life'"--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 71.12 x 35.56 cm (28 x 14 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Alcoholism Children--Pictorial works Families--Pictorial works Melodramas Historical dramas 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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