Image of an interior scene of a man and woman in historical costumes pointing a man wearing a pirate costume with a knife in his belt towards the door; the poster advertises the romantic drama "Blackmail" by William C. Cowper. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on year of newspaper articles mentioning the play under the management of Chapman and Sellers, such as "the famous play 'Blackmail' will appear at the Opera House, which, under the management of Chapman & Sellers, has proved a grand success ("Saturday Night's Play," Trenton Times, 22 September 1886, page 1). "Forbes Co Boston & N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "'This is my house, go!'"--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 73.03 x 53.66 cm (28 3/4 x 21 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Extortion--Pictorial works Historical dramas 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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