Image of opera singer Louie Collier dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono and sandals holding two armfuls of flowers and standing in a screen doorway; the poster advertises the opera "Madam Butterfly" (also spelled "Madame Butterfly") written by Giacomo Puccini. Probable date based on date for similar poster in collection (priJLC_ENT_000191). "The / Enquirer / Litho Co. / Cin. O."--text, bottom right corner. "By Giacomo Puccini based on the works of John Luther Long and David Belasco."--text, top centered below title. "Miss Louie Collier / The English Prima Donna / As Madam Butterfly"--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.2 x 57.79 cm (30 x 22 3/4 in.)
Collier, Louie--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Flowers--Pictorial works Japan--Pictorial works Kimonos--Pictorial works Operas Opera singers--Portraits Theatrical productions English Opera Company Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (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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