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W.C. Mitchell’s pleasure party in our goblins or fun on the Rhine. : Mr. William Gill

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Title: W.C. Mitchell’s pleasure party in our goblins or fun on the Rhine. : Mr. William Gill
Creator: Morgan, Matthew Somerville, 1839-1890, artist
Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a three-quarters-length portrait of playwright and actor William Gill dressed in a suit and boater hat; the poster advertises the comedy "Our Goblins" by Gill.
Probable date based on general show history; the show was first performed in late 1879; probable printer supplied by cataloger based on artist's history; Morgan worked for the Strobridge Lithographing Company from 1878 until 1885. "Matt Morgan"--text, artist's signature in stone, lower left.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 97.47 x 38.42 cm (38 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000255
386681
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2408
Language: English
Subject: Gill, William--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
Comedies
Theatrical productions
W.C. Mitchell’s Pleasure Party
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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