Image of a band of female fire brigade officers clad in uniforms of red shirts, black pants, boots, and firefighter helmets marching in two lines and blowing horns; scroll and eagle emblem top center; "CLA" monogram logo in gold shield in top left corner; the poster advertises the melodrama "Michael Strogoff" adapted by Charles L. Andrews from the novel by Jules Verne. Probable date based on general show and printer history; the Strobridge Lithographing Company began referencing a London location in their credit line beginning around 1885 and the company performed the play into 1888. "The Strobridge Lith. Co. / Cincinnati-New York-London."--text, bottom margin. "N.Y. 1891"--text, top margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 75.57 x 51.44 cm (29 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Fire fighters--Pictorial works Marching bands--Pictorial works Musical instruments--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Chas. L. Andrews Minuet Carnival Co 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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