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Title
Zig zag : W.W. Tillotson’s Merry Comedy Co
Creator
H.A. Thomas & Wylie, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
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 collage of head-and-shoulder portraits of six female performers in formal dress, each wearing a different fashionable woman's hat; the poster advertises the musical comedy "Zig Zag" written by Frank Tannehill, Jr., and managed by W.W. Tillotson.
Probable date approximated by cataloger based on general show history and printer's address. "H.A. Thomas & Wylie / Lith 130-132-134 W. 24th St. N.Y."--text, lower left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 72.39 x 52.71 cm (28 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000364
386216
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2521
Language
English
Subject
Actors--Portraits
Actresses--Pictorial works
Comedies
Hats--Pictorial works
Musical entertainments
Theatrical productions
W.W. Tillotson's Comedy Company
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Group portraits. (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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