Image of circular vignettes of head-and-shoulders portraits of German comedian George S. Knight and his wife, American burlesque performer Sophie Worrell Knight, surrounded by tree, leaf, and fence borders, and four vignettes of scenes with a top center image of an outdoors view of a couple and two men in the front yard of a house with a fountain captioned "Act. 1st"; a bottom left image of an outdoor view of a park with a couple and a man on the ground having just been hit by a woman captioned "Act. 2nd."; a bottom center image of three men in a warehouse captioned "Act 3rd."; and a bottom right image of individuals in a formal parlor captioned "Act. 4th."; the poster advertises the comedic drama "Otto, a German" by Fred Mardsen. Probable date range approximated by cataloger based on general show history; the Knights' performed in the play steadily from 1878 until around 1884. "Forbes Co. Boston."--text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 59.06 x 77.47 cm (23 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
Knight, George S., 1850-1892--Portraits Knight, George S., Mrs., -1917--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Comedians--Portraits Comedies Couples--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (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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