Image of busy city street scene with the country bumpkin character Uncle Alvin, presumably depicted by American actor Charles L. Davis, standing next to a suitcase in the middle of the street handing out apples to city folk including three women in ornate dresses; with horses, pedestrians, and building storefronts in the background; the poster presumably advertises the comedy "Alvin Joslin" created by Davis. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on printer's history; the Strobridge Lithographing Company opened a New York office in 1882 and began referencing a London location in their credit line beginning around 1885. "The Strobridge Lith. Co. Cin. & N.Y."--text, bottom right. "Cin. 22"--text, top right. “Uncle Alvin just from the country."--text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 49.53 x 76.2 cm (19 1/2 x 30 in.)
Davis, Charles L., 1849-1900--Portraits Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Comedies Rural-urban migration--Pictorial works Cities and towns--Pictorial works Musicals Theatrical productions Alvin Joslin Comedy Company 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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