Image of a full-length caricature portrait of singer and composer Ted Francis standing next to Irish comedian George B. Leslie in blackface near theater curtains and a potted palm tree; with a vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Leslie at upper right. Probable date based on show history; McNish, Ramza and Arno's operated in 1888 and 1889. "By gorra thars a dandy, / I'll tell him a joke"--text, image caption for Leslie's character. "A S Seer's / Litho. Print, N.Y."--text, Seer's signature in stone, lower left. "The Wonderful Tenor vocalist and Composer"--text, bottom left of image below Francis's name. "The Greatest of all Irish Comedians."--text, bottom right of image below Leslie's name.
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1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 47.31 x 72.07 cm (18 5/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
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