Image of a head-and-shoulders caricature of an older man with a monocle, checkered suit jacket, and flower in his lapel; the poster advertises the comedy "A Cold Day When We Get Left" written by Joseph Arthur. Probable date based on show history; the show was first performed in New York in 1885 with a cast led by actors Frank M. Wills and Charles Burke. "W J Morgan & Co / Lith. Cleveland, O."--text, lower left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 102.24 x 64.77 cm (40 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.)
Actors--Portraits Caricatures and cartoons Comedies Older people--Pictorial works Theatrical productions 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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