Image of a full-length portrait of the character Marks the lawyer with a top hat, cane, umbrella, and bag; the poster advertises a revival by George Peck of the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" adapted by the Stetson Company from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Poster printed by A. S. Seer (in business from 1865 until 1902) approximately 1880s and overprinted with top-center title text approximately 1920; probable date based on general show history; Peck first developed an "Uncle Tom's Cabin" revival show booked by the Klaw & Erlanger agency in 1920 (“Geo. Peck’s Revival of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’” Billboard, 11 September 1920, page 11). "Marks the Lawyer"--text, caption, bottom centered. "A.S. Seer's / Union Square Print, / N.Y."--text, bottom right. "115"--text, bottom right corner.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 75.88 x 34.29 cm (29 7/8 x 13 1/2 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Lawyers--Pictorial works Historical dramas Melodramas Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) 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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