Image of a knight in a metal suit of armor charging on a horse towards an older man wearing a formal suit labeled "Rich Papa" who holds two bags of money and is trying to run away; the knight's helmet has a feather plume labeled "Lineage" and a heart on his lance is labeled "$," and the knight has a blond baby Cupid who holds a heart labeled "Title" riding in tow; the poster advertises the musical comedy "Dan Cupid." Probable date approximated by cataloger based on newspaper advertisements from 1918 and 1919 with similar text such as "Paul Zallie Presents That Matrimonial Musical-Mint-Julep Dan Cupid ... and a group of gorgeous gowned Gibson girls." ([Advertisement], Durant Weekly News, 14 February 1919, page 3) "The / Donaldson / Litho Co / Newport, Ky."--text, lower left. "Papa" on the Run."--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.52 x 51.12 cm (30 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Cupid (Roman deity)--Pictorial works Knights and knighthood--Pictorial works Musicals Rich people--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (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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