Image of two Irishmen in twin beds in a candlelit hotel bedroom with a child with a tail and a mask sneaking up to tickle one of the men's toes; with the signs "Don't Blow out the gas" and "Hotel Ha-Ha no charge for heat in case of fire" on the wall and the moon and two black cats visible out the window; the poster advertises the comedy "The New Baby" adapted by English actor and stage manager Arthur Bourchier from the German play "Der Rabenvater" by H. Fischer and Joseph Jarn. "Russell-Morgan / Print / Copyrighted 1899 by / The U.S. Printing Co. / Cin & N.Y. / 3980"--text, bottom right. “'Do you see somethin'- or have I got 'em?'”--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 57.47 x 71.44 cm (22 5/8 x 28 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Children--Pictorial works Comedies Fathers--Pictorial works Nannies--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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