Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Joseph Grismer framed with a wreath; the poster advertises the melodrama "The New South" written by Clay M. Green and Joseph R. Grismer. Probable date based on general show history; the play opened in 1893. "W J Morgan & Co / Lith. Cleveland, O. / No 768"--text, lower left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 84.14 x 59.37 cm (33 1/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Grismer, Joseph Rhode, 1849-1922--Portraits Actors--Portraits Wreaths--Pictorial works Melodramas Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (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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