Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American opera singer Mary Beebe dressed in a costume with pearl necklaces, earrings, and a hat. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on general performer and show history; the Boston Ideal Opera Company was founded in 1879 and Mary Beebe was a popular performer with the Company into 1885. "Armstrong & Co. Lith. Boston and Riverside Press, Cambridge."--text, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 72.07 x 57.15 cm (28 3/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
Beebe, Mary--Portraits Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Musicians--Portraits Opera singers--Portraits Boston Ideal Opera Company Lithographs--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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