Image of an Arab soldier on a rearing horse riding through the desert with an army of soldiers in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Soudan," first performed in England under the title "Human Nature." Probable date based on general show history; the play was first produced in the United States in 1890. "H.A. Thomas & Wylie / Lith. Co. 130, 132 & 134 W. 24th St. N.Y."--text, bottom left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 74.93 x 49.53 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Arabs--Pictorial works Battles--Pictorial works Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Historical dramas Horses--Pictorial works Melodramas Sudanese--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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