Image of two female burlesque performers, Lizzie Mulvey in a band leader's costume and Bella Clifton (also known as Belle Clifton) doing a pirouette in a ballerina's tutu, posing outdoors on the bank of a pond; circular vignette at top left of an image of an owl in front of the moon. Probable date approximated by cataloger based on prevalence of newspaper articles dated between 1886 and 1888 noting the duo's performances with the Night Owls. "Great Western / Pr. Eng. and Lith Co St Louis."--text, bottom left margin. "827"--text, bottom right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 72.07 x 53.98 cm (28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Mulvey, Lizzy--Portraits Clifton, Belle, -1901--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Burlesque (Theater) Dancers--Pictorial works Musical entertainments Theatrical productions Night Owls 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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