Image of a parlor with a young woman, portraying the character Laura Courtland, in a formal dress sitting in a chair holding an open book while a man, the character Ray Trafford, in a tuxedo stands behind, with a table, framed picture, vase and flowers, and curtains in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "Under the Gaslight" by Augustin Daly. Probable date based on newspaper articles from 1887 noting P.T. Turner's management of the play. "Forbes Co / Boston & N.Y."--text, bottom right. "Laura and Ray"--text, caption, bottom left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.34 x 36.2 cm (21 x 14 1/4 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Couples--Pictorial works Melodramas Theatrical productions Upper class--Pictorial works 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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