Image of a scene in a boathouse on a lake with four men and a couple standing near a kitchen table and chair, boat, and oars, with a vignette of a proposal scene with a man and woman sitting and holding hands while an older man looks on; the poster advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester. Margins trimmed on local copy; probable date approximated by cataloger based on general show history; the play was first performed in the United States in 1880 ("'The Guv'nor' is the title of the first new play that has been brought out at Wallack's this season; it was performed for the first time on Wednesday evening ..." ("Wallack's Theatre," New York Times, 21 October 1880, page 5). Yer' and, Yer' and."--text, caption, top left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 38.42 x 65.72 cm (15 1/8 x 25 7/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Boathouses--Pictorial works Comedies Couples--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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