Image of a full-length portrait of young female actor Katie Rooney (also known as Kate Rooney) in a gingham costume waving, with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rooney in a circular frame at upper left; ornate border decorated with clover and a palm frond; the poster advertises the comedy "Pat's New Wardrobe" (also promoted as "Pat's Wardrobe") written by Irish comedian Pat Rooney. Probable date based on general show history; the show was performed in the late 1880s and early 1890s. "'They call me Christopher - that's my name.'"--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 106.36 x 72.71 cm (41 7/8 x 28 5/8 in.)
Rooney, Katie, -1950--Portraits Actors--Portraits Actresses--Pictorial works Comedies Theatrical productions Young women--Pictorial works Rooney Comedy Company 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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