Image of an outdoor scene with an older man introducing his niece, a young woman who is curtseying, to an older man, with a cabin and mountains in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "Beacon Lights" written by H. Dewitt Young. Probable date based on general show history; the show opened in 1887 and Chauncey Pulsifer sold his interests in the play in 1888. "Under the / Management of / Chauncey G. / Pulsifer"--text, top right corner. "W.J. Morgan & Co. / Lith. Cleveland, O."--text, bottom left. "My Niece Carrie Sar."--text, caption, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.02 x 68.26 cm (20 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Courtship--Pictorial works Families--Pictorial works Romances 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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