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Title
The gondola fete
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a grand outdoor stage with choreographed female dancers performing a ballet on a patio with lanterns before gondolas on the water, and large classical European buildings and a bridge in the background; the poster may advertise the dance spectacle "Enchantment" produced by the Kiralfy Bros.
Margins trimmed on local copy; probable company and probably date range based on similar item in collection for the Kiralfy Bros' "Enchantment" containing a vignette captioned "Gondola Fete" and dated according to the year "Enchantment" was first performed in the United States.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 33.02 x 45.72 cm (13 x 18 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000447
386861
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1774
Language
English
Subject
Ballet--Pictorial works
Boats and boating--Pictorial works
Dancers--Pictorial works
Gondolas--Pictorial works
Historical pageants--Pictorial works
Theatrical productions
Kiralfy Brothers
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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