Image of southern belles in hoop dresses paired with American Union officers walking in a line away from a plantation house with two African America women in the background; the poster advertises the comic opera "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" written by Julian Edwards and Stanislaus Stange and produced by F. C. Whitney. Probable date based on general show history; the play was first performed in 1902. "J. Ottmann / Lith. Co., N.Y."--text, lower right. "No. 200"--text, bottom right of image. "By Stange & Edwards / Authors of "Dolly Varden""--text, upper right. "F.C. Whitney / Proprietor & Manager"--text lower left. "Kate - 'My Southern Rose'"--text, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 73.66 x 107.63 cm (29 x 42 3/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works African Americans--Pictorial works Dresses--Pictorial works Operas Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (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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