Image of male and female partygoers dancing and socializing in a ball room with a piano and golden statues while the American actor Denman Thompson stands in the center of the room wearing socks and a homely outfit, as the country bumpkin character Uncle Josh Whitcomb, dancing with a young woman, with his boots on the floor at lower left; the other guests, dressed in formal gowns and tail coats, look on; gold frame border around scene; the poster presumably advertises the comedy "Joshua Whitcomb" created and performed by Thompson. Margins trimmed from local copy; probable date range approximated by cataloger based on general show history; the comedy "Joshua Whitcomb" was first performed by Denman Thompson in 1875, and was later adapted in a new comedy "The Old Homestead" by Thompson and George W. Ryer in 1886; Thompson performed as Whitcomb until 1910.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 46.99 x 73.34 cm (18 1/2 x 28 7/8 in.)
Thompson, Denman, 1833-1911--Portraits Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Comedies Rural-urban migration--Pictorial works Dancers--Pictorial works Parties--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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