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Title
Charles Arnold : Hans the Boatman
Creator
A.S. Seer’s Printing Establishment (New York, N.Y.), printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of a group portrait of a little girl (captioned "The Coquette), a dog ("Lion"), and a young boatman ("Hans"), presumably actor Charles Arnold, depicting characters from the musical comedy "Hans the Boatman" by Clay M. Greene.
Probable date based on show history; Hans the Boatman was first produced in England in 1887 and first toured in the United States in 1889. "A.S. Seer's Litho. Print N.Y."--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.2 x 101.92 cm (30 x 40 1/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000184
386171
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2337
Language
English
Subject
Arnold, Charles, -1905--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
Children--Pictorial works
Comedies
Dogs--Pictorial works
Musicals
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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