Image of a young woman, the runaway slave Eliza, carrying her baby in a shawl through a snowstorm; the poster advertises a revival by George Peck of the play "Uncle Tom's Cabin" adapted by John Stetson from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Poster printed by A. S. Seer (in business from 1865 until 1902) approximately 1880s and overprinted with top-center title text approximately 1920; probable date based on general show history; Peck first developed an "Uncle Tom's Cabin" revival show booked by the Klaw & Erlanger agency in 1920 (“Geo. Peck’s Revival of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’” Billboard, 11 September 1920, page 11). "A.S. Seer's / Union Square Print, N.Y."--text, bottom right. "116"--text, bottom left. Eliza"--text, caption, bottom centered. "Uncle Tom's Cabin"--text, bottom centered. "1908 / Ritz Theatre"--text, handwritten note on item verso."
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 74.61 x 34.61 cm (29 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works African Americans--Performances & portrayals African Americans--Pictorial works Historical dramas Melodramas Mothers & children--Pictorial works Slaves--Pictorial works Snow--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) 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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