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Title
The Soudan
Creator
H.A. Thomas & Wylie, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
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 British cavalry in red military jackets and helmets charging on horseback with swords in the air; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Soudan," first performed in England under the title "Human Nature."
Probable date based on general show history; the play was first produced in the United States in 1890. "H.A. Thomas / & Wylie / Lith Co. 130-134 W. 24 St. N.Y."--text, lower right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 75.57 x 51.12 cm (29 3/4 x 20 1/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000348
386767
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2506
Language
English
Subject
Actors--Pictorial works
Battles--Pictorial works
Cavalry--Pictorial works
Historical dramas
Horses--Pictorial works
Melodramas
Soldiers--British--England--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
Relation
priJLC_ENT_000251 ; priJLC_ENT_000349 ; priJLC_ENT_000350

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