Image of a scene from the French Revolution with two military officers fighting in the foreground while one man holds a young woman who has fainted in his arms; soldiers with rifles try to restrain a riot of armed civilians who have swords and other weapons, and a fire is visible in the background; the poster advertises the historical drama "Paul Kauvar" written by Steele Mackaye and managed by Harry C. Miner. Probable date based on general show history and printer history; Harry Miner acquired the play in 1888 and H.A. Thomas & Wylie moved from an East 19th St. address to a 130 W. 24th address around 1890. "H.A. Thomas & Wylie [7 E 19th St. N.Y]"--text, obscured, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 74.61 x 45.72 cm (29 3/8 x 18 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Arguments--Pictorial works French Revolution--Pictorial works Historical dramas Melodramas Theatrical productions Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works Violence--Pictorial works 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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