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Mrs. McKee Rankin

Description: Image of a full-length portrait of the American actor Kitty Blanchard (Mrs. McKee Rankin) holding her hands up while performing in costume as the character Carrots, with red hair and a torn blue apron; the poster advertises the Western melodrama "49" (or "Forty-Nine").
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1881
Call number: priJLC_ENT_001345
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Mr. W. E. Burton, As Toodle, as originally played by him, over six hundred nights, at the various theatres in the United States

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Image of a full-length portrait of actor William E. Burton dressed as the character Timothy Toodle with a top hat and cane standing in a clearing in the woods; the poster advertises the comedic melodrama "The Toodles" adapted by Burton from the play "The Farmer's Daughter" by R. J. Raymond.

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Mr. W. E. Burton, As Toodle, as originally played by him, over six hundred nights, at the various theatres in the United States

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Image of a full-length portrait of actor William E. Burton standing outdoors as the character Timothy Toodle with his clothing, top hat, and tie disheveled and wearing gloves that are too small, with a house in the background; the poster advertises the comedic melodrama "The Toodles" adapted by Burton from the play "The Farmer's Daughter" by R. J. Raymond.

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John T. Raymond as Major Bob. : in paradise

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Image of a full-length portrait of actor John T. Raymond in costume as the frontiersman character Major Bob Belter sitting on a log in the woods, with a border with two wilderness images and a flower and dot decoration; the poster advertises the comedic melodrama "In Paradise" written by George Jessop and William Gill.

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Mr. Robert Downing

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Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume, performing as a Roman gladiator and standing with a sword and shield standing over a fallen opponent; the poster presumably advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator."

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The Danites

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Image of two side-by-side panels showing a young woman on the porch of a log-cabin post office and saloon surrounded by frontiersmen and miners before and after being asked if she is married; the wall includes the signs "Post Offise," "Minen Implementze Fur Sail Hear" and "Howling Wilderness Salone" and there is a center decoration of a rifle and mining equipment including a gold pan, shovel, and pick; with date text information for shows on January 20-22, at the Academy of Music; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Danites, or, Heart of the Sierras" written by Arthur McKee Rankin and Joaquin Miller.

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Mr. Robert Downing : in the gladiator

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Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume with a shield and sword, performing as the Roman gladiator Spartacus and standing in the center arena of a coliseum before the Emperor, with other gladiators approaching and a kneeling woman crying on his arm; the poster advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator."

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Mrs. McKee Rankin

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