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Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Florence

Description: Image of head-and-shoulders portraits of American actors William Florence (also known as Billy Florence), wearing a horseshoe tie pin, and his wife, Mrs. William J. Florence (Malvina Pray Florence), in oval frames surrounded by a floral border with cherubs, comedy-tragedy masks, musical instruments including a harp, a book with quill and ink well, binoculars, and a theater program.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 187-?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000455
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance

Bartley Campbell author of "my partner" and his great double New York success the galley slave

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American playwright Bartley Campbell in formal dress with a border of cherubs, quill pens, books, binoculars, a sword, and ribbons with titles of his plays.

priJLC_ENT_000999

Boston Theatre : Tompkins & Hill, proprietors : the most magnificent and largest theatre in America

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Image of five elevated interior views of the Boston Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, with a large center view from the stage looking into the audience during a performance, and four vignettes of the main entrance, the grand saloon and the ladies' saloon, and the grand staircase; with statues and theater masks decorating the border including a bust of William Shakespeare and two women in classical dress with one playing a harp.

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Mr. W. J. Florence, the Irish comedian as Paddy Finnegan in his Irish drama of Mike the miner

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Image of American actor and comedian William Florence (also known as Billy Florence) dressed as the Irish tramp character Paddy Finnegan wearing a ragged top hat and carrying a hobo satchel on the end of a stick; the poster advertises the drama "Mike, the Miner" written by Florence.

priJLC_ENT_000454

C.B. Bishop comedian in Twins

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American comedian Charles B. Bishop in formal dress; border decorated with leaves, palm fronds, and comedy and tragedy masks; with date information for performances beginning on April 6, [1885], at the Baldwin Theatre in San Francisco, California, at top; the poster advertises the English farce comedy "Twins."

priJLC_ENT_000277

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."

priJLC_ENT_000227

Truly Florence Roberts

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Florence Roberts wearing a sleeveless dress with a pearl necklace and earrings.

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Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Florence

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