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Yer' 'and, Guv'nor, yer' 'and

Description: Image of an upper-class man in a suit and top hat scowling at a beggar with a cup begging for change; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000979
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Yer' 'and, yer' 'and

Visual Materials

Image of a couple, with the man wearing a monocle, walking arm-in-arm past an angry looking man in a bowler hat; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester.

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W.C. Mitchell’s pleasure party in our goblins or fun on the Rhine. : Mr. William Gill

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Image of a three-quarters-length portrait of playwright and actor William Gill dressed in a suit and boater hat; the poster advertises the comedy "Our Goblins" by Gill.

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Frank W. Sanger’s company supporting John F. Sheridan : in Mrs. Bridget O’Brien Esq

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Image of American actor and comedian John Sheridan dressed as the female character Mrs. O’Brien, an old woman in a feathered hat, entering through a door carrying hat boxes and an umbrella, with a painted screen with an image of a heron landing on a pond in the background; the poster advertises the farce comedy "Mrs. Bridget O'Brien, Esq." that was based on a character by that name in the 1880s comedy "Fun on the Bristol."

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Madison Square Theatre Company. : The professor

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Image of a full-length portrait of the character "The Professor" wearing a suit and a monocle and standing with one hand held out and holding his hat in the other; the poster advertises the comedy "The Professor" written by William H. Gillette.

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All the rage by W.D. Eaton. : Dr. Goodwin chiropodist

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Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of the character of podiatrist Dr. Goodwin wearing a suit and top hat and holding an umbrella and scratching his chin; the poster advertises the comedy "All the Rage" by William D. Eaton and has printed show information for a March 31, [1882], performance at the Worcester Theatre at top center.

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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."

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