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Fun on the Bristol : or a night on the sound

Description: Image of a central image of a paddle steamer called the Bristol with people on deck and flags flying; a vignette of a ship's captain standing in the "B" of the title text and looking through a spy glass at top center, a vignette of a full-length caricature portrait of a naval officer standing with a sword at bottom left and a vignette of a cartoon of the officer getting sea sick while the ship captain looks on and asks, "Sick Sir?" and the officer responds, "You don't suppose I'm doing this for fun do you?" at bottom right; the poster advertises the comedy-musical show "Fun on the Bristol, Or a Night on the Sound" managed by Edward E. Rice and Henry C. Jarrett.
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Date: approximately 188-
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000980

Jarrett & Rice’s new departure : fun on the Bristol : City Hall, Friday, Oct. 29

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Image of a central image of a row of nine male and female performers playing household items as musical instruments including two performers in blackface portraying an African American woman playing a rolling pin as a flute and an African American man playing an umbrella; surrounded by vignettes depicting additional comedic scenes and head-and-shoulder portraits of the nine actors and actresses in the production; the poster advertises the comedy-musical show "Fun on the Bristol, Or a Night on the Sound" managed by Edward E. Rice and Henry C. Jarrett and performing at City Hall (presumably in Portland, Maine) on October 29, [1880].

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The Night Owls

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Image of full-length portraits of five burlesque actors standing or sitting on pedestals in elaborate stage costumes with hats, including one with a stuffed bird, capes, and tights, with a potted palm plant and leafy vine in the background, with a vignette of the head of an owl at upper left; the poster advertises the Night Owls Burlesque Company.

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Stock label: oranges, lemons, and woman holding basket of oranges on balcony

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Image of oranges,lemons, blossoms and leaves; vignette of a woman holding a basket of oranges standing on a balcony overlooking groves.

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Stock label: woman holding basket of oranges on balcony

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Image of oranges, blossoms and leaves; vignette of a woman holding a basket of oranges standing on a balcony overlooking groves; Schmidt Lithograph Co. logo at top left.

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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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Cassie and Victoria Foster : the fairy sisters : smallest persons in the world

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Image of a central image of full-length portraits of dwarf children Cassie Foster and Victoria Foster in formal dress standing next to a piano, and surrounded by five vignettes of the sisters sitting on a miniature couch and standing on a full-sized chair, and performing in costume as two sailors on a boat, kissing as fairies amid flowers and grass, and standing outdoors in Celtic outfits including kilts, with a top center vignette of a fairy-like woman with arms outstretched.

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Fun on the Bristol : or a night on the sound

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