Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a full-length caricature portrait of singer and composer Ted Francis standing next to Irish comedian George B. Leslie in blackface near theater curtains and a potted palm tree; with a vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Leslie at upper right.
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Image of a full-length portrait of American comedian Henry Dixey, imitating English actor Henry Irving, wearing a historical costume with a cloak and tights, and opening a can labeled "English Milk You Know" near a water pump and tree; the poster advertises the burlesque comedy "Adonis, the Statue" written by William Gill.
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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Irish-American actor and comedian Barney Williams wearing formal dress; oval frame around portrait.
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Image of a full-length portrait of young female actor Katie Rooney (also known as Kate Rooney) in a gingham costume waving, with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rooney in a circular frame at upper left; ornate border decorated with clover and a palm frond; the poster advertises the comedy "Pat's New Wardrobe" (also promoted as "Pat's Wardrobe") written by Irish comedian Pat Rooney.
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Image of a full-length portrait of dancer and actor Kitty Wells sitting on a column and wearing a short burlesque costume with a large hat and tights.
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Image of four portraits of American actor Effie Ellsler consisting of a full-length portrait of Ellsler sitting in a throne-like chair with her feet on a pillow playing a mandolin; a full-length portrait of Ellsler in a formal dress standing in a forested area with her hands clasped together; a head-and-shoulders portrait of Ellsler; and a half-length portrait of Ellsler outdoors wearing a coat, hat, and gloves, with birds sitting on tree limbs around her; with a date sheet for an October 24, [1883], performance, presumably of the melodrama Courage by A.C. Gunter at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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