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The long and short of it. : Wesley Bros

Description: Image of a very tall black man holding very short dwarf black man in his hand while three African American children watch smiling; the poster advertises the blackface minstrel show "The Long and Short of It" performed by the Wesley Brothers.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000324
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
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Hyde’s Star Specialty Co. : Frank Howard

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Image of an older African American man holding a cane and carpetbag, with a rural cabin in the background; the poster presumably advertises the sketch "Way Down South" performed by blackface actor Frank Howard with Hyde's Star Specialty Company under the management of James Hyde.

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Kiralfy Bros.’ Enchantment

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Image of three main vignettes showing dance and dramatic scenes with performers including dancers in Egyptian, historical, and burlesque-style costumes, with a windmill, a couple holding hands, and a man pushing another man off of a ledge; with two top center head-and-shoulder portraits of Imre Kiralfy and Bolossy Kiralfy; the poster advertises the dance and musical spectacle "Enchantment" produced by the Kiralfy Brothers; pasted to the verso is an untitled poster fragment with four vignettes entitled "Brilliantine's Promise," "Ephemerals," Obera's Palace," and [Babylon] showing scenes in classical settings; this poster fragment may also advertise "Enchantment" which included a character named "Fairy Brilliantine."

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Carrie Swain : "Ah! There!"

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Image of the smiling face of American actor Carrie Swain bursting through torn paper; the poster presumably advertises the comedic melodrama "Cad, the Tomboy" written by Leonard Grover.

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Ah, there! Carrie Swain

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Image of the smiling face of American actor Carrie Swain bursting through torn paper; with fragment of flowers visible at top; the poster presumably advertises Swain in "Cad, the Tomboy" by Leonard Grover.

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Miller Bro’s. Kajanka

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Image of a whiteface clown holding a sword with the decapitated head of a black devil biting the clown's finger with its teeth while the devil's headless body, in a green leaf costume, sits in a chair pointing; the poster advertises the pantomime musical comedy "Kajanka" as produced by the Miller Brothers.

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I’ve been to see : the new baby : a howling success chaperoned by David De Wolf

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling baby; the poster advertises the comedy "The New Baby" adapted by English actor and stage manager Arthur Bourchier from the German play "Der Rabenvater" by H. Fischer and Joseph Jarn.

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