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Chauncey Olcott in the great play Mavourneen

Description: Image of four scenes from the musical comedy-drama "Mavourneen" by William J. Scanlan depicting a child sitting in a large scallop shell with a man, presumably actor Chauncey Olcott, captioned "There you are!"; a dancing scene with men and women at a ball dressed in late 18th century costumes, captioned "Act II. John Dwyer's Dublin Mansion the minuet as danced in 1773."; two men in historical dress sitting and standing at a desk, captioned "The Brothers Terrence & John Dwyer"; and the child and man kneeling outside on a snowy evening, captioned "The Christmas Story."
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Date: ©1900
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000186
Creator: Last, Jay T

Augustus Pitou presents Chauncey Olcott in his new play : Barry of Ballymore by Rida Johnson Young

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Chauncey Olcott dressed in character as an Irish troubadour in 1789 and wearing a historical costume and a three-cornered hat; the poster advertises the musical drama "Barry of Ballymore" written by Rida Johnson Young.

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Superb scenic production of L.J. Carter’s great play : the fast mail

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Image of a landscape view of Niagara Falls at night with silhouettes of people on a suspension bridge and a body falling into the river below; vignettes of four scenes consisting of a man tied to a chair; a man sitting on a park bench with a woman standing behind him; a police officer shining a light down upon two men, and a man comparing the time on a pocket watch to the time of a grandfather clock; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Fast Mail" written by Lincoln J. Carter.

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The Madison Square Theatre Company : Hazel Kirke

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Image of six vignettes of theatrical scenes and characters consisting of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman, captioned "Hazel," at top left; a parlor scene with an older man sleepwalking past a kneeling young woman captioned, "Seen & Unseen," at center left; a man with his arms folded, captioned "Squire Rodney," at lower left; a couple standing and embracing with the man smoking two cigarettes, captioned "May all our sorrows end like this 'in smoke,'" at lower left; a young man sitting and playing a penny whistle, captioned "Met," at bottom left; and a young woman wearing an apron and standing with a young man, with a basket of laundry and drying linens on racks before a fireplace, captioned "Dolly's Surprise," at bottom right; the poster advertises the comedy drama "Hazel Kirke" by Steele Mackaye.

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John T. Raymond

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor John T. Raymond in an oval frame, surrounded by vignettes of scenes from six of Raymond's plays consisting of a man handing another man a rolled document captioned "Risks." and depicting a scene from the comedy by Bartley Campbell; a man speaking in a courtroom captioned "Col. Sellers." and depicting a scene from the play "Colonel Sellers" based on the novel "The Gilded Age" by Mark Twain; a man trying to strangle another man before a well captioned "Wolfert's Roost." and depicting a scene from "Ichabod Crane" by George Fawcett Rowe and based on a story by Washington Irving; a young couple sitting in a romantic embrace on a couch captioned "Paradise" and depicting a scene from the play "In Paradise" by George Jessop and William Gill; a crowded political rally with signs, including one reading "For Congress Peter Woolley," depicting a scene from the play "For Congress" written by D. D. Lloyd; and a group of gypsy women surrounding a man, captioned "Fresh the American," and depicting a scene from the play by Archibald Clavering Gunter; with date information printed at top of image for a July 12, [1886], show at the Bush St. Theatre in San Francisco, California.

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Augustin Daly’s great play under the gaslight : under the management of P.T. Turner

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Image of a parlor with a young woman, portraying the character Laura Courtland, in a formal dress sitting in a chair holding an open book while a man, the character Ray Trafford, in a tuxedo stands behind, with a table, framed picture, vase and flowers, and curtains in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "Under the Gaslight" by Augustin Daly.

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Gus Williams as John Mishler : "One of the Finest." Under the management of John Rickaby

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Image of a central image of American actor Gus Williams dressed in character as a police officer swinging a night stick with surrounding vignettes of crime scenes including a woman being held at gunpoint on a porch next to the East River in New York City where a man prepares to dive into the water to save a drowning man, with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background, captioned "The East River Tragedy," at upper right; Officer Mishler in his pajamas pointing a gun at a man in a hall outside of bedrooms, captioned "'Why do you interfere between man and wife?' 'On the personal responsibility of a man'- John Mishler," at bottom center; two women looking at two men on a sidewalk, captioned "The Masher," at center left; and a man holding a baby before a woman captioned "'Are you sure this is the little girl?,'" at upper left; the poster advertises the play "One of the Finest" written by Joseph Bradford.

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Chauncey Olcott in the great play Mavourneen

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