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English Opera Co. : Madam Butterfly

Description: Image of a full-length portrait of a woman in a traditional Japanese kimono with a fan kneeling on a rug; date sheet for a September 24, [1909], show in Elgin, Illinois, attached; the poster advertises the opera "Madam Butterfly" (also spelled Madame Butterfly) written by Giacomo Puccini.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1909
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000191
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Max Faetkenheuer offers the English Opera Co. in the success of two continents Madam Butterfly ... Miss Louis Collier

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Image of opera singer Louie Collier dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono and sandals holding two armfuls of flowers and standing in a screen doorway; the poster advertises the opera "Madam Butterfly" (also spelled "Madame Butterfly") written by Giacomo Puccini.

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"On Broadway" by Clay M. Greene & Ben Teal Management Harry Williams : Maggie Cline

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Image of a three-quarter-length portrait American vaudeville singer and actor Maggie Cline in formal dress wearing a hat with blue flowers, gloves, and a belt with a butterfly decoration; the poster advertises the melodrama "On Broadway" written by Clay Greene and Ben Teal.

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Hal. Reid’s beautiful play Human Hearts direction of Henry C. Miner : Bertha Belle Westbrooke

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Bertha Belle Westbrooke (also spelled Bertha Belle Westbrook); the poster advertises the melodrama "Human Hearts" written by Hal Reid.

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Mr. Robert Downing : in the gladiator

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Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume with a shield and sword, performing as the Roman gladiator Spartacus and standing in the center arena of a coliseum before the Emperor, with other gladiators approaching and a kneeling woman crying on his arm; the poster advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator."

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Kiralfy Bros Sieba and the 7 ravens : grand dramatic spectacle

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Image of a hanging rug with a scene of birds flying over water across a crescent moon in a center panel; borders decorated with leaves, a young woman's face in profile, and a peacock feather; the poster advertises the play "Sieba and the Seven Ravens," produced by Imre Kiralfy and Bolossy Kiralfy, and the top and bottom margin have printed information about performances beginning on January 31, [1886], at the California Theater in San Francisco, California.

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Berleur in romance of an actress

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Image of a man with a sword entering through a curtain into a parlor with a fireplace where a woman, presumably actor Henrietta Berleur (also spelled Henriette Berlaer or Berlear), lies on the ground and holds her head while a second woman runs towards the man; the poster advertises the play "The Romance of an Actress."

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English Opera Co. : Madam Butterfly

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