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John A. Stevens - the only - the original. : The new unknown a river mystery

Description: Image of a central image of a man with torn clothing lying face down in the bushes before a mansion with the caption "Uncared for, Unpitied, He Wanders Alone, A Creature of God, Forsaken, Unknown," with an image at left of a man in a rowboat rescuing a drowning man from the water with a bridge barely visible in the background, and an image at right of a man standing on a rock with waves crashing around him while holding a lifeless woman over his shoulder; the poster advertises a rewritten version of the melodrama "The Unknown" by John A. Stevens.
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Date: approximately 1898
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000212
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John A. Stevens in his renowned creation the new unknown

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Image of an outdoor scene with a woman lying dead on the ground as a man mourns over her body and a man in a sailor suit points at another man, presumably the murderer, while a group of onlookers watch; the poster advertises a rewritten version of the melodrama "The Unknown" by John A. Stevens.

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A great wrong righted : John A. Stevens

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Image of a parlor with a man and woman fighting across a writing table while a woman holds a letter in her hand and another man enters the room through curtains; with a head-and-shoulders profile portrait of actor and dramatist John A. Stevens at top right; a printed date sheet advertising performances beginning on September 27, [1886], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, is pasted to the bottom of poster; the poster advertises the melodrama "A Great Wrong Righted" (also titled "A Great Wrong") written by Stevens.

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Pour prendre congé or seeing Switzerland : Emmerson, Clark & Daly Brothers

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Image of a central image of a horse-drawn stagecoach crashing out of control in an accident with passengers in historical clothing falling with luggage and broken wagon wheels from the carriage, bordered by vignettes of a man falling through a ceiling onto a dinner table and another with a pantomime clown falling into a stack of luggage while a military officer with a sword steps over a man while climbing stairs towards him; with head-and-shoulders portraits of comedians Morton Emmerson (or Morton Emerson), Willis Clark, and William Daly and Thomas Daly in formal dress; the poster advertises the pantomimic comedy "Pour Prendre Congé; or, Seeing Switzerland" produced by William A. Mestayer and John P. Smith.

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We, Us & Co. : Shashay

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Image of a quack doctor's office filled with strange medical instruments, jars, and signs promising cures, with an older man crashing through the glass of a window after being ejected from an exam table as a larger bald man watches on; the signs read "Swollen heads reduced to natural size," "Incurable Diseases a Specialty," "Broken Hearts Repaired," "No pay no cure," "Hair restored," "Lost Affections Restored," and a machine has a gauge with the markings "Rock Rye Cake Pie Tulu Buns"; the poster advertises the farce comedy "We, Us & Co." produced under the management of William Mestayer.

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Funniest show in the world the huge pantomimic musical comedy : an aerial honeymoon invented and patented by John F. Byrne

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Image of a crashing airship scene with people in their pajamas being tossed around in an "Air Line Sleeping Car" and men hanging from the ship's rafters; the poster advertises a scene from the musical comedy "An Aerial Honeymoon" by John F. Byrne.

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Printer: D. Hooton, Printer With woodcut image of a dog biting a large snake and rescuing a child from the melodrama "Foulah Slave, Or The Planter and His Dog"

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John A. Stevens - the only - the original. : The new unknown a river mystery

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