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John A. Stevens in his renowned creation the new unknown

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1898
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000213
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

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

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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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Taken from life

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Image of an outdoor scene in a courtyard with a fleeing man on a horse trying to escape a fallen police officer, with onlookers and a man with a pitchfork threatening a couple in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "Taken From Life" written by Henry Pettitt.

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The comedy drama the new Fogg’s ferry by Chas E. Callahan

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Image of a man and two women on the banks of a lake shore with a young women in a dress and straw hat lying on the ground with her hand in the air, while a young man tries to stop her mother from hitting her with a stick; the poster advertises the comedic melodrama "New Fogg's Ferry" written by Charles Callahan, presumably as an updated version of his 1882 play "Fogg's Ferry."

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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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The marvelous melo-dramatic success. : "A great wrong" written by John A. Stevens

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Image of a military officer in uniform embracing a woman, with a clock and palm tree fronds visible in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "A Great Wrong" (also titled "A Great Wrong Righted") written by John Stevens.

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A powerful play of New York life : the girl he couldn't buy : by Sumner Nichols

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Image of a couple opening a bedroom door while the man, in a bowler hat, holds a gun and the woman holds his hand; this poster advertises the comedic melodrama "The Girl He Couldn't Buy" written by Sumner Nichols.

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John A. Stevens in his renowned creation the new unknown

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