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Aimee in the new English comedy "Mam’zelle."
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Aimee in English
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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of French opéra bouffe actor and singer Marie Aimée; date sheet for a September 13, [1886], show at the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, pasted above image; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "Mam'zelle" written by George Jessop and William Gill.
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W.C. Mitchell’s pleasure party in our goblins or fun on the Rhine. : Mr. William Gill
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Image of a three-quarters-length portrait of playwright and actor William Gill dressed in a suit and boater hat; the poster advertises the comedy "Our Goblins" by Gill.
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Frank W. Sanger’s company supporting John F. Sheridan : in Mrs. Bridget O’Brien Esq
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Gus Williams in his new comedy “oh, what a night”
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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Gus Williams as the character Major Pottgeiser, in a frame bordered by stars in the night sky, leaves, tree branches, and an owl with a bandaged head peering over the portrait frame; the poster advertises the comedy "Oh, What a Night" written by George Hoey.
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Henry E. Dixey as H. Irving : in Adonis
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