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C.B. Bishop comedian in Twins

Description: Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American comedian Charles B. Bishop in formal dress; border decorated with leaves, palm fronds, and comedy and tragedy masks; with date information for performances beginning on April 6, [1885], at the Baldwin Theatre in San Francisco, California, at top; the poster advertises the English farce comedy "Twins."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1885
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000277
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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The star boarder : imitations of "Sousa" the march king in his latest poses by Charles H. Boyle

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Image of a central head-and-shoulders portrait of comedian Charles Boyle surrounded by seven full-length portraits of Boyle dressed in a military-style marching band leader's costume with a baton and music stand impersonating the American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa; the poster advertises the farce comedy "The Star-Boarder."

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Frank W. Sanger’s company supporting John F. Sheridan : in Mrs. Bridget O’Brien Esq

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Image of American actor and comedian John Sheridan dressed as the female character Mrs. O’Brien, an old woman in a feathered hat, entering through a door carrying hat boxes and an umbrella, with a painted screen with an image of a heron landing on a pond in the background; the poster advertises the farce comedy "Mrs. Bridget O'Brien, Esq." that was based on a character by that name in the 1880s comedy "Fun on the Bristol."

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Miss Katie Rooney with Rooney Comedy Co. in Pat’s new wardrobe : Asana Banad

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Image of a full-length portrait of young female actor Katie Rooney (also known as Kate Rooney) in a gingham costume waving, with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rooney in a circular frame at upper left; ornate border decorated with clover and a palm frond; the poster advertises the comedy "Pat's New Wardrobe" (also promoted as "Pat's Wardrobe") written by Irish comedian Pat Rooney.

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Yer' 'and, Guv'nor, yer' 'and

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Image of an upper-class man in a suit and top hat scowling at a beggar with a cup begging for change; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester.

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Rooms for rent : Mrs. Cutter : "who will paint your picture."

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman holding a paintbrush and an artist's paint palette; with fragment of date sheet for an "Opera House" pasted at bottom; the poster advertises the farce comedy "Rooms for Rent" written by Edward Holst and Herman Lee Ensign.

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C.B. Bishop comedian in Twins

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