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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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Joe in Polk’s mixed pickles

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Image of an oval head-and-shoulders portrait of comedian Joe Polk (also known as J. B. Polk) in an oval frame decorated with flowers; the poster advertises the comedy "Mixed Pickles."

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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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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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Aimee in the new English comedy "Mam’zelle."

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of French opéra bouffe actor and singer Marie Aimée; with a date sheet for the December 8-9, [1884], show in Redmond's Grand Opera House in Grand Rapids, Michigan, pasted at the top of the image; the poster advertises the farce comedy "Mam'zelle" written by George Jessop and William Gill.

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Harry Webber in nip & tuck detectives

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Image of a man running on foot while holding a piece of paper and chasing after a man on a galloping donkey; vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of comedian and actor Harry Webber in formal dress at upper left; the poster advertises the melodrama comedy "Nip and Tuck: or, the Great Detectives."

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C.B. Bishop comedian in Twins

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