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Hoop of Gold : Sammy

Description: Image of a full-length portrait of character Sammy Wetherwick, a middle-aged man holding a top hat scratching his head, with branches and leaves in the right border; a fragment of a date sheet and text for a show at Bunnell's Museum [Buffalo, New York] pasted at bottom of image; the poster advertises the melodrama "Hoop of Gold" written by J. Mortimer Murdock.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000302
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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All the rage by W.D. Eaton. : Dr. Goodwin chiropodist

Visual Materials

Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of the character of podiatrist Dr. Goodwin wearing a suit and top hat and holding an umbrella and scratching his chin; the poster advertises the comedy "All the Rage" by William D. Eaton and has printed show information for a March 31, [1882], performance at the Worcester Theatre at top center.

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Jeff. Davis caught at last. Hoop skirts & southern chivalry

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Image of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, brandishing a knife dressed in women's clothing and a ruffled bonnet, being captured by Union soldiers during the American Civil War; one soldier points a rife at Davis while another lifts his skirt to reveal hoop skirts and boots with spurs; two women try to convince the Union soldiers that Davis is a harmless grandmother; text bubble captions above each person.

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The planter’s wife

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Image of two men wearing suits in a confrontation on a balcony; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Planter's Wife" by James K. Tillotson.

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Blackmail

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Image of a blond child pulling on the arm of a man wearing a pirate costume who sits at table with his back turned to her with a drink and bottle of alcohol; the poster advertises the melodrama "Blackmail" by William C. Cowper.

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Hoodman Blind : by Wilson Barrett & Henry A. Jones

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Image of a young woman wearing an apron and sitting next to a basket of apples; with a date sheet for performances beginning on January 31, [1885], at the Brooklyn Theatre in New York pasted at lower left; the poster advertises the melodrama "Hoodman Blind" by Wilson Barrett and Henry Jones.

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[Charles McCarthy's] One of the bravest : "fighting the foe"

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Image of two firefighters chopping their way with axes into a burning building, with fragments of a date sheet for an April 27-28, [1891], show at the Lawrence Opera House pasted above and below image; the poster advertises the melodrama "One of the Bravest" written by E. E. Price and starring actor Charles McCarthy.

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Hoop of Gold : Sammy

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