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Kate Claxton : in the sea of ice

Description: Image of a head-and-shoulders profile portrait of American actor Kate Claxton in a formal high-neck dress; the poster advertises performances beginning on October 8, [1883], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, of the romantic drama "The Sea of Ice" written by Adolphe d'Ennery.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1883
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000317
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Kate Claxton. Charles A. Stevenson

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Image of head-and-shoulders profile portraits of American actor Kate Claxton and British actor Charles A. Stevenson as two bust statues in a circular frame decorated with leaves and berries; the poster and date sheet advertise performances beginning on October 8, [1883], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, of the romantic drama the "Sea of Ice" written by Adolphe d'Ennery.

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Maude Granger : her second love

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Image of a head-and-shoulders profile portrait of American actor Maude Granger with flowers and a vase bordering the portrait; the poster advertises the Russian romantic drama "Her Second Love" by John A. Stevens and has a printed date panel advertising a July 23, [1883] show at the Baldwin Theater in San Francisco, California, at top of image.

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Louis Aldrich : under the direction of Chapman & Sellers

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Louis Aldrich, wearing formal dress, in an oval decorated with United States flags, eagle, leaves, acorns, and branches, and a shield; date sheet for performances beginning on December 13, [1886], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, pasted at bottom of image; the poster advertises Aldrich presumably in the drama "My Partner" by Bartley Campbell.

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A celebrated case : after Fontenoy, - the child's accusation

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Image of a military camp with tents and windmills in the background with a child trying running towards a French soldier in the foreground, with soldiers watching from behind; the poster advertises the romantic drama "A Celebrated Case" written by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugene Corman.

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Madison Square Theatre : Esmeralda

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a farm girl wearing a bonnet and a red bandana around her neck, with a pail of corn and a rural country landscape in the background; the poster advertises the comedic drama "Esmeralda" written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and William H. Gillette.

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Augustus Pitou presents Chauncey Olcott in his new play : Barry of Ballymore by Rida Johnson Young

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Chauncey Olcott dressed in character as an Irish troubadour in 1789 and wearing a historical costume and a three-cornered hat; the poster advertises the musical drama "Barry of Ballymore" written by Rida Johnson Young.

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