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The guv’nor

Description: Image of a scene in a boathouse on a lake with four men and a couple standing near a kitchen table and chair, boat, and oars, with a vignette of a proposal scene with a man and woman sitting and holding hands while an older man looks on; the poster advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000385
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Yer' 'and, yer' 'and

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Image of a couple, with the man wearing a monocle, walking arm-in-arm past an angry looking man in a bowler hat; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Guv'nor" written by E. G. Lankester.

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The mother-in-law's discovery

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Image of a scene in a house with a mother-in-law attacking an Irish man with a feather duster and holding a letter addressed "Alderman McSweeney New York" with a couple, a man drinking from a bottle of wine, and a woman entering through a door in the background and a sign reading "Keep Nothing From Mother" on the wall; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Irish Alderman," written by Robert Neilson Stephens, in which a female impersonator played the role of Mrs. Bridget Casey, the mother-in-law of Alderman Dennis McSweeney.

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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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John O’Donnell : the gifted actor and tenor in : Rollicking Shannon : management Al. Mc.Lean

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Image of a scene in a dining room with a man, presumably Irish actor John O'Donnell, punching another man with his fist, while a woman in a pink dress watches the fighting; the performers are dressed in historical costumes and stand before a table and fireplace; the poster advertises the romantic comedy "Rollicking Shannon" written by Alexander McLean.

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Blue Jeans : will never wear out : by Joseph Arthur author of "The still alarm."

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Image of a scene in a saw mill showing an unconscious man on a moving conveyor belt about to be cut in half by a saw blade while the villain looks on and a woman breaks through an office door with a chair at left to rescue the man; the poster advertises the melodrama "Blue Jeans" by Joseph Arthur.

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We, Us & Co. : Shashay

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Image of a quack doctor's office filled with strange medical instruments, jars, and signs promising cures, with an older man crashing through the glass of a window after being ejected from an exam table as a larger bald man watches on; the signs read "Swollen heads reduced to natural size," "Incurable Diseases a Specialty," "Broken Hearts Repaired," "No pay no cure," "Hair restored," "Lost Affections Restored," and a machine has a gauge with the markings "Rock Rye Cake Pie Tulu Buns"; the poster advertises the farce comedy "We, Us & Co." produced under the management of William Mestayer.

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The guv’nor

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