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Hoodman Blind : by Wilson Barrett & Henry A. Jones

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1887
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000391
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

A great wrong righted : John A. Stevens

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Image of a parlor with a man and woman fighting across a writing table while a woman holds a letter in her hand and another man enters the room through curtains; with a head-and-shoulders profile portrait of actor and dramatist John A. Stevens at top right; a printed date sheet advertising performances beginning on September 27, [1886], at the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn, New York, is pasted to the bottom of poster; the poster advertises the melodrama "A Great Wrong Righted" (also titled "A Great Wrong") written by Stevens.

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Mrs. McKee Rankin

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Image of a full-length portrait of the American actor Kitty Blanchard (Mrs. McKee Rankin) holding her hands up while performing in costume as the character Carrots, with red hair and a torn blue apron; the poster advertises the Western melodrama "49" (or "Forty-Nine").

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Two orphans

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Image of a central image of two young woman, orphan sisters Henrietta and the blind Louise, standing together, with two vignettes of scenes consisting of Louise begging in the snow with an older woman, and a sword fight between two men in historical costumes in France with a crowd looking on; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Two Orphans" written by Adolphe D'Ennery and adapted by Hart Jackson and provides information for performances staring actress Mary Jeffrey Lewis to begin on September 27, [1886], at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, California.

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De Wolf Hopper will appear in 100 Wives

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Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of actor De Wolf Hopper standing with arms folded in formal dress; with date sheet for a March 2, [1882], show at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pasted at bottom; the poster advertises Hopper in the Mormon-focused melodrama "100 Wives" written by Gil Pierce and James B. Runnion.

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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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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.

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Hoodman Blind : by Wilson Barrett & Henry A. Jones

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