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Louis Aldrich in my partner” by Bartley Campbell

Description: Image of a scene of a man stabbing and murdering a miner, the character Ned Singleton, with a knife during a fight atop a kitchen table; the poster has printed date information for performances beginning on January 18, [1886], at the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, New York; the poster advertises the drama "My Partner" by Bartley Campbell.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1886
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000404
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Louis Aldrich : my partner

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Image of a man, presumably American actor Louis Aldrich, standing on a cliff in the wilderness with mining tools on the ground, with his hand raised to another man across a ravine standing outside of a cabin, with mountains and a waterfall in the distance; the poster has printed date information for performances beginning on January 18, [1886], at the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, New York; the poster advertises the drama "My Partner" by Bartley Campbell.

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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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The white slave by Bartley Campbell

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Image of a male plantation owner holding a cane and a sad looking white woman holding her bonnet with African American slaves harvesting cotton in the field behind them and a plantation house, slave cabins, river, and steamship in the background; the poster advertises the drama "The White Slave" by Bartley Campbell.

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The white slave by Bartley Campbell

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Image of two scenes from the play "The White Slave" consisting of a top image of a woman and man standing beyond a porch at dusk with the caption "Rags are royal raiment, when worn for virtue's sake!" and a bottom image of a white woman standing in a cloak in a dark lantern-lit room of men and an African American woman in a cloak with the caption "That lady is a genuine white woman!"; the poster advertises the drama "The White Slave" by Bartley Campbell.

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Mr. W. J. Florence, the Irish comedian as Paddy Finnegan in his Irish drama of Mike the miner

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Image of American actor and comedian William Florence (also known as Billy Florence) dressed as the Irish tramp character Paddy Finnegan wearing a ragged top hat and carrying a hobo satchel on the end of a stick; the poster advertises the drama "Mike, the Miner" written by Florence.

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Bartley Campbell author of "my partner" and his great double New York success the galley slave

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American playwright Bartley Campbell in formal dress with a border of cherubs, quill pens, books, binoculars, a sword, and ribbons with titles of his plays.

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Louis Aldrich in my partner” by Bartley Campbell

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