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T. J. Farron’s soap bubble

Description: Image of a scene of a man dancing on a city rooftop wearing a top hat and holding a gun and a lantern; the poster advertises the musical comedy "A Soap Bubble" written by Montgomery Phister.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1886
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000431
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

T. J. Farron’s soap bubble

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Image of a man, wearing a striped shirt, standing on the beach holding his head with two boats, including a sailboat, in the ocean behind him; the poster advertises the musical comedy "A Soap Bubble" written by Montgomery Phister.

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Chas. L. Davis (Alvin Joslin) in his new play : one of the old stock

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Image of a scene in a formal parlor with actor Charles L. Davis, playing the part of country bumpkin farmer Alvin Joslin, wrestling a man in formal suit for a gun, while a woman in a ball gown ducks away in fear, with a vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Davis in top left corner; the poster advertises the musical comedy "One of the Old Stock" by Davis.

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W.C. Mitchell’s pleasure party in our goblins or fun on the Rhine. : Mr. William Gill

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Image of a three-quarters-length portrait of playwright and actor William Gill dressed in a suit and boater hat; the poster advertises the comedy "Our Goblins" by Gill.

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Denman Thompson as Uncle Josh

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Image of male and female partygoers dancing and socializing in a ball room with a piano and golden statues while the American actor Denman Thompson stands in the center of the room wearing socks and a homely outfit, as the country bumpkin character Uncle Josh Whitcomb, dancing with a young woman, with his boots on the floor at lower left; the other guests, dressed in formal gowns and tail coats, look on; gold frame border around scene; the poster presumably advertises the comedy "Joshua Whitcomb" created and performed by Thompson.

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A tin soldier by Chas. H. Hoyt

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Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in character wearing a hat, neckerchief, and overalls; the poster advertises the comedy "A Tin Solider" by Charles H. Hoyt.

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Funniest show in the world the huge pantomimic musical comedy : an aerial honeymoon invented and patented by John F. Byrne

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Image of a crashing airship scene with people in their pajamas being tossed around in an "Air Line Sleeping Car" and men hanging from the ship's rafters; the poster advertises a scene from the musical comedy "An Aerial Honeymoon" by John F. Byrne.

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