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Princess Toto : comic opera in 3 acts by W.S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay

Description: Image of a collage of five scenes with a central image of men, dressed as brigands, standing in a circle outdoors in a forest clearing with rifles, while Native American Indians with tomahawks and a woman cross a wooden bridge across a rocky ravine in the background and four surrounding vignettes of explorers, male dancers in historical European costumes, and Indians; the poster advertises the comic opera "Princess Toto" written by W. S. Gilbert with a score by Frederic Clay.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1879
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000990
Creator: Last, Jay T

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[Collage of a burlesque and minstrel performers and acts]

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Image of a collage of vignettes of burlesque, acrobatic, and minstrel acts and performers centered between two standing burlesque dancers in red costumes and including vignettes of the head-and-shoulders of fourteen female performers in formal dress, acrobats performing on bars, trapezes, and in balancing acts on balls and on a tightrope high wire, rows of men dancing with some in blackface, a group of female dancers with jump ropes, and a male minstrel troupe with musical instruments.

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Just out! A new historical novel. A hero in homespun. By William E. Barton

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Image of an advertisement for the novel A Hero in Homespun by William E. Barton featuring an illustration from the book; four men (one in soldier's uniform) at the top of a ravine waiting in ambush; a group of women proceeds on foot and horseback at the foot of the ravine below.

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Princess Toto : comic opera in 3 acts by W.S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay

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