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Bella Vivian as Bettina : in our Jonathan or the law of the land

Description: Image of a young woman, presumably actress Bella Vivian, wearing a short skirt, apron, corset, red tights, and had standing in a country field by a fence with a farmhouse and hills in the distance; head-and-shoulders portrait of Vivian in a frame decorated with French and American flags inset at top left; with a date sheet for an August 25, [1886], show, presumably at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pasted at bottom of poster; the poster advertises the comedy "Our Jonathan."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1886
Call number: priJLC_ENT_002538
Creator: Last, Jay T

The Night Owls

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Image of full-length portraits of five burlesque actors standing or sitting on pedestals in elaborate stage costumes with hats, including one with a stuffed bird, capes, and tights, with a potted palm plant and leafy vine in the background, with a vignette of the head of an owl at upper left; the poster advertises the Night Owls Burlesque Company.

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Messett’s Musical Entertainers

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Image of a female performer standing at center in a short white dress and a hat with fur trim, with a row of showgirls in similar white costumes in the background behind her; the poster advertises a show produced by Henrique Vivian Messetti.

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Royce & Lansing’s Musical Comedy Co. : In our private tutors

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Image of eight actors in costume performing as various roles including a center image of two men with one holding a piece of sheet music and a baton, and smaller images of six other performers including a girl, two young women holding school books and an umbrella, a man wearing theatrical tights and holding a shield and sword before a book labeled "Al. G. Bray" on the floor, a man dressed as a boy with books, and a man holding a broom before a box labeled "Chewing Gum"; the poster advertises the musical comedy "Our Private Tutors" performed by the company of Ray L. Royce and Web Lansing.

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The "Bon-ton" corset. : manufactired only by the Worcester Corset Co

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Image of a woman being laced into her corset by a maid in front of a large mirror; maid wears a striped dress with lace and ribbon-trimmed sleeves, an apron, and a lace cap; lady wears a white underskirt, intricate corset which is being laced, chemise with a wide lace-trimmed neckline, a pendant on a ribbon around her neck, and a flower in her hair; "Bon-ton Corset" lettering is featured at top framed by flowers; narrow geometric border surrounds the image.

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Henry E. Dixey as H. Irving : in Adonis

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Image of a full-length portrait of American comedian Henry Dixey, imitating English actor Henry Irving, wearing a historical costume with a cloak and tights, and opening a can labeled "English Milk You Know" near a water pump and tree; the poster advertises the burlesque comedy "Adonis, the Statue" written by William Gill.

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Blaney’s extravaganza success ----- a female drummer

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Image of an interior view of a department store crowded with female customers, African American porters, and an Irish policemen during a corset sale; a female impersonator stands with a man atop a store counter, with a sign below the counter "Flags for all nations except one Smooth, Silk & C[?]", and a woman attempts to get into an elevator; the poster advertises the comedic play "A Female Drummer" by Charles E. Blaney.

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Bella Vivian as Bettina : in our Jonathan or the law of the land

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