Visual Materials

George Knight's Comedy Co. over the garden wall by Scott Marble

Description: Image of an outdoor courtyard with two servants and a man pushing two baby carriages and holding crying babies while onlookers watch; with vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of German comedian George S. Knight and his wife, American burlesque performer Sophie Worrell Knight, at bottom center; fragment of a date sheet for the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pasted at bottom; the poster advertises the musical and burlesque show "Over the Garden Wall" by Scott Marble that was produced by the Knights.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1885
Call number: priJLC_ENT_002543
Creator: Last, Jay T

Over the garden wall : Mrs. Geo. S. Knight

Visual Materials

Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American burlesque performer Sophie Worrell Knight in formal dress and wearing a large hat and framed by an Art Nouveau-style floral border; the poster advertises the musical and burlesque show "Over the Garden Wall" by Scott Marble produced by Knight and her husband, German comedian George S. Knight.

priJLC_ENT_000236

Mrs. Geo. S. Knight

Visual Materials

Image of American burlesque performer and actor Sophie Worrell Knight (Mrs. George S. Knight) wearing jewelry and a formal dress with bustle and ribbons, leaning on a stone wall with trees and a country cottage in the background.

priJLC_ENT_000419

Otto : a German

Visual Materials

Image of circular vignettes of head-and-shoulders portraits of German comedian George S. Knight and his wife, American burlesque performer Sophie Worrell Knight, surrounded by tree, leaf, and fence borders, and four vignettes of scenes with a top center image of an outdoors view of a couple and two men in the front yard of a house with a fountain captioned "Act. 1st"; a bottom left image of an outdoor view of a park with a couple and a man on the ground having just been hit by a woman captioned "Act. 2nd."; a bottom center image of three men in a warehouse captioned "Act 3rd."; and a bottom right image of individuals in a formal parlor captioned "Act. 4th."; the poster advertises the comedic drama "Otto, a German" by Fred Mardsen.

priJLC_ENT_000337

Mr. Geo. S. Knight

Visual Materials

Image of a three-quarter length portrait of German comedian and actor George S. Knight in formal dress with a gold watch fob, leaning on a stone wall with a garden and statue in the background.

priJLC_ENT_000418

Miss Katie Rooney with Rooney Comedy Co. in Pat’s new wardrobe : Asana Banad

Visual Materials

Image of a full-length portrait of young female actor Katie Rooney (also known as Kate Rooney) in a gingham costume waving, with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rooney in a circular frame at upper left; ornate border decorated with clover and a palm frond; the poster advertises the comedy "Pat's New Wardrobe" (also promoted as "Pat's Wardrobe") written by Irish comedian Pat Rooney.

priJLC_ENT_000226

Henry E. Dixey as H. Irving : in Adonis

Visual Materials

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.

priJLC_ENT_000300

George Knight's Comedy Co. over the garden wall by Scott Marble

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Over the garden wall : Mrs. Geo. S. Knight

Mrs. Geo. S. Knight

Otto : a German

Mr. Geo. S. Knight

Miss Katie Rooney with Rooney Comedy Co. in Pat’s new wardrobe : Asana Banad

Henry E. Dixey as H. Irving : in Adonis