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A magical musical comedy, Bimbo of Bombay

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C253652 U.S. Copyright Office

Captions: The spirit quartette. The skeleton song and dance. Pink Venus.

Created and "copyright 1897 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y."

Direction of Ed. M. Graves.

No. 5530.

Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

American Comedy Theatrical Posters

American Theatrical Posters: Musicals, Dance, Extravaganza

The collection includes posters advertising individual plays and operettas, burlesque, vaudeville, and specialty acts, dance companies, extravaganzas produced by the Kiralfy Brothers, portraits of entertainers, and stock posters. Featured performers include Julia Arthur, De Wolfe Hopper, Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co., Thomas W. Keene, Andrew Mack, Robert B. Mantell, Mathews & Bulger, Lewis Morrison, Phil Sheridan's New City Sports Co., Royal Lilliputians, and Jennie Yeamans. Directors, managers, and producers include Edward J. Abraham, Blaney, and Vance, William A. Brady, Sidney R. Ellis, W.J. Fielding, Charles Frohman, Hoyt & McKee, the Kiralfy Brothers, Jacob Litt, Rice & Burton, Rich & Harris, A.Q. Scammon, Sam S. Schubert, Thall & Kennedy, Fred E. Wright, Charles H. Yale, and others. Playwrights include David Belasco, George H. Broadhurst, Bartley Campbell, Charles Turner Dazey, Gilbert & Sullivan, William Gillette, Seymour Hicks, David Higgins, Bronson Howard, Cecil Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Sutton Vane, and others. Plays include such popular titles as Arizona, At Piney Ridge, By the sad sea waves, Devil's auction, Evangeline, Faust, Female drummer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The hidden hand, The last of the Rohans, Ole Olson, The Queen of Chinatown, Shenandoah, Siberia, The sporting life, Uncle Tom's cabin, Venice, The war of wealth, Way down East, Yon Yonson, and others. Images depicted include scenes from plays, portraits of performers, and performers performing. Featured entertainers are not always depicted in the image. Some posters are mainly textual with peripheral images.

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venus roman deity chorus girls dance musical revues and comedies skeletons lithographs color theatrical posters american comedy bimbo bombay poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 edw m graves hc miner litho co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters vintage illustration artwork advertisements vaudeville shows vaudeville cabaret cabaret performances performing arts music free art posters library of congress vintage ads
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01/01/1897
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H.C. Miner Litho. Co.
Graves, Edw. M.
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American Theatrical Posters: Musicals, Dance, Extravaganza

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venus roman deity chorus girls dance musical revues and comedies skeletons lithographs color theatrical posters american comedy bimbo bombay poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 edw m graves hc miner litho co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters vintage illustration artwork advertisements vaudeville shows vaudeville cabaret cabaret performances performing arts music free art posters library of congress vintage ads