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Edwin Arden's romantic play, Zorah

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48668 U.S. Copyright Office

Caption: The Council of Ten. Israel appeals to "the dumb angel" to reverse the decision of the Council.

Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cincinnati & New York."

Jacob Litt, proprietor.

N.Y. no. 8618.

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

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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jews performances and portrayals prison laborers russia siberia salt mining shackles theatrical productions lithographs color theatrical posters american chita chitinskai a oblast russia edwin arden edwin arden zorah poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 jaco litt strobridge and co lith ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters free art posters library of congress
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01/01/1899
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Strobridge & Co. Lith.
Arden, Edwin, 1864-1918.
Litt, Jacob.
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Performing Arts Posters

Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
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Chita (Chitinskai͡a oblastʹ, Russia) ,  52.03333, 113.55000
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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jews performances and portrayals prison laborers russia siberia salt mining shackles theatrical productions lithographs color theatrical posters american chita chitinskai a oblast russia edwin arden edwin arden zorah poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 jaco litt strobridge and co lith ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters free art posters library of congress