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Imre Kiralfy's grand historic spectacle, Venice, the bride of the sea at Olympia

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W41768 U.S. Copyright Office

"Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy, 1891."

Caption: The deliverance of Pisani.

Created by "The Strobridge Lith-Co., Cin'ti & New York; (printed in America)."

No. F-N.Y.4213.

Small portrait of I. Kiralfy in upper left corner.

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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Date

01/01/1891
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Strobridge & Co. Lith.
Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919.
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Performing Arts Posters

Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
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Location

Venice (Italy) ,  45.43861, 12.32667
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Library of Congress
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crowds historical dramas victory celebrations lithographs color theatrical posters american imre kiralfy imre kiralfy spectacle bride sea olympia poster art posters 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 strobridge and co lith ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters prints advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads