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Rice's production of the latest London novelty, The girl from Paris written by George Dance ; music by Ivan Caryll.

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Summary

"Copyrighted 1897."

Caption: Sit back hold tight, Mary's going to sing.

Created by "The Metropolitan Print., 222 to 232 W. 26th St., New York."

Starring Josephine Hall.

Gift; Maxine Williams; 1973.

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

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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hall josephine performances actresses musical revues and comedies singers lithographs color theatrical posters american rice production london novelty london novelty girl paris george dance george dance music ivan caryll ivan caryll poster art posters france 19th century victorian london posters england posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 metropolitan printing co edward e edward everett rice rice production ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters prints advertisements vaudeville shows performing arts free art posters library of congress vintage ads
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Date

01/01/1897
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Contributors

Metropolitan Printing Co.
Caryll, Ivan, 1861-1921.
Dance, George, Sir, 1858?-1932.
Rice, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1848-1924.
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Theatrical Posters: Musicals

American Theatrical Posters: Musicals, Dance, Extravaganza

Performing Arts Posters

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hall josephine performances actresses musical revues and comedies singers lithographs color theatrical posters american rice production london novelty london novelty girl paris george dance george dance music ivan caryll ivan caryll poster art posters france 19th century victorian london posters england posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 metropolitan printing co edward e edward everett rice rice production ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters prints advertisements vaudeville shows performing arts free art posters library of congress vintage ads