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Caption: Metamorphosis : change in 3 seconds!

Created by "Liebler & Maass Lith., N.Y."

No. 1885.

Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956.

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

Forms part of: McManus-Young collection of pictorial material relating to magic.

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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houdini beatrice performances houdini harry magic magicians lithographs color portrait prints theatrical posters american houdinis bessie poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 liebler and maass lith ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters advertisements vaudeville shows music performing arts harry houdini houdini free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville
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01/01/1895
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Liebler & Maass Lith.
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Performing Arts Posters

Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Magicians

Magic and Magicians
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houdini beatrice performances houdini harry magic magicians lithographs color portrait prints theatrical posters american houdinis bessie poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 liebler and maass lith ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters advertisements vaudeville shows music performing arts harry houdini houdini free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville