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The original and only Royal Japanese Troupe direct from Jeddo, Japan.

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Y18977 U.S. Copyright Office

Created by "The United States Ptg, Co., Russell & Morgan Factories, Cincinnati, O., copyrighted 1892."

No. 1603.

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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royal japanese troupe performances japanese performances and portrayals acrobatics acrobats aerialists lithographs color theatrical posters american royal troupe jeddo poster art posters prints 19th century posters circus posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 russell and morgan factories united states ptg co ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville
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01/01/1892
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United States Ptg. Co.
Russell & Morgan Factories.
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Performing Arts Posters

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royal japanese troupe performances japanese performances and portrayals acrobatics acrobats aerialists lithographs color theatrical posters american royal troupe jeddo poster art posters prints 19th century posters circus posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 russell and morgan factories united states ptg co ultra high resolution high resolution performing arts posters advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville