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Bon Ton Burlesquers 365 days ahead of them all.

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Caption: On the string.

Created and "copyright 1898 by The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y."

No. 6090.

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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burlesque shows chorus girls puppets lithographs color theatrical posters american bon ton burlesquers bon ton burlesquers poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 hc miner litho co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters advertisements vaudeville shows vaudeville cabaret cabaret performances actors and actresses performing arts music free art posters library of congress actresses vintage ads
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01/01/1898
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H.C. Miner Litho. Co.
Bon Ton Burlesquers.
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burlesque shows chorus girls puppets lithographs color theatrical posters american bon ton burlesquers bon ton burlesquers poster art posters prints 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 hc miner litho co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters advertisements vaudeville shows vaudeville cabaret cabaret performances actors and actresses performing arts music free art posters library of congress actresses vintage ads