Strobridge & Co. Lith., printer

Description

Image of seven captioned vignettes of minstrel show acts: "Haverly's Double California Quartette Assisted by 8 Choristers" with eight men in blackface holding songbooks and singing in a row at top left; "Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels on the grand Parade" with a marching band performing on a street at top center; "The Eight Eminent End Men" with blackface men dancing and holding tambourines at top right; "Haverly's Great Extensive First Part. Numbering Forty Celebrated Artists" with men in blackface sitting in an orchestra, dancing, and playing musical instruments at center; "The Resplendent Clog Tournament" with costumed men in blackface dancing at lower left; a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Jack Haverly at bottom center; and "The Mammoth Song and Dance Festival" with men and women in blackface dancing at bottom right.Poster likely issued in 1881 based on month and day in item text. "Copy-right secured by A.A. Stewart, 1878."--text, lower left. "Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cin. O."--text, bottom left. "J.H. Haverly. / Proprietor."--text, top left. "Chas. Frohman. Manager."--text, top right. "Haverly's / Mammoth Drum / Awarded the / First Prize / at the / American / Centennial / Exposition / Philadelphia / 1876 / Height 6 Feet."--text, center right of image, on drum. "Matt Morgan"--text, artist's signature in stone, lower right. "Haverly's Theatre 12 Nights and 6 Matinees, / Commencing / Monday, Dec. 26"--text, bottom margin.

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Huntington Library

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California Digital Library