The big scenic sensation Mans enemy with tons of scenery : now in its 4th year in England. – Antique Poster Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The big scenic sensation Mans enemy with tons of scenery : now in its 4th year in England.
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The poster's claim that this production of *Man's Enemy* was "now in its 4th year in England" sets it apart from the many melodrama bills of the period, and its promise of "tons of scenery" points to a show built on spectacle. Late-nineteenth-century touring melodramas relied on elaborate stage pictures, sensational incidents, and bold advertising to draw audiences, and posters like this one were a company's main way of announcing itself before it reached a town. This sheet is a black-and-white lithograph printed in 1899 by the Russell-Morgan Print Company of Cincinnati and New York, a firm that produced many theatrical posters. Its credit lines name Charles A. Longdon and Eric Hudson.
| Created / published | 1899 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 203 x 106 cm. |
| Notes | 80980 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co. Russell-Morgan Print. Cincinnati & New York. By Chas. A. Longdon and Eric Hudson. No. 4279. · Longdon Chas. A. Hudson Eric. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,024 × 1,909 px · prints to 3 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273612 |
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