The famous original Bostonians Americas greatest light opera company. – Vintage 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 famous original Bostonians Americas greatest light opera company.
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This 1899 color lithograph advertises The Bostonians, a light opera troupe that presented itself as "America's greatest light opera company." The poster was printed by the Courier Litho. Co. of Buffalo, New York, and names Barnabee and MacDonald as proprietors, with the tour managed by the New York producers Klaw & Erlanger. The company grew out of Boston's popular comic opera scene, and by the late 1890s its touring productions were a familiar part of American theater. The text promises an "opera comique" with a full cast, chorus, and orchestra, which shows how theatrical posters of the period sold their shows on scale and polish.
| Created / published | 1899 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co. Buffalo N.Y. Barnabee & MacDonald proprietors direction of Klaw & Erlanger presenting high class opera comique unequalled cast chorus & orchestra. No. 2764. · Klaw & Erlanger. Bostonians (Opera company) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,036 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272632 |
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