Orpheum Theatre vaudeville handbill featuring Houdini – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Orpheum Theatre vaudeville handbill featuring Houdini, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Orpheum Theatre vaudeville handbill featuring Houdini
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The Orpheum theater handbill is a reminder of how central vaudeville was to the careers of stage magicians in the early 20th century. Houdini built his reputation on touring the Orpheum circuit, a chain of big-city variety houses where a headliner could reach audiences night after night. Handbills like this one were printed in bulk and pasted on walls and shop windows, so they served as both advertising and a record of which acts shared a bill. Looking closely, the lettering and layout show the bold, crowded style that promoters favored to compete for attention on busy streets.
| Original scan | 2,550 × 750 px · prints to 8 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1827_Houdini_nothing_on_eart_19-1 |
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