Ferris' Comedians the pacemakers at popular prices. – Historic Reproduction
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Ferris' Comedians the pacemakers at popular prices. comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ferris' Comedians the pacemakers at popular prices.
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Advertised as the pacemakers at popular prices, this poster promotes Ferris' Comedians, a touring comedy company whose claim was to set the standard for low-cost theater admission. Its imprint lists Cincinnati and New York, and the U.S. Printing Company dates it to about 1900. In that period, cheap tickets brought working-class audiences to traveling variety and comedy troupes, and such companies often featured animal acts alongside human performers. Posters like this one were meant to be read quickly from a street wall, so their bold lettering and eye-catching illustration were central to filling seats.
| Created / published | Cin. ; N.Y. : U.S.P. Co., c1900. |
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| Original scan | 1,958 × 2,518 px · prints to 7 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 19 |
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