Hennessy Leroyle the comedian – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with Hennessy Leroyle the comedian, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hennessy Leroyle the comedian
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Little is recorded about the performer billed here as Hennessy Leroyle, but this 1898 black-and-white lithograph shows how a touring comedian was marketed to the public. It was issued under the Russell-Morgan Print imprint, a printer that produced theatrical posters for traveling companies. Sheets like this were typically pasted on billboards and storefront windows along the touring circuit, where large lettering and a bold central image carried the advertising. The poster is a useful example of how American commercial printing shaped popular theater in the years before film took over.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 73 x 53 cm. |
| Notes | 74195 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co. Cin U.S.A. Russell-Morgan Print. No. 3601. · Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,033 × 2,794 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272760 |
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