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The great Wallace s[hows] : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevate[d stages] – Antique Wall Art

The great Wallace s[hows] : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevate[d stages], Buffalo, N.Y. : Courier Litho Co., c1898. — vintage poster
The great Wallace s[hows] : colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevate[d stages], Buffalo, N.Y. : Courier Litho Co., c1898.. Vintage poster from the Circus & Carnival collection.

(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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This lithograph advertises the Great Wallace Shows, a traveling circus whose manager, B. E. Wallace, is named in the subject headings. Its selling point is a ballet billed as a grand spectacle "costumed & presented exactly as in grand opera," led by the Sisters Maccari, Hulda, Adele, and Amelia. Circus bills of the 1890s often promised more than a single ring could hold, and this one stresses a three-ring arrangement and two elevated stages. Printed in Buffalo by the Courier Litho Co. around 1898, the sheet shows how show owners used bold color and celebrity performers to draw crowds. The poster is torn along its right edge, which is visible in the surviving sheet.

Created / publishedBuffalo, N.Y. : Courier Litho Co., c1898.
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 71 x 106 cm.
GenrePortraits 1890-1900.Circus posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900.
NotesTitle from item. Caption: Great Wallace Shows Grand spectacular ballet, costumed & presented exactly as in grand opera. Led by the celebrated Sisters Maccari, Hulda, Adele, & Amelia, premiere danseuses. A tremendous sensation costing a fortune to produce. Copyright by Courier Litho. Co. Poster is torn on right side.
SubjectsWallace, B. E. (Benjamin E.),--1848-1921. Ballerinas--1890-1900. Circuses & shows--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,452 × 4,626 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-226640

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