Special attaction Hardeen the handcuff king. – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Special attaction Hardeen the handcuff king.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Special attaction Hardeen the handcuff king.
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Billed as "the handcuff king," Hardeen, born Theodore Weiss and the younger brother of Harry Houdini, headlines this 1908 color lithograph advertising a Klaw & Erlanger's Advanced Vaudeville matinee for New Year's week. The poster also names co-stars Trixie Friganza and Maidie Scott, and its wording calls the bill the last of the big vaudeville programs. Posters like this were printed in large runs to cover city streets and theater fronts, when touring headliners and multi-act bills drew crowds before motion pictures took over popular entertainment. Hardeen's escape routines in handcuffs and chains relied on the same appeal that made his brother famous.
| Created / published | 1908 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 73 x 54 cm. |
| Notes | At head of title: Klaw & Erlangers Advanced Vaudeville Teck New Years week matinee daily 2:30 p.m. : last of the big vaudeville bills. Featuring Trixie Friganza and Maidie Scott. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. · Hardeen 1876-1945. Klaw & Erlangers Advanced Vaudeville. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,063 × 2,729 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273757 |
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