Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the seasons only novelty. – 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 Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the seasons only novelty.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the seasons only novelty.
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The Royal Lilliputians were a troupe of little people who toured American vaudeville and theater houses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and this 1900 lithograph advertises their act as "a new and original idea in comedy." Printed in black and white by the Russell-Morgan Print firm of Cincinnati and New York, the poster reflects the bold, eye-catching style that theatrical lithographers used to sell shows to passing crowds. Its subject headings also list animal hides and skins, a reminder that the troupe's comedy often leaned on spectacle and novelty. Posters like this one preserve how traveling entertainers were marketed to audiences of the period.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 72 x 51 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1900 The U.S. Printing Co. Russell-Morgan Print Cincinnati & New York. No. 4634. · Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Subjects | Royal Lilliputians--Performances. Dwarfs. Hides & skins. Comedies. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,005 × 2,804 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272983 |
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