On the east side melodrama flaunts its eternal lure – Historic Print
(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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On the east side melodrama flaunts its eternal lure comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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On the east side melodrama flaunts its eternal lure
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The title, "On the East Side melodrama flaunts its eternal lure," places this charcoal and wash drawing in a specific part of New York, the Lower East Side, where crowded immigrant neighborhoods supported a busy mix of theaters. Harper's magazine ran drawings like this one in the years around 1919, when stage melodrama, with its villains, heroines, and sudden reversals, was still drawing large audiences just as motion pictures were becoming the cheaper and more popular entertainment. The catalog date is a question mark, so the exact year is uncertain. The drawing is worth a close look for how it uses the loose, atmospheric wash to suggest a crowded, theatrical street scene.
| Medium | 1 drawing : charcoal and wash. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Harper's magazine |
| Notes | [1919?] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,024 × 855 px |
| Reference | 2a15363u On the east side melodram |
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