Theatre newspaper advertisements for Boston playhouses and vaudeville – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Theatre newspaper advertisements for Boston playhouses and vaudeville. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Theatre newspaper advertisements for Boston playhouses and vaudeville
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Newspaper pages like these show how Boston audiences found out what was playing. theater and vaudeville houses bought small display advertisements, often crowded together with listings for shows, performers, and show times. Vaudeville was among the most popular entertainments in American cities from the 1880s into the 1920s, and Boston had many houses offering bills of comedians, singers, acrobats, and short sketches. Looking closely at the layout and typefaces reveals how theatres competed for attention in a dense print market before radio and film took over.
| Original scan | 750 × 2,550 px · prints to 2 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
|---|---|
| Reference | 58 |
More from the Boston Baseball collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
