Ben-Hur Klaw & Erlanger's stupendous production. – Vintage Poster
(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 rare vintage poster captures Ben-Hur Klaw & Erlanger's stupendous production. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Ben-Hur Klaw & Erlanger's stupendous production.
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The sheet advertises a touring production credited to the Illinois theater, "Ben-Hur," Klaw & Erlanger's stupendous staging of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel about a Jewish prince in Roman Judea. William Young's dramatization turned the novel's chariot race into the play's central spectacle, and the New York producing partnership of Marc Klaw and Abraham Erlanger was known for lavish touring shows. Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati printed the color lithograph in 1901, and its copyright notice shows how such posters were made to promote productions to audiences across the country.
| Created / published | Cincinnati, O. : Strobridge Lith. Co., c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 24 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | O." By General Lew Wallace; dramatized by Wm. Young. At head of title: Illinois Theatre |
| Notes | G xxc 504 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1901 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,696 × 3,781 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220741 |
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