Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage ; original music by Franz Lehar ; book by Geo. V. Hobart ; staged by Julian Mitchell. – Antique Poster 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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Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage ; original music by Franz Lehar ; book by Geo. V. Hobart ; staged by Julian Mitchell.
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Joe Weber appears in costume as Disch, the role he played in this 1908 burlesque of *The Merry Widow*. The show drew its plot and tunes from Franz Lehar's operetta, which had premiered in Vienna in 1905 and became a sensation on American stages, and it was presented under Henry W. Savage's arrangement with Julian Mitchell directing and George V. Hobart writing the book. Weber, half of the comedy team Weber and Fields, was known for broad parody, and the bold color lithograph, printed by Strobridge from a photograph by Frank C. Bangs, shows how star portraits carried theatrical advertising of the era.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 103 x 38 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1908 by The Strobridge Litho Co Cincinnati & New York. From photo by Frank C. Bangs N.Y. Caption: Joe Weber as Disch. N.Y. no. 12752. · Bangs F. C. (Frank C.) 1833-1908. Savage Henry W. Lehar Franz 1870-1948. |
| Subjects | Weber Joe 1867-1942--Performances. Comedians. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,207 × 3,072 px · prints to 4 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272764 |
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