Return engagement of Hardeen king of handcuffs the biggest vaudeville attraction in America. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Return engagement of Hardeen king of handcuffs the biggest vaudeville attraction in America., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Billed as "the biggest vaudeville attraction in America," this color lithograph announces a return engagement by Hardeen, the "King of Handcuffs." Hardeen (1876-1945) was the younger brother of Harry Houdini and performed many of the same restraint escapes on the stage. The heading names B.F. Keith, whose vaudeville circuit helped make variety entertainment respectable and family-friendly in the early twentieth century. The poster promotes a week beginning Monday, March 9 at one of Keith's houses.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 107 x 72 cm. |
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| Notes | At head of title: B.F. Keiths Lowells leading theatre week starting Mon. Mar. 9. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. · Hardeen 1876-1945. Keith B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1846-1914. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,070 × 3,072 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273740 |
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