Hoyts new A trip to Chinatown – 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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Hoyts new A trip to Chinatown
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This poster advertises a 1899 revival of Charles Hale Hoyt's farce *A Trip to Chinatown*, and it singles out Mabel Montgomery as "the bewitching widow," a role built around mourning clothes and comic romance. The play, first staged in Boston in 1890, became one of the most popular long-running comedies of its day, and touring companies kept it before audiences for years. The lithograph was printed by the U.S. Printing Co. in Russell-Morgan's shop, with Fred E. Wright credited for its direction. Missing pieces along its edges are visible, which is typical of posters that were pasted up and handled outdoors.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 104 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | Created and copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co. Russell-Morgan Print Cin. & N.Y. Direction Fred E. Wright. Caption: Mabel Montgomery the bewitching widow. Pieces of poster missing. No. 3744. · Hoyt Charles Hale 1859-1900. Wright Fred E. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Subjects | Montgomery Mabel--Performances. Actresses. Mourning clothes. Widows. Comedies. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,184 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-271858 |
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