Miss Jenniebelle Neal, Dramatic Reader and Pianist, with Hutchinson Family – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Miss Jenniebelle Neal, Dramatic Reader and Pianist, with Hutchinson Family, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Miss Jenniebelle Neal, Dramatic Reader and Pianist, with Hutchinson Family
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Miss Jenniebelle Neal stands out here as a dramatic reader and pianist, a combination that was popular on the American lecture and concert circuit of the late 1800s, when audiences paid to hear recitations of poetry and prose set to musical accompaniment. The title places her alongside the Hutchinson Family, the well-known singing troupe whose performances of songs and reform-minded ballads toured widely in the mid-19th century. The pairing suggests a program that blended spoken word with music, a format that gave readers and writers a stage in an era before radio and recordings. Looking closely at the figures and their staging can tell you a good deal about how such entertainments were presented to the public.
| Original scan | 2,336 × 3,072 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1839u |
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