[Principal comedians] – Antique Poster Print
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(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: [Principal comedians], preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Little beyond its title survives for this large black-and-white lithograph, which advertised a bill of principal comedians. Printed in 1899 by the U.S. Printing Company of Cincinnati for the Russell-Morgan Print Company, the poster measures roughly 74 by 106 centimeters, a size suited to pasting on billboards and storefront windows. In the late 1890s, a show's leading comics were often its main draw, and posters like this one relied on bold lettering and star billing to fill seats. The copyright notice printed on the sheet reflects a common practice for commercial theater prints of the period.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 74 x 106 cm. |
| Notes | 18758 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Company Cin. U.S.A. Russell-Morgan Print. Title derived from U.S. Copyright Office information. No. 3667. · Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,829 × 2,014 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-272772 |
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