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Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels

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Includes small portraits of Jos. Gorton and Chas. H. Larkin.

Caption: Billy De Rue, monologuist & comedian.

Created and "copyright 1899 Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y."

No. 2818.

Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

Public domain stock photos of New Orleans, LA.

The collection includes posters advertising individual plays and operettas, burlesque, vaudeville, and specialty acts, dance companies, extravaganzas produced by the Kiralfy Brothers, portraits of entertainers, and stock posters. Featured performers include Julia Arthur, De Wolfe Hopper, Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co., Thomas W. Keene, Andrew Mack, Robert B. Mantell, Mathews & Bulger, Lewis Morrison, Phil Sheridan's New City Sports Co., Royal Lilliputians, and Jennie Yeamans. Directors, managers, and producers include Edward J. Abraham, Blaney, and Vance, William A. Brady, Sidney R. Ellis, W.J. Fielding, Charles Frohman, Hoyt & McKee, the Kiralfy Brothers, Jacob Litt, Rice & Burton, Rich & Harris, A.Q. Scammon, Sam S. Schubert, Thall & Kennedy, Fred E. Wright, Charles H. Yale, and others. Playwrights include David Belasco, George H. Broadhurst, Bartley Campbell, Charles Turner Dazey, Gilbert & Sullivan, William Gillette, Seymour Hicks, David Higgins, Bronson Howard, Cecil Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Sutton Vane, and others. Plays include such popular titles as Arizona, At Piney Ridge, By the sad sea waves, Devil's auction, Evangeline, Faust, Female drummer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The hidden hand, The last of the Rohans, Ole Olson, The Queen of Chinatown, Shenandoah, Siberia, The sporting life, Uncle Tom's cabin, Venice, The war of wealth, Way down East, Yon Yonson, and others. Images depicted include scenes from plays, portraits of performers, and performers performing. Featured entertainers are not always depicted in the image. Some posters are mainly textual with peripheral images.

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de rue billy performances african americans performances and portrayals comedians minstrel shows lithographs color portrait prints theatrical posters american posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 courier company gorton original new orleans minstrels jos joseph gorton chas h larkin ultra high resolution high resolution new york louisiana new orleans performing arts posters posters prints advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville
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01/01/1899
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New Orleans. Free Stock Photos.

Public domain stock photos of New Orleans, LA.

Performing Arts Posters

Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)
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de rue billy performances african americans performances and portrayals comedians minstrel shows lithographs color portrait prints theatrical posters american posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 courier company gorton original new orleans minstrels jos joseph gorton chas h larkin ultra high resolution high resolution new york louisiana new orleans performing arts posters posters prints advertisements free art posters library of congress vintage ads vaudeville