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Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Co. the comedy event.

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Includes portraits of Harry M. Clark and G.P. Hammer.

P4276 U.S. Copyright Office

"Copyrigiht [sic] secured."

Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr.,-Eng., Chicago."

Under the management of Harry M. Clark; Clark & Hammer, sole prop'rs; G.P. Hammer, treasurer.

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

American Comedy Theatrical Posters

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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clark harry m hammer g p theatrical producers and directors theatrical productions theatrical posters american woodcuts color whiteley original hand hand co comedy event comedy event poster art posters 19th century posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 clark and hammer jno jeffery pr and eng whiteley original hidden hand co photo whiteley original ultra high resolution high resolution john performing arts posters posters free art posters library of congress vaudeville
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Date

01/01/1884
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Contributors

Jno. B. Jeffery Pr. & Eng.
Clark & Hammer.
Whiteley's Original Hidden Hand Co.
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Theatrical Posters: Comedy

American Comedy Theatrical Posters

Performing Arts Posters

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clark harry m hammer g p theatrical producers and directors theatrical productions theatrical posters american woodcuts color whiteley original hand hand co comedy event comedy event poster art posters 19th century posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 clark and hammer jno jeffery pr and eng whiteley original hidden hand co photo whiteley original ultra high resolution high resolution john performing arts posters posters free art posters library of congress vaudeville