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This is a museum quality, reproduction print on premium paper with archival/UV resistant inks. The framed work is single matted (ivory), under acrylic glass, with a hanging wire.

Date: c. .

Print Info: Created by Quigley Litho. Co. K.C. Caption: A story of a sweet little circus girl her bad sister a minister and meddling town gossips. No. 3516.

Topics: Circus performers. Clergy. Comedies. Melodramas.

Publisher: Sherman Robert J. d. 1939.

HISTORY OF THE THEATER POSTERS

Originally used to attract the public to performances and performers, these posters illustrate the wide range of popular, live entertainment in America from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The bulk of the posters are color lithographs and woodcuts and come from three main genres: Magic Posters, Minstrel Posters, Theatrical Posters.

1. Magic Posters: feature Houdini, Kellar, Thurston, et al.

2. Minstrel Poster Collection: highlight minstrel companies who usually performed programs of African-American music, comedy and impersonation.

3. Theatrical Posters: a) Burlesque, Dance, Music, Operetta, Specialty Acts, Vaudeville, b) Kiralfy Brothers, c) Portrait Posters, d) Stock Posters.