20 NOTECARDS Historic Theater Print The successful romantic drama A grip of steel

20 NOTECARDS Historic Theater Print The successful romantic drama A grip of steel

This is a gift set of 20 museum-quality photo notecards with matching envelopes on fine-wove-textured, ivory card stock. All notecards depict the above displayed image and are suitable for framing. The cards have a blank writing space inside and would make for wonderful gifts.

Original Publication Date: c. 1899. 46410 Created and copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co. Cin. U.S.A. Russell-Morgan Print. Management W.J. Fielding. Caption: Unforgiven God help me now. No. 3954. Hand raising. Crying. Melodramas. Fielding W. J. Russell-Morgan Print.

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.

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