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Henry B. Harris presents The traveling salesman a comedy by James Forbes, author of The chorus lady.

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G xxc 20382 U.S. Copyright Office

Consists of photographic print on color lithograph.

Created and "copyright 1908 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cin. & N.Y."

No. 11798.

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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card games comedies luggage lithographs color theatrical posters american henry harris salesman comedy james forbes james forbes author chorus lady chorus lady poster art posters posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 henry harris us lithograph co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters prints free art posters library of congress
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01/01/1908
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U.S. Lithograph Co.
Forbes, James, 1872-1938.
Harris, Henry B., 1866-1912.
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card games comedies luggage lithographs color theatrical posters american henry harris salesman comedy james forbes james forbes author chorus lady chorus lady poster art posters posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 henry harris us lithograph co ultra high resolution high resolution new york performing arts posters prints free art posters library of congress