[Boston] Archive of Clipped Boston Area Theatre Programs & Playbills 1893 –1911

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[Boston] Archive of Clipped Boston Area Theatre Programs & Playbills
1893 –1911
Pair of Meticulously Archived Scrapbooks Comprising Clipped Theatre Programs from the Boston Area, Circa 1893 – 1911.
Approximately 75 clipped original theatre programs and playbills, mostly from the Boston area, with photos of stage actors, entertainers, minstrel singers, opera and early film stars. Mounted at corners into two modern scrapbooks.
Includes productions of
The Masked Ball
,
Faus
t,
Rip Van Winkle
,
An American Citizen
,
The Devil’s Disciple
,
Cyrano De Bergerac
,
Yankee Doodle Dandy
, as well as an early stage production of
The Wizard of Oz
. Featured artists include John Drew, Maude Adams, Joseph Jefferson, Paderewski, Edna Wallace Harper, Anna Held, Ada Reheld, Lillian Russell, James O’Neill, Ethel Barrymore, Primrose and Dockstader’s Great American Minstels, Al Jolson and Many Others.
A fascinating overview of the Boston theatre world of the late 19
th
and early 20
th
centuries.
Minor rubbing and wear to scrapbooks, remnants of clear tape to front covers; some light toning to clippings. Very good.
JJA-01404A
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