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Contributor Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's cabin.
Maerz Lith. Co, printer.
Title Jay Rial's ideal Uncle Tom's Cabin. [graphic] : L.H. Stockwell as lawyer Marks & his trained donkey Jerry.
Publisher Buffalo, N.Y. : Maerz Litho. Co
Date [ca. 1881]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5 x 3.5 in.)
Description Trade card for Jay Rial's touring stage company's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Shows actor L.H. Stockwell in character as Marks from the play standing on the sidewalk. He is attired in a top hat, a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black jacket with tails, yellow-and-black striped pants, and black shoes and holds a red umbrella. In the left, a donkey stands in the street. In the background is a block of buildings. Jay Rial, a New York theatrical manager, began tours of his production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" circa 1881. The production was associated with novel features of live dogs and donkeys and props, such as floating cakes of ice, and was purported to have earned $1,000,000 by the end of its run.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from dates of the theatrical production.
Advertising text printed on verso: Academy of Music! Week commencing September 12. Matinees Wednesday & Saturday. The survival of the fittest. Sixth season. The Jay Rial Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. This Great Company is the only one considered worthy of metropolitan recognition. The only Company that has stood the test of all the important Academies and Theatres in the great capitals of the country. All the old favorites. New scenery. Trained donkey. Beautiful music. The magnolia jubilee band. Camp meeting shouters. And the only genuine trained bloodhounds in the world. The enormous success of the enterprise has prompted imitation in many ways. The matter of the show bills has been widely copied, and especially have efforts been made to give the appearance of presenting Bloohounds; but imitation is ever entirely successful. Excellence is only obtatined by time and labor. The people's prices: 25, 35 & 50 cents. No higher. No extra. Sale of Tickets will commence, Thursday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m.
Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Subject Rial, Jay.
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Actors.
Donkeys.
Men.
Mercenaries.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Trade cards -- 1880-1890.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP Trade Cards - Academy [P.2011.45.24]
Accession number P.2011.45.24