Royce & Lansing’s Musical Comedy Co. : In our private tutors.
Call Number |
priJLC_ENT_000426 |
Title |
Royce & Lansing’s Musical Comedy Co. : In our private tutors. |
Alt Title |
Our Private Tutors. |
Printer |
Great Western Pr. Eng. & Lith. Co. |
Printer Location |
Saint Louis (Mo.) |
Date |
approximately 1887 |
Date Searchable |
1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892 |
Physical Description |
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 70.49 x 52.71 cm (27 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.) |
Object Type |
Posters, advertising |
Description |
Image of eight actors in costume performing as various roles including a center image of two men with one holding a piece of sheet music and a baton, and smaller images of six other performers including a girl, two young women holding school books and an umbrella, a man wearing theatrical tights and holding a shield and sword before a book labeled "Al. G. Bray" on the floor, a man dressed as a boy with books, and a man holding a broom before a box labeled "Chewing Gum"; the poster advertises the musical comedy "Our Private Tutors" performed by the company of Ray L. Royce and Web Lansing. |
Notes |
Probable date based on general show history; "Our Private Tutors" toured in the 1887-1888 season. "Great Western Pr Eng + Lith Co. St. Louis"--text, bottom right of image. "646--text, bottom right of image. |
Local Subject Description |
Royce & Lansing’s Musical Comedy Company |
Subjects |
Actors -- Portraits. Actresses -- Pictorial works. Children -- Pictorial works. Comedians -- Pictorial works. Comedies. Musicals. Students -- Pictorial works. Theatrical productions. |
Form/Genre |
Lithographs -- Color -- 1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters -- American. (gmgpc) |
Language |
English [eng] |
Contributor 01 |
Last, Jay T. (donor) |
Physical Collection |
Jay T. Last Collection |
Physical Sub-Collection |
Entertainment |
Physical Series |
Large Size |
Physical Sub-Series |
Music and Theater |
Digital Collection |
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library |
Department |
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Prints and Ephemera |
Finding Aid/Guide to Collection |
For more information about this collection see: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8z321cb/ |
Digitization Specifications |
High resolution. |
Restrictions |
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=588 . |
Unique Digital Identifier |
386240 |
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