[THEATER]. A group of 4 advertisements and song books for burlesque theater shows, comprising:
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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Live / Cincinnati
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$188
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[THEATER]. A group of 4 advertisements and song books for burlesque theater shows, comprising:
Phelps Burlesque Ethiopian Opera House. Chicago: Democratic Press Print, 1855. Approx. 6 3/4 x 16 in. letterpress broadside (few small folds in the page). -- Kaser, Arthur Leroy. The Parody Warblers' Minstrel First Part: A Complete Routine for the Circle. Boston: Walter H. Baker Company, 1924. 12mo pamphlet with printed wraps. Much written in dialect (with some notations and sections crossed out, slight wear along spine). -- Stratton, Wade. A Burnt Cork Barrage: Minstrel Material with a Military Flavor for the "Vets" to Use in Their Shows. Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company, 1921. 12mo, printed wraps. -- Yea Man! They're Here. 'Shuffle' Abernathy and His Harlem High Hatters. 3 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. letterpress flyer on orange paper. N.d., but mentions NBC network, which was founded in 1926, probably about the date of this engagement (one fold with some surface soil on verso). -- Together, 4 items.
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