[BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]. Boston Museum...J. Wilkes Booth Who Will Appear...in Shakspere's Tragedy of Othello! Boston: F.A. Searle, 1864.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $1,875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]. Boston Museum...J. Wilkes Booth Who Will Appear...in Shakspere's Tragedy of Othello! Boston: F.A. Searle, 1864.
5 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. letterpress broadside (creasing, some adhesive residue to verso).
John Wilkes Booth was a renowned Shakespearean actor, himself the son of Shakespearean actor Junius Brutus Booth, before his most notorious act. His acting career began in 1855 and he toured widely garnering renown for his theatrical abilities and handsome good looks. Here, the broadside advertised a performance of Othello with Booth in the lead role. He appears to have had a short residency at the Boston Museum with other broadsides extant of other plays performed including Romeo & Juliet the next night on 3 May and Macbeth on 20 May.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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