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Title
As to the many theatrical failures, business will pick up when--
Type
Still Image
Monograph
Subject
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Gilbert, John, 1810-1889
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
Wallack, Lester, 1820-1888
Theatrical productions--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Actors--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Mannequins--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Theater audiences--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Prices--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Losers--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Ghosts--1900-1910 (LCTGM)
Periodical illustrations--1900-1910 (GMGPC)
Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910 (GMGPC)
Chromolithographs--Color--1900-1910 (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Classification
LCC: Illus. in AP101.P7 1903 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
Content
still image (sti)
Summary
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, the construction of mannequin models as stand-ins for actors, surrounded by scenes of price gouging, poorly attended performances, the use of wooden actors, indifference to customers and haughty attitudes by theater staff, and the resulting failure of business. Above the main scene are the ghosts of past actors labeled "Booth, Gilbert, Forrest, Cushman, [and] Wallack"
Authorized Access Point
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937 As to the many theatrical failures, business will pick up when--