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Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for "Ben Hur"



Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for
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Title: Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for "Ben Hur"
Description: Color lithograph. Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath is "Gen'l Lew Wallace's Ben Hur." This is followed by "Dramatized by Wm. Young." The image shows Messala and Ben Hur holding whips and staring threateningly at one another. The bottom caption reads: "The Quarrel. Ben-Hur Act V." All told, the production had twenty-two speaking principals and over a hundred supers.
Image ID: 89296
Creation
Date: 		1899 ca.
Creator
Name: 		Strobridge Lithographic Company
Collection
Name: 		WCFTR Posters
Genre: Posters
Subjects: Theaters
Costume
Posters
 

This image is issued by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. It is not available for online sale. For further information, contact WCFTR. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Center. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied for resale or distribution as a photoprint, used as agency stock, or used in any other enterprise. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright.

Please Credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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