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Poster for "The Woman: An American Play"



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Title: Poster for "The Woman: An American Play"
Description: Color lithograph poster. At top a caption reads "David Belasco's great success" followed by "The Woman" in large red letters. Below and to the right is "An American play by William C. de Mille." The image shows a matronly woman standing over a younger female leaning forward in a chair. The bottom caption reads: "What is all this to me?"
Image ID: 89866
Creation
Date: 		1911 
Creator
Name: 		Strobridge Lithographic Company
Collection
Name:
Genre: Posters
Additional
Information: 		William de Mille (1878-1955) was the eldest brother of Cecil and father of Agnes. His first hit with Belasco was "The Warrens of Virginia" (1907), famous for being the Broadway premiere of Mary Pickford. "The Woman" opened at the Republic Theatre in September of 1911 and ran for a healthy 247 performances.
Subjects: Theaters
Women
Posters
 

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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