Poster for "A Black Sheep" | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society

Poster

Poster for "A Black Sheep"

Poster for "A Black Sheep" | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society
Color lithograph poster. Top caption "Hoyt's 'A Black Sheep'/Hoyt & McKee, Proprietors." Image shows women trying to keep Buffalo Bill-type cowboy from taking a trunk as men watch. Bottom caption reads “Sheriff, You Let My Trunk Alone!"

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DESCRIPTION
Color lithograph poster. Top caption "Hoyt's 'A Black Sheep'/Hoyt & McKee, Proprietors." Image shows women trying to keep Buffalo Bill-type cowboy from taking a trunk as men watch. Bottom caption reads “Sheriff, You Let My Trunk Alone!"
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:89918
Creation Date:circa 1894
Creator Name:Strobridge Lithographic Company
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Collection Name:WCFTR Posters
Genre:Poster
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:5.x.0003
Original Dimensions:101 cm by 75 cm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Charles Hale Hoyt (1859-1900) wrote over twenty farces during his short career, including his hits "A Trip to Chinatown" and "A Milk-White Flag." He often featured plots involving baseball and was the first to cast a real ballplayer (Mike "King" Kelly of the Boston Beaneaters) in a play. "Black Sheep," though it contained a good cast, had only a mediocre run but was strung together with "A Contented Woman" and "A Day and a Night in New York" to put Hoyt on the map of popular theatre. After the death of his second wife, Hoyt was confined to an insane asylum for a short time before dying soon after.
SUBJECTS
Musical revue
Posters
Theaters
RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
This image is issued by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. 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
Reference Details
Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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