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483 ● (MUSIC—MINSTRELSY.) Moore and Burgess Minstrels. Chromolitho-
graphic poster, 11 x 151⁄
4 inches, printed on heavy stock; some toning with a bit of
discoloration down the left blank margin, not affecting the image.
[Place, date.] [800/1,200]
Established in 1865, the Moore and Burgess Minstrels performed at St. James’ Hall, Piccadilly
in one continuous season for more than thirty-five years. They billed themselves as ‘The Oldest
Established Entertainment in the World’ and added “Fun without Vulgarity.” This chro-
molithograph was no doubt done from a photograph of the group. This was the arrangement the
company would actually have on stage. In fact the photo of their final performance in June of
1900 shows them in almost this exact arrangement.
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