Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

THEATER LOTS 392 - 397 392 393 392 c   (THEATER.) Portrait of the minstrel show performer Billy Ker- sands. Lithograph, 21 x 17 inches; tastefully repaired closed tears. Np, late 19th century [500/750] Billy Kersands (circa 1842-1915) was one of the leading African-Americans in the mostly white world of minstrelsy in the 1880s and 1890s.This uncaptioned lithograph emphasizes Kersands’ unusually large mouth, one of his calling cards as a performer, in addition to his comedy routines and innovative dancing. 393 c   (THEATER.) A Superb Produc- tion of America’s Greatest Play, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Poster in red, yellow and black, 22 x 14 inches, on card stock; moderate wear and soiling, short tape repair on verso. Philadelphia: Triangle Poster Company, 1 December [1933] [300/400] An advertisement for an A.E. Scott production staged at Smedley Junior High School in Ches- ter, PA, emphasizing the play’s importance in American theater.

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