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Coming. The King of Entertainers, the Afro-Indian Wonder, the One-Man-Concert Man, Prof. R. Alonzo Scott.
Letterpress theatre broadside with a portrait vignette of Scott, 17x7 1/2 inches. United States, circa 1900
- Notes: A remarkable piece of advertising for a remarkable performer. Half of the broadside is in verse, "Come in Droves, Come in Dozens, Bring your Friends and bring your Cousins, Hear the Ex-slave Concert King, Speak, Recite, Perform and Sing..." The price of admission is amusing, "Admission 15 cents; Children under 12 yrs. 10 cents; Babies, Five Dollars."
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February 26, 2004 12:00 AM EST
New York, NY, US
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