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Von Suppe's comic opera, boccaccio illustrated by H.B. Mahn's, opera company J.E. Baker
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V6-0057 Theater Poster
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, J.E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical revues & comedies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Local Subjects:
- Musical revues & comedies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Penn Provenance:
- Provenance unknown.
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : lithograph, b & w; 51.3 x 75.8 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Forbes Co., [between 1880 and 1896]
- Biography/History:
- Boccaccio, or The Prince of Palermo was a comic opera in 3 acts written by Franz Von Suppe and copyrighted in 1880 by O. Ditson & Co. The comedy was performed in Philadelphia from 1880 to 1896.
- Summary:
- Outdoor crowd scene watched over by a figure dressed as Satan.
- Notes:
- Letterpress reads: Chestnut St. Theatre/Every Evening & Saturday Matinee.
- Forms part of the Theater Poster Collection; for general information, see collection record.
- See V6-53 for duplicate color image.
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