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Excelsior
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V6-0542 Theater Poster
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theatrical productions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Local Subjects:
- Theatrical productions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Penn Provenance:
- Provenance unknown.
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : lithograph, color; 53.5 x 74.1 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : Imre & Bolossy Kiralfy, c1883 (Boston ; NY : Forbes Co.)
- Biography/History:
- Excelsior was a grand dramatic musical and terpsichorean play written and copyrighted in 1883 by the Kiralfy Brothers.
- Summary:
- Outdoor scene with many dead men after a battle in Egypt in front of pyramids and a sphynx. Text reads: "The Past" and "The Present."
- Notes:
- Forms part of the Theater Poster Collection; for general information, see collection record.
- Letterpress reads: Walnut St. Theatre/ ... /Feb. 4
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