Wife For Wife John A Stevens ORIGINAL Theatre Poster 1880's-1890's VERY RARE

Description: Offered here is a wonderful vintage, antique VERY RARE Stone Lithographed theatre poster: "Wife For Wife" John A Stevens ORIGINAL Thetare Poster 1880's-1890's VERY RARE original 1880's theatre poster, produced by liebler & Maass Litho, New York 233. Stevens was the playwright and starred in this production. This RARE 130 year old poster is in over-all great condition, It does have tiny chips on the left edge, several flattened stress lines, light horizontal stress lines, minor foxing etc.! It is hard to believe it survived a nicely as it did. This is approximately 29 3/4" X 19 3." - the frame is 30 1/4" X 20 1/4". This was professionally framed behind plexi-glass. I did partially remove the frame to make sure it is an original poster - IT IS! Sorry about the reflections in some photos - no sun outside when I took photos. Shipped in plastic, between stiff cardboard and with delivery confirmation. Stevens was born in Baltimore in 1844. In 1865, he went on stage in Norfolk, Virginia, later becoming a manager there. He managed the Memphis Opera House in the early 1870s, and also the Coates Opera House in Kansas City, Missouri from 1871-73. He also started a "Great Western Star Circuit" to travel in western American cities. In 1879 he came to New York City, and took a lease on the Stadt Theatre, which he renamed the Windsor. After a fire destroyed that venue in 1883, he leased another theatre, but returned to the road when that did not succeed. Among his plays were Passion's Slave, Wife for Wife, The Prairie Waif, and Daniel Boone. But his best known play was The Unknown: A River Mystery, which he wrote for himself to star in. He debuted the piece in 1878, and played it for many years. According to an 1879 review in The Sun at the Globe Theatre, the play revolves around "a sailor who is sane for fifteen minutes at the opening of the piece and for fifteen minutes more at the close; but during the rest of the five acts is a raving maniac. He is all the while in search of his sister, who is hotly pursued by villains ..." In 1880, he wrote The Prairie Waif for Buffalo Bill, receiving $4,000 for his work. According to Stevens, when he named a price of $5000 to Bill for writing the play, he claimed "Great Omaha! ... Why I never paid more than $500 for a play before." Stevens said he replied "But if you had paid $5,000 before perhaps you would not have needed a new play now.Please go to my me button for additional information on collectibles we are offering! PLEASE leave positive feedback - I always do.Please be sure to check our store, Myers Collectibles, where we have thousands of items listed.Each week we list Over 100 new Antiques & Collectibles for sale! Always some superb items! You might want to keep us as a "favorite seller" and check back often on our offerings - you'll always find something special.We do discount shipping costs for multiple purchases.Shipping Procedures I pride myself on quick shipping. I ship next business day after payment is received. Please note Buyers from outside of the United States are responsible for any and all duties, tariffs or other fees that YOUR country may impose. Once a package is in the Postal Service hands, I lose control over it. Generally, for US shipments you can expect delivery within 3 or 4 business days (or 3-9 for media rate). For non-US shipments, once the package leaves the US, even the USPS loses control over it. I cannot predict transit times for these packages. They quite often are held up in customs in the receiving country. Please be patient.

Price: 509.99 USD

Location: Watervliet, New York

End Time: 2024-01-30T20:38:42.000Z

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