Mar 25, 2021 - Sale 2562

Sale 2562 - Lot 228

Price Realized: $ 531
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(ENTERTAINMENT--THEATER.) Broadside for the popular drama of race relations in America, The Octoroon. Letterpress broadside, 20 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches; horizontal fold, minimal wear. Hartford, CT: Calhoun Printing, 12 May [1877]
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"The Octoroon" by Dion Boucicault was a drama featuring a mixed-race Louisiana romance, with acts titled "Terrebonne Plantation," "Slave Sale," and "Lynch Law." It was quite popular across America from its 1859 debut, surpassed in its genre only by Uncle Tom's Cabin. This broadside advertises an 1877 performance in Bangor, Maine. It describes "The Octoroon" as "the greatest of all American plays."