(THEATER) Grand Provincial Tour of 1865 The Publics Old Favo

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(THEATER.) Grand Provincial Tour of 1865: The Public's Old Favorites, the Celebrated World-Renowned Christy's Minstrels! Broadside, 30 x 9 1/4 inches to sight, printed in red and blue; minor wear and minimal foxing, horizontal fold. Not examined out of mat. Birmingham, England: James Upton, 1865

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A colorful poster for an English tour by a later manifestation of the famed American minstrel troupe. The show included a performance of the current Civil War anthem "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," a "Burlesque Italian Opera," circus acts such as the 9-foot "Celebrated Giant from New York," a "laughable sketch of Hair-Brushing by Machinery, and a Easy Shave," and concluding with "the New and Original Plantation dance by the Company."