1915 ‘Carter the Great’ Banner by Otis Lithograph, Cleveland

Carter The Great was the stage name of Charles Joseph Carter (1874 - 1936), who was an American magician held in very high regard by his colleagues as ...

This is a poster reproducing the incredible 1920s magic poster for Carter the Great. The issue in question, titled "The Disappearing Sacred Elephant," is rendered in incredible detai...

This was an estate find and part of a beautiful collection of rare excellent turn of the century posters. They were hidden away for over 100 years. This is a rare and impressive 3 sheet poster that is 7 foot tall. It make quite a statement. About the poster: You'd think that a play called "The New Baby" might feature said child in its promotional material. But here's the thing - there really isn't a baby at the centre of the comedy, and that's the crux of this entertainment. The plot concerns a husband who is so bored with country life that he dreams up the idea of having an illegitimate son in London as a way to get into town for an occasional 'night off'. When his wife decides that the child should be adopted, the expected comic tissue of falsehoods and misunderstandings frays and hilarity ensues. Adapted from German by A. Bourchier, the farce opened in London in 1896 to what a local critic termed 'much mirth'. Several years later, when the play had crossed the Atlantic and entered the repertory of David de Wolf cleverly called the Baby's chaperone on the poster and his troupe of traveling players, that understated review was translated into the more American howling success. The cast and director would've been totally unfamiliar with the British hinterlands, so this splendid design concentrates on the hi-jinks of the characters and their situation. At the start of the 20th century, America was in the full glory of its cultural adolescence, bursting with energy and optimism. In 1900 in New York there were 33 legitimate Broadway theaters...

Alexander, The Man Who Knows was the highest paid mystic/magician of the golden age of the 1910s & 1920s. Alexander often adorned himself in clot...

Featuring ‘Billy Smart’s Circus and Menagerie’. Exceptional colour and design. Bradford-based W. E. Berry Ltd was one of the leading producers and printer...

Original framed poster of famous Al G. Barnes Circus "Animal show circus".

Early 20th Century Lithographic Poster, 'Alcazar d'été' , c. 1910 This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. The overall condition is very good. This...

Original 1927 Hit The Deck Broadway Theater Poster mounted to canvas, Circa 1927. Measurements 80" High X 43" Wide History The original production was s...

Great antique "The Great Heaney" Magician advertising poster/window card dating from the 1920s. This is an original and was printed on a thick stock paper board. In very nice origina...

Original James Farrel Gentleman, 1922 Swedish silent movie poster, linen-backed and ready to frame. Original 1922 Swedish Silent Film Poster: "James Farrell, Gentleman." This stri...