The collection consists of 131 posters advertising attractions coming to Rochester, New York theatres during the early 1880s. The lithographed posters are a graphic record of the public amusement available in Rochester during this period and provide a broader view of the theatrical offerings of the era including drama, comedy, melodrama and vaudeville.

The information about the collection was either gleaned from the posters or from contemporary newspaper accounts of the productions. All information supplied from sources other than the posters is in brackets.

The posters were collected into a folio volume by their original owner. Unfortunately, when this was done, they were trimmed to a standard size (19.5 x 26.5 inches) resulting in missing text on many of the posters.

The images displayed with the descriptive records were scanned from color microfiche of the original posters. The scans are intended for reference purposes only, and may not accurately reflect the color of the original lithographed posters. The microfiche were created through a grant by the New York State Conservation/Preservation Program.

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20 Days or Buffalo Bill's Pledge	[Across the Continent]
[Across the Continent]	[The Adventuress]
[Article 47]	Bal Masque
[Baron Rudolph (?)]	[Baron Rudolph (?)]
Beggar Student	[The Black Flag]
Bleak House	[Bohemian Girl; La Sonmambula]
The Book Agent	Burlesque Star (?)
[Carmen]	Cheek
Cheek	Chimes of Corneville
[Cymbeline; Camille]	Duff's Passing Regiment
East Lynne [or, The Elopement]	[East Lynne, or, The Elopement]
Fedora	[Fedora]
[For Congress]	[Friend and Foe]
[Frow Frow; School for Scandal]	Furnished Rooms To Let
Furnished Rooms [To Let]	The Gladiator
[The Great Divorce Case; Brighton, the London Saratoga; Fourteen Days]	[Greenroom Fun]
[Greenroom Fun]	Hazel Kirke
Hearts of Oak	[The Holy Land]
[Humpty Dumpty and Specialty Troup]	[Humpty Dumpty and Specialty Troup]
Kerry Gow	[Kit, the Arkansaw Traveler; London Assurance]
La Belle Russe	[Leah, the Forsaken]
Leah, [the Forsaken]	[Led Astray; Rose Michel]
[Led Astray; Rose Michel]	The Lights O' London
[Macbeth (?)]	[Macbeth (?)]
The Magicians Dream	The Maid of Arran
[Maid of Arran]	Martha
Mary Stuart	The Mascotte
[Messenger from Jarvis Section]	The Mighty Dollar
[Musette, or, Little Bright Eyes; Bob]	[My Partner]
[My Partner]	Oh! Doctor My First Lie
Our Summer-Boarders	Our Summer-Boarders
Our Summer-Boarders	[Pop, or, The Fortunes of a Dramatic Author]
The Princess Chuck	The Princess of Paris
The Protean -?-	The Puritan Maid
Ranch 10	Ranch 10
The Result of Alvin Joslin: 4 Years (?)	Richard III
Rip Van Winkle	Rip Van Winkle
Sea of Ice	[The Snake Charmer]
[The Top O' the Morning]	[The Tourists]
[The Tramp's Daughter]	Uncle Alvin, Just From the Country (?)
Uncle Josh	Uncle Tom's Cabin
Virginius	[Virginius (?)]

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