Original Ben Hur Klaw And Erlanger's Stupendous Production Poster

Poster from the Broadway premiere of Ben Hur. Adapted by William Young from the Lew Wallace novel. Music by Edgar Stillman Kelley, Produced by A. L. Erlanger and Marc Klaw. At the Manhattan Theatre, New York, NY, ca. 1899
Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath which follows "Gen'l [sic] Lew Wallace's." This is followed by the title in caps, beneath which reads "Dramatized by Wm. Young." The image shows the two lovers sitting on a a couch clasping one another and looking deeply into one another's eyes, with the Nile in the background. The caption at bottom quotes from the play "'Thy lips are like a Thread of Scarlet. I love thee.' Ben-Hur Act IV."" This version of the eternally-popular melodramatic spectacle (adapted from Lew Wallace's novel by William Young, with music by Edgar Stillman Kelley) was revived several times between 1899 and 1916.
Dated: 1899
Numbered: 13465 REP 11935
Condition: Excellent
Measurement:

18%

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