Subject: Theaters

This trade card advertises the play 'My Partner' featuring Joe Saunders. The front of the card shows a full-length illustration of Joe Saunders standing with a cane in one hand and a hat in the other. The back of the card contains a full advertisement with quotes from newspapers, including a quote from the NY Herald.

This trade card advertises Jacobs & Proctor's Star Museum Company at the Griswold Opera House. The front of the card (Image 1) announces a "Shakespearean Week Commencing January 19." The back of the card (Image 2) is a full advertisement for Jacobs & Proctor's Star Museum Co., stating the admission price as "10 & 20 Cents." [The H.R. Jacobs Thalia Theatre, which operated from 1889-1890, was formerly known as the Bowery Theatre, a famed New York theater that opened in 1826. It hosted numerous prominent figures, including Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, and several U.S. presidents. In 1889-1890, it was subleased to H.R. Jacobs, a Jewish acting company that performed in Yiddish.]

Trade card advertising meals at a restaurant featuring actress Sara Bernhardt. The card mentions "21 Meals for $4.50" and lists an address of 410 Arapahoe Street. Circa 1885. The card is part of the G.M. Kitterman Collection.