This is a postcard-sized trade card that was used by J. H. Haverly's Comic Opera Company to advertise a tour in England. Haverly had begun as a minstrel show entrepreneur and promoter but by the late 19th century had transformed the crude, rowdy, racist minstrel show into a musical extravaganza that became a forerunner of vaudeville, musical theater and even TV variety shows. This card advertises Haverly's show as an "Operatic Success" and calls the production, "Refined." This card demonstrates one of the steps in the ultimate transformation of minstrelsy. ; Postcard; Color Illustration; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 1 pages
Title: J. H. Haverly's Comic Opera Co., Trade Card
Location Published: New York, (J. H. Haverly): ca. 1900
Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Categories: Music
Seller ID: 16799
Keywords: music minstrel minstrelsy entertainment paper postcard ephemera trade cards la min