$2,000
Herrmann, Alexander. The Great Herrmann Broadside. Boston: F.A. Searle, (1887). Striking letterpress broadside heralding the return of Alexander and Adelaide Herrmann to Boston after their years-long foreign and domestic tours. Minor toning, tiny losses along old fold lines. Gilt wooden frame. A-. The date and details of this two-week run were recorded by the theater's manager and proprietor, Eugene Tompkins, in his meticulously detailed "History of the Boston Theatre" (1908), p. 346. The companion program for this performance is at auction (see Lot 278).
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29