CIRCUS GIRL MUSICAL COMEDY MONKEY ELEPHANT ZOO 706 Start Price USD 10.94 Current Price USD 10.94 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location Trenton, NJ See more about 'CIRCUS GIRL MUSICAL COMEDY MONKEY ELEPHANT ZOO 706' Description Here’s an inexpensive way to own a print of a poster for The Circus Girl, Charles Frohman’s musical comedy.  Frohman was approaching the height of his career when in 1897 he produced The Circus Girl.  Frohman was well known a producer and was just a few years away from staging the first productions of Peter Pan.  This poster captures a woman who is about to feed an elephant while a playful monkey is about to pull her hair.  Frohman had an illustrious career and was only 54 when he was aboard the Lusitanian.  As the ship was about to go down, he told a man who was to survive:  To die will be an awfully big adventure.  The line is from Peter Pan.    Overall, the poster is in keeping with the concept of a late 1890’s music comedy farce.  The term musical comedy slowly began to suggest a slightly more upscale than the other big medium of the era, the burlesque show.  In the 1890’s musical comedies were usually farcical.  They were usually little more than skits that served to move from one musical number.  During this period the costuming became increasingly important.  Slowly, but surely, the plots became a little more complex.    This poster will make an absolutely wonderful addition to a collection of theater memorabilia.    This print is on a  quality 100# high glossy text paper.  The poster measures 10.5” (w) X 16 (h).  It has  a small border to allow for framing.  This is perfect for a standard 16” x 20”  frame, a manageable size for a variety of decorating purposes.   The condition of this item is new.   SAVE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!   We ship all items paid for in a single transaction for ONE low shipping and handling fee, whether it’s one or one-hundred.   We have hundreds more items in our eBay store. Click on the link above and take this opportunity to browse.  Please make us a regular stop on your visits to eBay. Be sure to add me to your favorites list!   You can see all of our circus posters in our store by simply typing the word “circus” in the search box and you will see everything we have.   Click here to visit store     Aads 706 Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!