ORIGINAL 1890's Broadway Opera Poster Maria Tempest The Pirates of Penzance

Exceedingly rare original poster of actress and singer Maria Tempest. 

[orig. Marie Susan Etherington] (born July 15, 1864, London, Eng.—died Oct. 15, 1942, London) British actress. She began her career as an operetta singer, winning acclaim for her charming and high-spirited performances in Dorothy (1887) and touring the U.S. and Canada in the early 1890s in operettas such as The Bohemian Girl and The Pirates of Penzance. Turning to straight comedy in 1899, she appeared notably in English Nell (1900), Mrs. Dot (1908), and Hay Fever (1925).

She appeared in a number of Silent Film Movies such as Angela and other American & British films.

This is an original poster. Not a copy,reproduction or other. Printed by the Metropolitan Printing Company of New York.

Thank you for your interest and consideration.( circa 1890's 20' x 30 inches)  * This poster wil be shipped rolled, in a secure mailing tube.