Broadside for the musical drama "Out of Bondage": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A broadside advertising the musical drama "Out of Bondage", the first play about slavery with an African-American cast. It features the cast, and a synopsis of the three acts that make up the play. The broadside has some slight wear and is affixed to a piece of paper. There is an inscription on the front of the broadside that reads: [Sept. 10th].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1876
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Anna Madah Hyers, American, 1855 - 1929
• Subject of: Emma Louise Hyers, American, 1857 - 1901
• Subject of: Hyers Sisters, American, 1867 - ca. 1900
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (22.2 x 9.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Opera (Music)
• Object number: 2012.46.74
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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