*MARK TWAIN ACTOR RARE LARGE 1872 CHARLES DICKENS BROADSIDE*

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A rare tall April 6, 1872 Globe Theatre, Boston broadside for John T. Raymond, who within a few years would star as Mark Twain's Colonel Mulberry Sellers in an adaptation of The Gilded Age, as Mr. Micawber ("Waiting for, in short, something to turn up") in Little Em'ly, adapted from Charles Dickens's David Copperfield. Dimensions nineteen by seven and three quarters inches. Light edgewear and small loss at margins otherwise good. See John T. Raymond and Charles Dickens's extraordinary biographies below.
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From Wikipedia:
John T. Raymond
(1836-1887), whose original name was
John O'Brien
, was an
American
stage actor, born in
Buffalo
, New York, on August 5, 1836; he died in
Evansville
, Indiana on April 10, 1887. His first appearance was made on June 27, 1853, at a theatre in
Rochester
, New York, under the management of Messrs., Carr and Henry Warren, as
Lopez
, in "The Honeymoon." Afterwards, he went to
Philadelphia
,
Baltimore
,
Charleston
,
Savannah
,
Mobile
and
New Orleans
. In 1858 he had his early success with
Sothern
in
Tom Taylor's
Our American Cousin
, in which he later appeared in
London
and in
Paris
. Raymond first became known in
New York
in 1861, when he appeared at
Laura Keene's Theatre
, succeeding
Joseph Jefferson
in low comedy parts, and at that time he acted
Asa Trenchard
in
"
Our American Cousin
."
His greatest popular hit was as Col. Mulberry Sellers in a dramatization of
Mark Twain
's
Gilded Age'
(1873), a character that became completely identified with his own breezy optimism. Raymond's professional career extended over a period of thirty-two years, in the course of which he acted in all the parts that usually fall to the lot of a low comedian.
Raymond was twice married, first to actress
Marie E. Gordon
, known on the stage after 1864. Their marriage was unhappy and they were legally separated. His second wife was a daughter of
Rose Eytinge
. At the time of his second marriage he obtained legal authority for the change of his name from John O'Brien to John T. Raymond. In 1887 his body was brought to New York, and buried in the
Actors' Plot
, in
Evergreen Cemetery
,
Long Island
. His grave is marked by a stone bearing an inscription and an
epitaph
written by William Winter.
Charles John Huffam Dickens
FRSA
(7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the
Victorian era
.
[1]
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
[2]
[3]
Born in
Portsmouth
, Dickens left school to work in a factory when
his father
was incarcerated in a
debtors' prison
. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five
novellas
, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed
readings
extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education and other social reforms.
Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of
The Pickwick Papers
, a publishing phenomenon—thanks largely to the introduction of the character
Sam Weller
in the fourth episode—that sparked
Pickwick
merchandise and spin-offs. Within a few years Dickens had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most of them published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the
serial
publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.
[4]
[5]
Cliffhanger
endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense.
[6]
The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback.
[5]
For example, when his wife's
chiropodist
expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in
David Copperfield
seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features.
[7]
His plots were carefully constructed and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives.
[8]
Masses of the illiterate poor would individually pay a
halfpenny
to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.
[9]
His 1843 novella
A Christmas Carol
remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre.
Oliver Twist
and
Great Expectations
are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel
A Tale of Two Cities
(set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction. The most famous celebrity of his era, he undertook, in response to public demand, a series of public reading tours in the later part of his career.
[10]
The term
Dickensian
is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social or working conditions, or comically repulsive characters.