Uncle Tom’s Cabin advertisement (MSS-0151)

The collection contains an advertising card for A.R. Stover’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” at Webster Hall in Wareham, Massachusetts. The card reads “Webster Hall, Wareham. Wednesday Evening, Nov. 10. A.R. Stover’s Authorized Mammoth Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co. Every Boy and Girl in Wareham, should ask their parents to take them to see this great Moral Drama, endorsed by Clergy, Press and Public. This is chance of a lifetime to see the play by such a great company. Children 15 cts. [cents] Admission 25 cts. Reserved seats 35 and 50 cts.” To the left is a drawing of two men and donkeys with writing that reads “Marks and his trick donkey Dixie. I bid 75! The funniest Marks in the World.” On the back is an illustration of Topsy from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with the words “Golly I’se so Wicked. I was never Born!”