TOM SHOW ILLUSTRATION

2 TOPSYS

Color lithograph poster for Peck & Fursman's Mammoth Spectacular Uncle Tom's Cabin. "Double Tom Shows," featuring 2 Topsy's and 2 Marks's on stage at the same time, became common in the 1880s. This Rockville performance probably took place in 1885.
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts