This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/25/2018
[Women Magicians] Wyman, Miss. Miss Wyman Alhamra Broadside. Dated October 25, 1846. Letterpress broadside on yellow stock advertises the appearance of this “celebrated Lady Magicienne” on a bill including tableaus vivants, scriptural music, puppets (fantoccini), and “a sacred concert.” 15 x 5 7/8”. Minor pinholes and folds. Playbills featuring lady magicians of any era are uncommon; those printed before 1870 are truly rare. Miss Wyman may – or may not – have been related to Wyman the Wizard (John Wyman), who performed at the White House for Abraham Lincoln.