Baldwin, Samri S., & Miss Baldwin (Samuel Spencer Baldwin & Kitty Baldwin) | Where are my pants?

Baldwin, Samri S., & Miss Baldwin (Samuel Spencer Baldwin & Kitty Baldwin)

The World's Greatest Psychic Sensation Samri S. and Miss Baldwin in Oriental Hypnotic Dream Visions. The White Mahatmas. Hartford: Calhoun Print, ca. 1895

Color woodblock poster on 8 sheets joined as 2 (overall ca. 109 x 80 in.). Fold creases with abrasion, loss, repair, and some recoloring, rebacked with linen.

A wonderful poster for one of the premier mentalist acts of its day, in which the blindfolded Miss Baldwin, with a devil and an angel fighting for her attention, is prominently featured while Samri, dressed in Indian garb, is relegated to the side. In the poster and audience of boisterous imps prepare their questions for Miss Baldwin:  "How long will the war last"; "Who will win the Derby"; "Will I ever be rich"; "Who killed Mabel"; "Who stole my ring"; "Where is my watch" "Who stole my bicycle; "Am I in love"; "How long shall I live"; "Is my sister living"; "Where is my papa"; "Where is my brother"; "When will I be married"—and that universal question that every man has asked himself, "Where are my pants."

REFERENCE:

Magic, p. 262–63