Pair of 19th century theatre posters advertising performances by Ned Harper – a 19th c. blackface performer. Both dated 1846, both for performances at the Theatre Royal, Whitehaven, England. Both with small stab-holes to left margin (were probably bound in a large folio at some point), one with lower left corner clipped, else quite well preserved, Very Good. Approx. 17" x 6.5", and 15" x 6.75". ****************** Ned Harper was one of the early blackface American performers who followed "Jim Crow" to England. He was known to be a remarkable banjo player, and he predated most of the minstrel bands. He found considerable success in England and eventually died there.