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A Burlesque on Carmen
A comic in a derby, cane in hand.
What
A 1915 Essanay one-sheet for A Burlesque on Carmen, a comedy in four reels.
Why
It parodied Cecil B. DeMille's Carmen of the same year and first opened as Carmen on December 18, 1915, with Edna Purviance in the title role.
Notice
The comedian stands alone on yellow beside his name in tall red capitals, with "4 REELS" at the foot.
“Opera sent up in four reels”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- A Burlesque on Carmen (1915), dir. Charlie Chaplin, Leo White
- Country / studio
- United States · Essanay Studios
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1915
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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