Flier for Butterbeans and Susie at the Palace Theatre in Memphis

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A flier advertisement for a performance by the comedic duo Butterbeans and Susie, with their 30-person touring company, at the Palace Theatre on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The flier is printed in black and red ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. The first page features a black-and-white portrait of Susie Edwards, with [FROLIC / TO-NIGHT / FOR WHITE] printed across it in red ink. Beneath the portrait are the details of the performance. The interior spread pages feature three black-and-white photographs of the company performers. Text at the bottom reads: "Butterbeans and Susie Are Heading Their Own Company this Season with the Peppiest and Fastest Show on the Road." This is followed by a partial list of performers: Famous Gibson Family, Joe Clark, James Compson, George Gould, Clyde Parks, Eddie Heywood, Tressie Leggs, Elizabeth Conley." The back page features a black-and-white portrait of "Butterbeans," (Jodie Edwards).

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