• Fig. 29. George Edward Madley, Mr. Hill as Major Wheeler in the Farce of New Notions. Hand-painted print. Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries. Color corrected to match Houghton copy of this print.

Mr. Hill as Major Wheeler in the Farce of New Notions

From Fashion Nation: Picturing the United States in the Long Nineteenth Century by Sandra Tomc

  • A full-length portrait of the actor George Hill as the character Major Wheeler in a play called New Notions. He wears a purple lounge coat, a striped vest, checkered pantaloons, red socks, and a red neck tie.
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  • Literary Studies:19th Century Literature
  • American Studies
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  • 1849
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