Hurst’s Presentation Series was published between 1905 and 1909. A Peck Combination book which included Peck’s Uncle Ike and the Red-Headed Boy and Peck’s Red Headed Boy was part of this series. Each book in this set has six colored lithographic pictures. This title came with a dust jacket which has not been seen. The volume is crown 8 vo. (8″ x 6″) and sold for $1.00.
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Interestingly, this “songster” includes music and advertisements that are unrelated to Peck’s Bad Boy. No music from the Peck’s Bad Boy play is within this little booklet.
The “Bad Boy” and the “grocery man” (Schultz) are pictured on the front cover.
This piece was printed in 1908 or later based on the copyrights shown within it.
From the Independence Daily Reporter, (Independence, Kansas)
September 23, 1908
For more information, see The Prohibition Question
Norombega Hall was located in Bangor, Maine. It was destroyed in the “Great Fire of 1911”.
See: http://bangordailynews.com/2009/01/18/living/gaiety-theater-was-once-toast-of-bangor/
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For more information, see Atkinson’s Jollities.
Here are more trade cards from Dan Sully’s Corner Grocery. Usually the trade cards were seen with one of a number of pictures from the play on the front. The backs frequently told about the play or even gave a specific location and/or date of the productions. These two cards note the location ” Wheeler’s Opera House” and the date. This was most likely the Wheeler’s Opera House in Toledo, Ohio.
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Peck’s Bad Boy with the Circus 1938 movie poster
The movie can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmP37fheGdk
Here is another movie poster for Peck’s Bad Boy starring Jackie Cooper (1934).
The movie can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZFNJqsmmAM
Franklin Series
This series was published in several formats over the years. The 1893 series included the publication of Peck’s Bad Boy Complete (8″ x 5.5″)
In 1899, the seven Peck books were published with yellow covers (7.5″ x 5.5″)
For more information, see W. B. Conkey Company
