Julia Opp in A Royal Rival, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes 1900

This is a color lithograph print from the "Actresses" series, created by Frederick Moladore Spiegle in 1900. This print, featuring Julia Opp, was distributed by the American Tobacco Co. as part of a promotional campaign for their "Turkish Trophies" brand of cigarettes. The image depicts Opp, in a dramatic pose, as she appears in the play "A Royal Rival." This print was designed to appeal to a mass audience, and is a prime example of the advertising and commercial printing that was prevalent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.