Child Slaves of New York

Author

Blaney, Charles E., -1944

Date

• 1903

Publisher

Cincinnati and New York: The Strobridge Lithographic Company

Summary

• The upper caption reads "Child Slaves of New York." The image shows a stereotypical oriental man restraining a white male in uniform. Another oriental figure points from behind a table with a banner that reads "Kaldah the Mystic." Behind him is a white female in fur stole and hat. The bottom caption reprints the line from the play, "He is the detective, -- You know what to do!"
• Blaney, a successful director and producer as well as playwright, often co-wrote with Charles Dazey and often turned successful plays into novels. "Child Slaves" includes an Eskimo character and a transparent takeoff of Sherlock Holmes in the character of the boy detective Homer Sherwood. Associated with the 58th Street Theatre, New York.