Jennie Yeamans in "Our Jennie," American touring production, 1880s

This chromolithographed theater poster promotes child actress Jennie Yeamans in the sentimental vehicle billed as "Our Jennie." The composition centers on a young girl—likely Yeamans herself—bathing a patient white dog in a wooden washtub, a domestic vignette that underscores her stage persona as a wholesome, affectionate child star. The performer’s name, “JENNIE YEAMANS,” arcs boldly across the top in large blue block letters, with the show title “OUR JENNIE” picked out beneath in angled yellow type, suggesting a popular touring attraction built around her celebrity. At the lower edge, small text notes the lithographer and date, indicating an 1887 American printing. Visually, the poster reflects late 19th‑century chromolithographic practice, with carefully modeled flesh tones, glossy highlights on the dog’s coat, and a dramatic dark background that throws the figures into relief. The naturalistic rendering and warm palette of reds, creams, and browns align with Victorian taste rather than the more stylized Art Nouveau that would follow in the 1890s. Details such as the folded red garment, the soap box in the foreground, and the cascading water are treated with almost painterly attention, emphasizing domestic charm over spectacle. This intimate scene communicates the nature of the performance as family‑friendly entertainment, trading on Yeamans’s appeal as “our” beloved child performer rather than on a specific play or plot. As an artifact, this poster illuminates how late 19th‑century theater marketing often revolved around star personalities, especially child actors, and how chromolithography elevated advertising into a form of popular illustration. It offers insight into Victorian ideals of childhood, sentiment, and pet-keeping, while also documenting the transition from purely typographic bills to richly pictorial poster art that bridged commercial design and fine art.