Before & After Marriage in Five Acts

A single-issue comic published by Geo. M. Hayes in 1882, Before & After Marriage in Five Acts is a comedic visual sequence by artist Cassius M. Coolidge, best known for his later "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings. The strip humorously contrasts courtship with married life through a series of five vignettes, offering a lighthearted snapshot of late-19th-century social mores. While brief, it stands as an early example of Coolidge's sequential narrative style and his enduring fascination with everyday humor.