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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Orpheum Theatre on the corner of W Lafayette Boulevard and Shelby Street, with pedestrians and cars in front and the Dime Building in the background. Printed on verso: New Orpheum Theatre located corner Lafayette Boulevard and Shelby streets and is Detroit's latest Vaudeville House. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 10, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Carmen" by the Sheehan English Opera Company on August 7, 1911 at the Detroit Opera House; program contains character/cast lists and scene synopses as well as advertisements and an article titled "Theatre Talk"; front cover features a color illustration of three Classically dressed young women holding on to a string of flowers with flower crowns atop their heads framed in an architectural motif; "B. C. Whitney, Proprietor"; front cover also features an advertisement for Hotel Pontchartrain
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The American Lord" starring William H. Crane beginning November 13, 1905 at the Detroit Opera House; program features cast of characters, scene synopses, and musical program as well as advertisements for various Detroit-based companies; front cover is in color and features an illustration of a Classically dressed woman on the left side and a man in Renaissance-era costume on the right; between the two people are the masks of tragedy and comedy; "B. C. Whitney, Manager"; front cover also features an advertisement for "The House of George - Furs."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half folded program for a production of "A Woman on the Jury," featuring the Woodward Players, at the Majestic Theatre for the week beginning February 24, 1924. The cover, first page, and back page all promote the upcoming production of "Our Little Wife.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Broadside program for performance of "The Newlyweds and their Baby" at the Lyceum Theatre beginning November 16, 1913; one-sided; program features cast of characters, scene synopses, musical program, and business staff list; bottom of program features an advertisement for the "Walk-Over Shoe Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of "The 'Widow' Shannon," by the Bonstelle Company at the Garrick Theatre beginning the week of July 9, 1923; color cover with illustration of a woman in period dress with two servants framed by an oval; in small oval underneath "Arriving at the play in the time of David Garrick"; "Direction of Lee and J.J. Shubert;" back cover: advertisement for "The Brunswick Shop"; illustration of storefront with illustration of large record behind "The Shop with a Record behind it"; Printed by the Theatre Program Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for performance of "The New Superba," described as "a unique, mechanical and pantomimic spectacle, invented and arranged by the Hanlon Brothers" at the Lyceum Theatre for the week of March 1, 1896; front cover is white with blue ink and features the name of the theatre in stylized text sorrounded by Acanthus leaves; below, "A Strictly First Class Family Theatre"; photograph of a woman in shorts and a blouse; "E.D. Stair, Mgr.;" numerous advertisements are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Ziegfeld Follies" at Detroit Opera House beginning December 4, 1911; front cover features color illustration of three young women in togas dancing while holding a large string of flowers; framed in Classical architecture; at top: "Detroit Opera House" "B.C. Whitney, Proprietor" "H.F. Parent, Manager"; advertisement for Hotel Pontchartrain at bottom
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Travelling Salesman" at the Detroit Opera House, May 11-13, 1908; color printed cover, mostly blue, orange, and black; theatre imagery on each side; "Detroit Opera House Program" in center; B.C. Whitney, Manager; Below, add for Hotel Pontchartrain "Nothing Finer the World Over"; photo of Detroit skyline at top; advertisements throughout
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program handbill for a performance of "The Builder of Bridges," at the Detroit Opera House for the week beginning on February 7, 1910. An advertisement for the National Silk Company is printed at the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
