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- Description:
- Program for Avenue Theatre, week of August 26, 1901; cover all black and white ink; features illustration of theatre entrance with a crowd of people out front in center; surrounded by theatre / vaudeville imagery and cherubs above; "Avenue Theatre: High Class Vaudeville"
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Jolly Bachelors" starring Stella Mayhew at the Garrick Theatre beginning October 10, 1910; program features production information, cast of characters, scene synopses, and musical program as well as advertisements; front cover is in color and features an illustration of a woman in a white dressing sitting cross-legged on a cushioned seat playing a lyre above an advertisement for the Hotel Pontchartrain.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Typewritten letter on Garrick Theatre letter head from Jessie Bonstelle to a Mrs. Goodrich, dated June 25, 1917, correcting a typo on a check sent through Bonstelle to the Red Cross, thanking her for her appreciating of the company's production of "A Thousand Years Ago," and informing her of an upcoming benefit performance for the Stage Women's War Relief. Bonstelle's signature is at the bottom of the letter.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Ameer," at the Detroit Opera House beginning March 18, 1901. The program also contains many advertisements including those for Theodore C. Mau, Newton Annis, the Russell House, Stroh's, Sanders', Gies's Restaurant and Cafe, P.N. Corsets, and the Monroe Improved Gold Cure for "alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, and tobacco habits." "Monday Eve. 3-18-'01. Mr. P." is handwritten along the top of the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Great Lakes Revue," presented by the Navy Relief Society, beginning December 29, 1918 at the Detroit Opera House; front cover features black and white illustration of a US Navy Sailor with rifle and fixed bayonet as well as a woman holding a baby in bed reading a letter; US Navy emblem in center with red, white, and blue stripes running behind; at bottom "Detroit Opera House on the Campus."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Half-folded newsprint directory and program sheet for the New Wonderland Musee, Museum, Menagerie, and Art Gallery for the week commencing Monday, May 23, 1898. The front page carries an ornate engraved nameplate, listing J.H. Moore as the proprietor and Charles G. Williams as the general manger. The house directory runs along the central column of the recto. An art department containing "the only complete set of the Famous Rogers' Statuettes in America" is located on the first floor. The second floor contains the lecture hall, Bijou Theatre, and Eden Mussee; below a group of titles are listed. The Cyclorama, theatre entrance, and the Ladies' Parlor are listed as being on the third floor. The menagerie is located on the fourth floor, and the animals contained within are listed, ranging from rats to a lion. The central column on the second page lists the attractions in the complex's Curio Hall--the Haunted Swing, the Detroit Phonograph Parlor, Charles Swain and his wonderful performing geese, and the Cumberland Clock. "Professor Carr's Performing and Wrestling Bears are billed below as appearing in the Bijou Theatre. The third page contains the list of acts scheduled to appear in the complex's theatre, including contortionists Johnson and McKay; singer and impressionist A.C. Lawrence; the Brownie Trick Bicyclist Eddie Pinaud; and the World's Trio, Perry Ryan, Lulu Ryan and Emma Wood. The third page also lists a series of mutoscope films from American Biograph, predominately dealing with the Spanish-American War, which are available for viewing. The back cover advertises the Wonderland Theatre's new location for next season, on the corner of Campus Martius and Monroe Avenue. A half-page lithograph of the new location is included. The majority of the four pages are devoted to advertisements. "1898," and "6/29/31 Edward Hill," are handwritten at the top of the cover in pencil.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for "'The Awakening,' World's Greatest Outdoor Spectacle," a water ballet and circus performance held at the Shadukiam Grotto Stadium at West Davison Ave and Dexter Boulevard, from July 16 to August 14, 1923. An illustration of several performers is on the cover. Information on the production, photos of performers and the grotto, the list of performers, and advertisements are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Half folded newsprint program for a production of "Kit the Arkansas Traveler" at White's Grand Theatre May 11-13, 1885; program is predominately advertisements, with a column of information on the play within
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Becky Sharp" starring "Mrs. Fiske" beginning September 26, 1910 at the Detroit Opera House; contains character list, scene synopses, and musical program as well as advertisements; front cover features a color illustration of a road through a wooded area with a castle at top flanked by a man and woman in royal clothing and a bard underneath; advertisement for Hotel Pontchartrain on front cover
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for a performance by Madame Liza Lehmann at the Garrick Theatre, as part of the Burton Collver Sunday Afternoon Series by Distinguished Artists, on January 16, 1910. A half tone photo of Lehmann, along with a list of the musicians accompanying her are on the cover. The lyrics to each selection are printed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
