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- Description:
- Program booklet for a vaudeville show at the New Wonderland Theatre, Eden Musee, and Menagerie during the week of July 29, 1901. Louis Heck, Jr. and Maybelle Eckert in a "refined Musical Melange;" Joe Welch "in Hebrew Impersonations;" Charles Wayne and Anna Caldwell in "To Boston on Business;" singer Maude Meredith; musical comedians Smith, Doty, and Coe; and acrobats Fyne and Dandy are on the bill. The majority of the program is dedicated to advertisements, including one for "Queen Anne Soap Free Excursions," aboard the TASHMOO, GREYHOUND, and CITY OF TOLEDO on the back cover. A black and white half tone image of the theater, and a advertisement for Richardson's dinnerware appears on the cover surrounded by a border containing columns, acanthus leaves, scrollwork, and musical instruments. A handwritten note around the top and right edge of the cover reads, "Mon. Eve. 7-29-'01."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Front page of a theater program for H.C. Miner's Grand Theatre, listing the cast of a production of "The Galley Slave," scheduled for the week of February 10, 1890. The nameplate engraving is credited to Ed Liggett and includes a portrait of Miner. The program contains advertisements for George E. Gilman, passenger agent; Grey and Baffy, furniture dealers and manufacturers; the Erie Railway; Gie's restaurant; the J.V. Lisee and Company shoe store; William Perkins Jr. and Son grocers; George Moebs and Company cigars; the Voigt Brewery Company; C.G. Wynn and Company, photography; and Heyns' Bazaar.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for a series of performances of "Madam Butterfly," at the Detroit Opera House beginning April 8, 1907. The program is bound in a pink paper cover with an illustration of a woman in a kimono peering out a window toward a nest of birds, printed in a darker shade of pink and black. Information about the production is contained within. The inside of the back page includes a monochromatic photograph of a scene from the production.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Staple-bound program booklet for the "first American Tournée" of the Imperial Russian Ballet and Orchestra featuring Anna Povlowa, Mikail Mordkin, and Theodor Stier, containing photos of the dancers, costumes, and sets, as well as information about the group and the performance. The specifics about the local engagement--a matinee performance at the Lyceum Theatre on October 21st--are printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program handbill for a production of "A Lady of Quality," at the Detroit Opera House beginning October 3, 1898. The cast and scenes are listed below.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for Detroit Opera House performance of "The Girl From Paris;" Front cover features a color illustration of Detroit Opera House facade; illustration housed in a decorative gold setting of acanthus leaves sitting in front of a Corinthian column; "Detroit Opera House" in green, black, and gold lettering; C.J. Whitney, proprietor; program possibly from soon after re-opening in 1898
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo postcard from a souvenir set from the 1923 water ballet and circus performance, "The Awakening," depicting 25 of the performers--women in bathing suits and hats--posed on the steps of their set at Shadukiam Grotto Stadium at West Davison Ave and Dexter Boulevard. "'The Awakening' presented by Shadukiam Grotto, Detroit, 1923. 17420 chair seats, 1000 participants--water stunts, circus acts, ballets, fireworks. Conceived and managed by N.C. Chapman. Photo by MacGregor & Vallin," is printed on the verso. The set of three cards were housed in a beige paper envelope with "The Awakening 1923, Photographic Mailing Cards, Price $1.00 Per Set," printed on them, and "Ruth McMeans, 326 El Cerrito, Piedmont, Calif." handwritten on them.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Ink blotter card advertising a burlesque stage show adaptation of the comic strip "Mutt and Jeff" at the Gayety Theatre, opening Saturday, August 15; the card is printed in red and black against a white background; left half features a comic illustration of Jeff hurling a brick at Mutt, who is tied up; right half "Bud Fisher's Famous Cartoon Comedy Mutt and Jeff in Burlesque;" the card bears a 1924 copyright.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Ticket, numbered 14462, for "The Awakening," a water ballet and circus performance held at the Shadukiam Grotto Stadium at West Davison Ave and Dexter Boulevard, between July 16, and August 4, 1923. The ticket is priced $1.10, and a note explains part of the cost is for a library for the new Masonic Temple. It also serves as a raffle ticket for a car from Durant Motors.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
