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- Description:
- Souvenir program booklet for the Detroit Star Course of Entertainment at the Auditorium, detailing the 1893-1893 schedule of concerts, lectures, and literary readings at Schwankovsky's Music House; front cover features a large gold star at the center, surrounded by the title against a green background; numerous advertisements contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Cyrano de Bergerac" starring Francis Wilson at the Detroit Opera House beginning January 8, 1900; contains cast list, scene synopses, musical program, and house staff list; front cover is red, white, and black; features large crest with "Detroit Opera House" at center and two Classically dressed men on either side playing musical instruments
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded, single-side program for a production of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" at the Garrick Theatre during the week of April 22, 1907. "The Awakening" is announced as the theater's next attraction. The program is printed in black on olive green paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Auctioneer," at the Detroit Opera House beginning April 14, 1902. An illustration of a man in historical costume leaning beside an oil lamp beneath a banner that incorporates the masks of comedy and tragedy is on the cover. Information on the production and numerous advertisements--including ones for Siegel's, Newcomb, Endicott, and Company, the Russell House Restaurant and Cafe, the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, Stroh's, Edward W. Alexander and Company umbrellas, Sanders', and the Grinnell Brothers--are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Pages 11 and 12, presumably taken from an issue of "Photo-Play Weekly," bearing a program for a screening of "Classmates," with "Old South Week" at the Capitol Theatre starting, on the recto, and a program for screening of "The Mine with the Iron Door," and Egbert Van Alstyne in "A Song Review," at the Madison Theatre. Both films begin their runs on Sunday, November 23, 1924.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Large half-folded newspaper-format program for performances of "Myles Aroon" at the Lyceum Theatre for the week of February 16, 1896. The program's masthead features an engraving of a woman playing a lute within a heart-shaped frame that is supported by cherubs, credited to J.H. McKendrick, as well as a masthead listing Charles Widrig as the publisher, E.D. Stair as the manager, and "Brady and Stair" as the directors. The program features numerous advertisements, and was printed by the McClure Press.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Legend of Leonora" and "The Ladies' Shakespeare" at the Detroit Opera House beginning November 2, 1914 both starring Maude Adams; front cover features color illustration of the Detroit Opera House's facade with people and cars out front; "B. C. Whitney, Proprietor"; program contains basic production information as well as cast lists, scene synopses, and musical program
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Wife" at Lyceum Theatre in 1890; front cover features an illustration of a fairy sitting in a tree and name of theatre; "Charles Shaw, Orin DeLano, Lessees and Managers;" EC Sullivan is listed as the publisher; Nelson Printing and Engraving Company also credited; information on both the performance and upcoming performances as well as numerous advertisements are printed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for a production of "Kajanka" at H.C. Miner's Grand Theatre scheduled for the week of October 28, 1889; black and white print with red border markers around outside; "H.C. Miner's Grand Theatre Bill of the Play" in a banner at top of program; illustration of H.C. Miner in profile to the left; H.C. Miner Lessee & Mngr; Chas Shaw Resident Mngr; below: advertisements for various companies
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of "Nearly Married," by the Bonstelle Company at the Garrick Theatre during the week beginning August 9, 1915. The booklet is staple bound in a paper cover featuring a color illustration captioned, "Arriving at the play in the time of David Garrick," of a woman in an 18th century gown, wig, and feather hat holding flowers, followed by an pair of attendants, one a caricature of a black man. The program contains information about the production, a map of the theater, and numerous advertisements, including one for Kling's Prost beer on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for productions of "A Virginia Courtship," beginning March 6, 1899, and at the Detroit Opera House. A halftone photo of the theatre is on the covers surrounded by border consisting of smoke rising from burning braziers and musical instruments. Information about this production, articles about upcoming performances, and numerous advertisements - including those for the Russell House Restaurant and Cafe, the Union Trust Company, Rambler Bicycles, the Hotel Cadillac, Sanders', and Gies's - are containted within.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Penelope" starring Marie Tempest beginning March 21, 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 jester underneath; advertisement for Hotel Pontchartrain on front cover
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 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
- Description:
- Half folded program for the Colonial Theater for the week of September 13, 1920, containing both the bill for Loew's Vaudeville as well as film to be screened. The vaudeville acts are the Colonial Orchestra; Fox, Benson, and Company in "The New Member;" Herb Knight and Marion Sawtelle; "master mind of the canine world," Brewster; Jimmy Rosen and Company in "Call Me Papa;" Thorndike and Curran in "Joining the Navy;" and dancers the Chalfonte Sisters. A preview for next week's offerings is printed on the back page.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a vaudeville performance at the Temple Theatre the week of January 23, 1922. The Temple Theatre Orchestra; Brown, Gardiner, and Trahan; Al Haig and Earl LaVere; Frank Ellis; Daisy Nellis; James J. Morton; William L. Gibson and Regina Connelli; Clara Howard; Eddie Leonard; Binns and Grill; and the Temple Film Review are billed. The program also contains information about upcoming performances, including the following week's appearance by "Babe" Ruth, and numerous advertisements. The cover contains a green image of a frieze of a procession of performers above a stage curtain. Reviews, quotations, drawings, and other notes are handwritten in blue pen beside the entry for each act from someone who notes they were "at the Temple for our graduation movie."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Merely Mary Ann" starring Eleanor Robson beginning January 15, 1906 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:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a vaudeville performance at the Temple Theatre the week of August 14, 1911; program features a list of acts that will be performing as well as a number of advertisements; front cover features a color illustration of a young woman with a bow in her hair holding a fan looking back at the viewer as well as that of a minstrel playing a lute; at center "Temple Theatre, Detroit's Home of Vaudeville"; advertisement for Traver-Bird Co. at bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Face in the Moonlight," at the Detroit Opera House. The program is printed in black and red, and contains numerous advertisments.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Legend of Leonora" and "The Ladies' Shakespeare" at Detroit Opera House November 2, 1914; front cover features a color illustration of the Opera House Facade with a number of people standing out front and two automobiles parked in the street; "B.C. Whitney, Proprietor"; "H.F. Parent, Manager"; in white letters near top "Detroit Opera House"
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Suspect" at H.C. Miner's Grand Theatre scheduled for the week of January. 6, 1890; published in 1889; black and white print with red border markers around outside; "H.C. Miner's Grand Theatre Bill of the Play" in a banner at top of program; illustration of H.C. Miner in profile to the left; H.C. Miner Lessee & Mngr; Chas Shaw Resident Mngr; below: advertisements for various companies
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Charlatan" starring De Wolf Hopper at the Detroit Opera House beginning April 10, 1899; program also contains scene synopses and advertisements, including one for upcoming performances of "The Wizard of the Nile," and "The Idol's Eye;" front cover features a black and white illustration of the facade of the Detroit Opera House; "C. J. Whitney, Proprietor"
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for a series of performances by Olga Nethersole and her company consisting of "The Submarine," "The Awakening," Sapho," "I Pagliacci," and "Adrienne Lecouvreur" at the Detroit Opera House, beginning January 13, 1908; front cover is in color and features name of the theatre in large print at center flanked by illustrations of tragedy and comedy masks and two Doric columns wrapped in ribbons; at top: an image of the Detroit skyline and the motto "In Detroit - Life is Worth Living"; front cover also features an advertisement for Hotel Pontchartrain; back cover features an advertisement for the Penobscot Inn; many other advertisements are contained throughout.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a vaudeville performance at the Temple Theatre the week of April 24, 1911. The Temple Theatre Orchestra; Wills and Hassan, Master Equilibrists; "That Nifty Pair," Jennie Ward and Billie Cullen; Howard, the "premier ventriloquist of Scotland; "The Natural Irishman and the Lady Harpist and Vocalist," James Callahan and Jenny St. George; Gerald Griffin and Company; "Quartette of French Operatic Artists," Les Cades de Gascogne; Valerie Bergere and her Company; "The Original New York Rathskellar Trio," Stepp, Mehlinger, and King; "World Champion Trick Cyclists," the Great Kaufmann Troupe; and Mooreoscope Daylight Pictures are billed. The program also contains information about upcoming performances and numerous advertisements. An illustration of a woman holding a fan, and a minstrel playing a lute are on the cover, with an advertisement for the Traver-Bird Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program sheet for performances of "A Celebrated Case," at the Lafayette Theatre during the week of December 15, 1907. The program lists the cast, scenes, and songs. The following week's production of "In the Bishop's Carriage," is promoted at the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Whip" at the Garrick Theatre beginning March 8, 1915; program features production information, cast of characters, and scene synopses as well as advertisements and short articles; front cover is in color and features an illustration of a young lady in a blue and yellow dress and black hat with red feathers standing in front of two servants holding a bouquet of flowers; below: "Arriving at the play in the time of David Garrick"
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Program booklet for a variety show at the Temple Theatre for the week of Monday, September 20, 1920. The acts include Samaroff and Sonia with "A Big of Old Russia;" singer Ethel Hopkins; William Mandel and Company in "An Unusual Occurrence;" Stuart Casey and Mildred Warren in "Dog-Gonne It!;" Charles Young and Bill Wheeler, "Bachelors of Music;" Laura Pierpont in "The Guiding Star;" Sully and Mack; Thomas F. Swift and Mary H. Kelly "Offer $3000," a Vaudeville Vagary;" the Kitamuras Brothers, "equilibristic and 'Risley' Workers;" and the Temple Film Review of Current Events World-Wide. The booklet also contains information on the upcoming week's performances, and advertisements for clothiers, restaurants, and music stores. A green illustration of a curtain beneath a pediment showing a procession of performers is on the cover. "9/23/20," is handwritten on the cover in pen.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "The Lady in Ermine," at Shubert-Detroit Opera House, beginning January 20, 1924. A color illustration of cars parked, and people lined up outside of the Shubert Detroit Opera House is on the cover. Information on the production, as well as upcoming productions at the Opera House and the Garrick Theatre, and numerous advertisements are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of "The Storm" at the New Detroit Opear House commencing March 20, 1921; front cover is primarily green and yellow; features collor illustration of Classically dressed people gathering around a fountain labled "the Fountain of Youth" framed by architectural images; below: "New Detroit Opera House;" information about the performance, and advertisements are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for Bonstelle Playhouse performance of "The Youngest"; week of July 13, 1925; front cover: brown with an illustration of the Bonstelle Playhouse with several people standing in front encompassing upper half in black ink. near bottom of page in black letters "Bonstelle Playhouse, Woodward at Elliot, Phone Glendale 9792."
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Issue of Photoplay Weekly for the week of December 14, 1924; contains programs for movie theaters belonging to John H. Kunsky Theatrical Enterprises--the Capitol Theatre, the Madison Theatre, and the Adams Theatre; black and white; front cover "Photoplay Weekly" at top in black ink; illustration of stage with performer below and photograph of "Constance Talmadge" above performer; printed by Douglas Printing Company
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of"The Intimate Strangers," featuring Billie Burke at New Detroit Opera House during the week of April 4, 1922; both covers missing; front page: advertisement for B. Siegel Company; illustration of woman in dress with fan and scarf facing backwards; "An Entire New Display of Late Spring Garments"; back page: advertisements for David Belais' White Gold and Florentine Room of Hotel Addison; illustration of Florentine Room in Hotel Addison, couples dining and dancing; other advertisements included throughout.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Old Jed Prouty of Bucksport, Maine" at Lyceum Theatre commencing Dec. 16, 1892; front cover is black and red ink on white background; "Lyceum Theatre Program" in center; "Shaw & DeLano, lessees and Mgrs" "E.C. Sullivan, publisher;" features ad for F.G. Smith, Sons and Company jewelers on left side of cover and numerous other advertisements within
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a production of "Way Down East," beginning October 29, 1900 at the Detroit Opera House. Information about this production, and numerous advertisements--including those for Stroh's, Sanders', Grinnell Brothers, the Russell House Restaurant and Cafe, and Newton Annis' selection of seal furs--are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Peg O' My Heart" at the Garrick Theatre beginning December 7, 1914; program features production information, cast of characters, and scene synopses as well as advertisements and short articles; front cover is in color and features an illustration of a young lady in a blue and yellow dress and black hat with red feathers standing in front of two servants holding a bouquet of flowers; below: "Arriving at the play in the time of David Garrick"
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program for a vaudeville performance at the Lyceum Theatre featuring the Refined Vaidis Sisters, scheduled for the week of Monday, December 1st; front cover is brown and yellow on white paper; illustration of a fairy seated in a toga by a tree; "Lyceum Theatre" at top next to illustration of someone blowing in to two bugles; "Charles Shaw and Orin DeLane, Lessees and Managers;" Winn and Hammond are credited as the binders, printers, and engravers, and E.C. Sullivan is listed as the publisher; in addition to the list of acts, the interior contains numerous advertisements including one for the dentist Dr. Bean promoting his use of cocaine as an anesthetic, and a "musical puzzle" advertising Harry R. Williams' musical instrument warerooms carrying a 1890 copyright.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Program handbill for a performance of "The Awakening of Helena Richie," at the Detroit Opera House from May 16 to 18, 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
- Description:
- Program for a performance of the plays, "Uncle's Will!" and "Champagne and Oysters" held on April, 29th, 1885, and billed within as possibly "the last in history of the Detroit Opera House." The program consists of three cardstock and one cloth disc bound by a piece of beige braided string. The cover consists of a beige, pink, and golden frame through with an engraving of Charles A. Shaw, printed on the cloth disc below is visible. Beneath the frame, the cloth disc is also printed with the signature, "Yours Truly, C.A. Shaw." The engraving is credited to Aldine Printing. The second cardstock to which the cloth disc is glued at the top bares and engraving of the exterior of the Detroit Opera House on the recto and a passage entitled, "Farewell," on the verso. The passage concerns the history of the Opera House, and the present whereabouts of the cast of its first production, "London Assurance," on March 29, 1869. The final disc contains the program for the two plays on the recto. An image of a winged head from which tears fall onto a phrase partially obscured by tape, beginning with the word, "farewell," is printed in gold and blue on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program booklet for a vaudeville show at the New Wonderland Theatre, Eden Musee, and Menagerie during the week of July 15, 1901. James F. Kelly and Dorothy Kent in "A Ginger Snap;" Musical Kleist's Novel Musical Electrical and Comedy Black Art; singer Elizabeth M. Murrary; the Young America Quintette; Louis A. Simon, Grace Gardner and Company in "The New Coachman;" cornet soloists and duettists A.H. Knoll and Marie McNeil; and Katamura's Japs 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 china 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. 7-15-'01. Absolutely the very worst performance I ever 'sat through.'"
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Hamlet" at Detroit Opera House commencing March 15, 1882; program is black and white, features "Detroit Opera House" at top in large black lettering; "Joseph Brooks, Lesse & Manager" "C.A. Shaw, Acting Manager"; play stars Edwin Booth, brother of the infamous John Wilkes, as Hamlet
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society