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- Description:
- Half folded program for a performance by Geraldine Farrar at the Arena Auditorium on October 13, 1919 held under the auspices of the Michigan Philharmonic Bureau. A biography of Farrar is contained within, and an advertisement for Steinway Piano is on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Half-folded program for a recital by the singer B. Bicknell Young with Julius V. Seyler on piano, and the accompanist Mme. Mazzueto-Young sponsored by the Mehan School of Vocal Art at Whitney's Music Hall on June 2, 1892. A photograph of Young is printed within. A note on the cover says, "This program admits two persons."
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performances of "The Passing Show" at the Detroit Opera House on February 4th and 5th of 1910, given as a benefit to the Franklin Street Settlement; front cover features a photograph of a couple in upper-left corner with illustrations of ballerinas and vines; in black text "Mr. Donald MacDonald presents The Passing Show for the benefit of The Franklin Street Settlement;" information about the production, and the Franklin Street Settlement--including its 1909 financial statement--as well as many advertisements are contained within; Roy Pingree, and Mrs. Sherman Depew (Hazel Pingree Mills) are listed among the cast.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The Return of Peter Grimm" starring David Warfield, at the Detroit Opera House, beginning May 1, 1911; 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:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of "Rome and Juliet," starring Jane Cowl at the Garrick Theatre beginning October 15, 1923; front cover features an illustration of a woman wearing a white dress and black hat with two servants in waiting behind her; in oval below "Arriving at the play in the time of David Garrick"; "Direction of Lee and J.J. Shubert;" "F.G.B., 'Cec' Audrews - Host, E.W.B., We started for 'The Hay' - but 'Cec' fooled us. A wonderful evening," is handwritten at the top of the first page.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "The King's Musketeer" at the Detroit Opera House beginning February 2, 1899; program also contains scene synopses and advertisements; an upcoming performance of "The French Maid," starring Charles A. Bigelow is promoted on the back cover; 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Small card-sized handbill advertising Skiff and Gaylord's Minstrels. The recto is printed in green and bears an illustration of five people in blackface, each surrounded by an overlapping oval-shaped frame. "Skiff & Gaylords Minstrels are Coming," is printed above and below. The verso is printed in red, and depicts the shield and eagle from the Great Seal of the United States, surrounded by a ribbon-shaped motif which reads, "The best singers, the best dances, musicals, violinists, operatic, choruses, and the best brass band in the world."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
