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- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program for performance of "Our Boarding House" at the Detroit Opera House Jan 11-12, 1878; black and white program with rectangular decorative border; "Detroit Opera House" in decorative lettering at top of program; T.W. Davey, Lessee and Manager; Mr. Jay Rial, Manager
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for a performance by Geraldine Farrar at Arcadia Hall on October 11, 1915; includes program and lyrics to songs as well as translations; loose insert addressed "to our Patrons" regarding tickets, and car traffic.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Program booklet for performances of "The Dover Road," by the Bonstelle Company at the Garrick Theatre beginning the week of June 18, 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
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- 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
