Ziegfeld Theatre performance programs
Scope and Content
Content warning: Two of these programs contain an image of blackface.
Four Ziegfeld Theatre weekly performance programs, for the weeks of May 30, 1927, June 13, 1927, September 3, 1928, and September 17, 1928, respectively. The first two and latter two share a cover design, though the contents vary. All programs highlight the weekly shows to be held at the Ziegfeld Theatre, including the musical Rio Rita, a minstrel performance by Eddie Cantor, and the musical Show Boat. The programs also include advertisements for a variety of goods and services. Two contains inserts for a performance of The Parson's Bride at the Cotton Blossom Floating Palace Theatre.
Dates
- 1927 - 1928
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Historical Information
The Ziegfeld Theatre opened in New York City in February 1927. Named after the entertainment empresario Florenz Ziegfeld, the theatre was built with financial backing from newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The theatre held a number of productions, mostly famously serving as the home for the hit musical Show Boat, which ran for over 500 performances. The theatre went through many changes over the years, eventually becoming a movie house, but then returning to live theatre in 1944. In 1955 the theatre transformed yet again into a television studio. The Ziegfeld Theatre permanently closed and was destroyed in 1967.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (4 programs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Content warning: Two of these programs contain an image of blackface.
Four Ziegfeld Theatre weekly performance programs, for the weeks of May 30, 1927, June 13, 1927, September 3, 1928, and September 17, 1928, respectively. The first two and latter two share a cover design, though the contents vary. All programs highlight the weekly shows to be held at the Ziegfeld Theatre, including the musical Rio Rita, a minstrel performance by Eddie Cantor, and the musical Show Boat.
Arrangement
The programs are arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
R 72, C 3, S 4
Acquisition Information
Donor unknown.
Bibliography
"Ziegfeld Theatre[.]" Internet Broadway Database. Accessed July 13, 2022. https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/ziegfeld-theatre-1393.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in July 2022.
- Performance art Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ziegfeld follies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to Ziegfeld Theatre performance programs
- Subtitle
- Ziegfeld Theatre performance programs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Brent
- Date
- June 14, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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