Mecca by Oscar Asche musical program
Scope and Content
Content warning: orientalism and racist content.
A program for the 1920 musical Mecca (also known as Cairo) by Oscar Asche. The cover of the program is embossed with the title, "Century Theatre New York" and an image of men riding camels in the desert. The program contains a short novelization of the musical's plot by William A. Page and illustrated color plates of scenes by Carl Link. Both story and illustrations are highly orientalist in subject and tone.
Dates
- 1920
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
Biographical and Historical Information
Mecca - known as Cairo in England - was a 1920 Broadway musical written by Oscar Asche. Asche was an American actor, mainly known for brown and yellow face roles in plays such as the titular character in Othello and Hajj in Kismet, which was written for Asche. Eventually Asche turned to theatre managing in addition to acting, which led to his huge theatrical hit Chu Chin Chow, which broke theatrical records and held over 2,200 performances over five years in London, England. Following the success of Chu Chin Chow, Asche wrote Mecca, which premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City, but was met with much less acclaim.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Content warning: orientalism and racist content.
A program for the musical Mecca (also known as Cairo) by Oscar Asche, 1920.
Arrangement
This is a single item collection.
Physical Location
R 72, C 3, S 4
Acquisition Information
Donor unknown.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in June 2022.
- Musical theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orientalism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Performing arts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to Mecca by Oscar Asche musical program
- Subtitle
- Mecca by Oscar Asche musical program
- 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
Part of the George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Repository
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)
speccoll@gmu.edu
