John Wildberg Presents Bill Robinson in Memphis Bound: a New Musical Comedy with Avon Long
Object Details
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Subject of
- Avon Long, American, 1910 - 1984
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949
- John J. Wildberg, American, 1902 - 1959
- Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
- Belasco Theatre, American, founded 1907
- Date
- June 1945
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 × 1/16 in. (22.7 × 16.7 × 0.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Description
- A June 1945 Playbill for the play Memphis Bound!, performed at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. The cover is off-white and features a sepia-toned photograph of two (2) men in elaborate British naval uniform costumes. Avon Long is depicted on the left and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson on the right. Brown text underneath the image reads [THE PLAYBILL / REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE / FOR THE BELASCO THEATRE]. The magazine is twenty-four (24) pages with illustrations. Laura Cathrell is listed as one of the [Dancing Girls] on page eleven (11). An advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes is on the back cover. The magazine is twenty-four (24) pages with black-and-white and sepia photographs and illustrations.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.7
- Type
- magazines (periodicals)
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Broadway Theatre
- Comedy
- Mass media
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.46.25.7
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