Tom show: History and Key Facts
Tom show is a general term for any play or musical based (often only loosely) on the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Tonadilla: History and Key Facts
Tonadilla, also known as tonadilla escénica, was a Spanish musical song form of theatrical origin; not danced.
Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845: Date: 1950-1951. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999.
Toe pads used in the ballet shoes worn by Heather Whitestone McCallum during the 1995 Miss America competition: Museum Object and Cultural History
Toe pads used in the ballet shoes worn by Heather Whitestone McCallum during the 1995 Miss America competition: user: McCallum, Heather Whitestone. Object Name: toe pads. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).
Stockings from a costume worn in the play The Corn is Green: Museum Object and Cultural History
Stockings from a costume worn in the play The Corn is Green: date made: 1906. Object Name: Stockings. Object Type: stockings.
Playbill: Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill: Cats: date made: 2000. Object Name: playbill. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Gloves worn by Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gloves worn by Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway: Date made: ca 1970. Object Name: gloves. Physical Description: nylon (overall material).
Toy theater: History and Key Facts
Toy theater, also called paper theater and model theater (also spelt theatre, see spelling differences), is a form of miniature theater dating back to the early 19th century in Europe.
Variety show: History and Key Facts
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ve
Vaudeville in the Philippines: History and Key Facts
Vaudeville in the Philippines, more commonly referred in the Filipino vernacular as bodabil, was a popular genre of entertainment in the Philippines, emerging in the 1880s during the late Spanish
Well-made play: History and Key Facts
The well-made play (French: la pièce bien faite, pronounced [pjɛs bjɛ̃ fɛt]) is a dramatic genre from nineteenth-century theatre, developed by the French dramatist Eugène Scribe.
Zauberspiel: History and Key Facts
Zauberspiel (magic play, plural: Zauberspiele) or Zauberstück (magic piece, plural: Zauberstücke) is a German-language work for the stage that has magic characters or magic action, or both.
Cleopatra costume armbands worn by Lauren Anderson: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cleopatra costume armbands worn by Lauren Anderson: Date: 2000. Designed by: Judanna Lynn, American. Worn by: Lauren Anderson, American, born 1965.
Smokey Joe’s Café Window Card: Museum Object and Cultural History
Smokey Joe’s Café Window Card: Object Name: window card. Physical Description: paper (overall material). Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Cane used by Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cane used by Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees: Date made: 1995. performing artist: Lewis, Jerry. Object Name: Cane.
Poster for the musical Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for the musical Cats: date made: 1982-2000. Object Name: Poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Postcard advertising Fogg & Alger troupe: Museum Object and Cultural History
Postcard advertising Fogg & Alger troupe: Object Name: postcard. Physical Description: paper (overall material). Physical Description: printed (overall production method/technique).
Dress worn by Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dress worn by Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway: Date made: ca 1970. Object Name: Dress. Physical Description: satin (overall material).
The Unsinkable Molly Brown: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Unsinkable Molly Brown: recording date: 1960. manufacturer: Capitol. Object Name: sound recording.
Arm cast used in Dear Evan Hansen: Museum Object and Cultural History
Arm cast used in Dear Evan Hansen: date made: November 27, 2018. Associated Name: Trensch, Taylor. maker: Mortensen, Daniel Scott.
Playbill: Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill: Cats: date made: 1991. Object Name: playbill. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Mr N.C. Goodwin Jr. Professor Pygmalionwhiffles: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mr N.C. Goodwin Jr. Professor Pygmalionwhiffles: Date made: n.d.. depicted: Goodwin, Jr., Nathaniel C.. maker: unknown.
Florence: Museum Object and Cultural History
Florence: Date made: n.d.. depicted: Florence, William Jermyn. maker: Baker, Joseph E..
China-Burma-India Theater: Museum Object and Cultural History
China-Burma-India Theater: date made: ca 1941. Object Name: pin. Physical Description: metal (overall material).
First Annual Coco-Nuts Award: Museum Object and Cultural History
First Annual Coco-Nuts Award: date made: 1978. Associated Date: June 5, 1978. referenced: Coca, Imogene.
Shoe worn by Joel Grey as the Emcee in Cabaret: Museum Object and Cultural History
Shoe worn by Joel Grey as the Emcee in Cabaret: date made: before 1966. wearer: Grey, Joel. Object Name: shoe.
Ward Leonard type P-28 "Vitrohm" theater dimmer plate: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ward Leonard type P-28 "Vitrohm" theater dimmer plate: date made: ca 1925. maker: Ward Leonard Electric Co.. Object Name: Light Dimmer.
Dress belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dress belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1960-1980. Manufactured by: Stanley Korshak, American, founded 1909. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room: Date: 1952-1953. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999.
Ziegfeld Follies Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ziegfeld Follies Poster: date made: ca 1934 - 1936. bequest: Estate of Steven W. Brown. Object Name: Poster.
Gloves from Grizabella costume used in the musical Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gloves from Grizabella costume used in the musical Cats: Date made: 1982 - 2000. designer: Napier, John. Object Name: gloves.
Sash worn by Bessie Bonehill: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sash worn by Bessie Bonehill: user: Bonehill, Bessie. Object Name: sash. Physical Description: green (overall color).
An American Classic: Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History
An American Classic: Eubie Blake: Date: 1981. Produced by: Musical Heritage Society, American, 1962 - 2011. Recorded by: Amherst Saxaphone Quartet, founded 1978.
Pearl Baily special representative to the U. S. Delegation of the United Nations, performs her head presentation on Michael Savoy, much to the delight of the students at the Youth
Pearl Baily special representative to the U. S. Delegation of the United Nations, performs her head presentation on Michael Savoy, much to the delight of the students at the Youth Adult Education Center: Date: March 13, 1976. Photograph by:
Marianna Tcherkassky’s Ballet Costume: Museum Object and Cultural History
Marianna Tcherkassky’s Ballet Costume: date made: 1980. date made: 1976. referenced: American Ballet Theatre.
Photograph of Gladys Bentley: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Gladys Bentley: Date: ca. 1940. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Gladys Bentley, American, 1907 - 1960.
Photograph of five male performers with drums: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of five male performers with drums: Date: early 20th-mid 20th century. Photograph by: Diaz & Rogers, American. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Object All Sublime; Oh! A Private Bufoon: Museum Object and Cultural History
Object All Sublime; Oh! A Private Bufoon: release date: 1941. recording artist: Eddy, Nelson. manufacturer: Columbia.
Catalog for the Hooker-Howe Costume Company: Museum Object and Cultural History
Catalog for the Hooker-Howe Costume Company: date made: ca. 1940s. date made: ca. 1930s. Object Name: catalog.
Poster for the Broadway production of Kinky Boots: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for the Broadway production of Kinky Boots: date made: around 2013. referenced: Mitchell, Jerry. referenced: Fierstein, Harvey.