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Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 44: Museum Object and Cultural History

Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 44: Date made: 1940. maker: Gum, Inc.. copyright holder: Superman, Inc..

Time's Up pin: Museum Object and Cultural History

Time's Up pin: date made: 2018. wearer: Nachman, Chelsea. Object Name: pin.

"Colombus, ich hob zu dir gor nit;" "Ohn a haim": Museum Object and Cultural History

"Colombus, ich hob zu dir gor nit;" "Ohn a haim": publishing date: 1920. composer; licensee: Friedsell, Louis. lyricist: Meyerowitz, D..

Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.: History and Collection Facts

Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.: Catalogue date: c1898.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 102 x 76 cm. (poster format).

The game of fifteen solved by The very merry mariner: History and Collection Facts

The game of fifteen solved by The very merry mariner: Catalogue date: c1880.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : black and white woodcut ; sheet 209 x 107 cm. (poster format).

Kellar in his latest mystery: History and Collection Facts

Kellar in his latest mystery: Catalogue date: c1897.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 74 x 49 cm. (poster format).

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong l

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automo

[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]: History and Collection Facts

[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]: Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Genre: graphic. Language: English.

[Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946]: History and Collection Facts

[Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946]: Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Genre: graphic. Language: English.

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone: Play Guide and Free Edition

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Musical theatre: Culture and Travel Context

Musical theatre, or just musicals, is an art form at the intersection of theatre and music. It is a relatively new genre, and widely regarded as distinct from opera, though the distinction b

Theatre: Culture and Travel Context

Theatre is one of the oldest forms of performance art and most major civilizations had a tradition of storytelling through role playing. A story being told dramatically is referred to as a p

Chinese performing arts: Culture and Travel Context

As one of the world's largest countries with a long history stretching back millennia, China is home to a wide variety of performing arts. This article aims to give a sampling of some of the

Stand-up comedy: Culture and Travel Context

Stand-up comedy is a minimalistic performing art, which originated in the United States and has spread around the world. It is performed on many levels, from free open-mic shows at dive bars

Into the Woods: History and Key Facts

Into the Woods is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.

A Chorus Line: History and Key Facts

A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr.

Alvin Ailey: History and Key Facts

Alvin Ailey Jr.

Peking opera: History and Key Facts

Peking opera, or Beijing opera (simplified Chinese: 京剧; traditional Chinese: 京劇; pinyin: Jīngjù), is the dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime

Mikhail Baryshnikov: History and Key Facts

Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (born January 27, 1948) is a Latvian and American dancer, choreographer, and actor.

Cabaret (musical): History and Key Facts

Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff.

Intercultural theatre: History and Key Facts

Intercultural theater, also known as cross-cultural theatre, may transcend time, while mixing and matching cultures or subcultures.

Academic drama: History and Key Facts

Academic drama refers to a theatrical movement that emerged in the mid 16th century during the Renaissance.

Dance troupe: History and Key Facts

A dance troupe or dance company is a group of dancers and associated personnel who work together to perform dances as a sport, spectacle or entertainment.

13 (musical): History and Key Facts

13 is a musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn.

Angura: History and Key Facts

Angura (アングラ), also known as the "Little Theater" (小劇場, shōgekijō) movement, was a Japanese avant-garde theater movement in the 1960s and 1970s that reacted against the Brechtian modernism and fo

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer: Date: 1933-1950. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999.

Photograph of Aurora Greeley: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of Aurora Greeley: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Cloud’s Studio, American. Subject of: Aurora Greeley, American, 1905 - 1983.

Connor Project button used in Dear Evan Hansen: Museum Object and Cultural History

Connor Project button used in Dear Evan Hansen: date made: 2010s. Object Name: button. Physical Description: plastic (face material).

Poster for the 1994 off-Broadway production of Three Tall Women: Museum Object and Cultural History

Poster for the 1994 off-Broadway production of Three Tall Women: date made: around 1994. Object Name: poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Mitts from Bombalurina costume used in the musical Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History

Mitts from Bombalurina costume used in the musical Cats: Date made: 1982 - 2000. designer: Napier, John. Object Name: mitts, pair of.

Azerbaijan State Song and Dance Ensemble: History and Key Facts

The Azerbaijan State Song and Dance Ensemble was created in 1938 by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, the founder of classic Azerbaijani music.

42nd Street (musical): History and Key Facts

42nd Street is a 1980 stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: History and Key Facts

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book written by Rachel Sheinkin, created by Rebecca Feldman with additional material b

Antitheatricality: History and Key Facts

Antitheatricality is any form of opposition or hostility to theater.

Jeff Biggers: Biography and Background

Jeff Biggers (born in 1963) is an American Book Award-winning historian, journalist, playwright, novelist and monologist.

Bad quarto: History and Key Facts

A bad quarto, in Shakespearean scholarship, is a quarto-sized printed edition of one of Shakespeare's plays that is considered to be unauthorised, and is theorised to have been pirated from a the

Bruce Bonafede: Biography and Background

Bruce Bonafede is an American playwright.

Breeches role: History and Key Facts

In theater, a breeches role or breeches part (also pants role, pants part, trouser role, trouser part, and Hosenrolle) is a role in which a female actor performs in male clothing.

Desi Hoppers: History and Key Facts

Desi Hoppers (also known as Desi Hoppers Dance Crew) is a hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai, India.

1776 (musical): History and Key Facts

1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone.