Playbill for Eubie!: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Eubie. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of a woman dancing with outstretched arms and music notes above the title and hands with striped sleeves playing a keyboard below. [PLAYBILL/AMBASSADOR THEATRE/EUBIE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1978.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1978
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Ambassador Theatre, American, founded 1928
• Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
• Subject of: Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975
• Subject of: Ethel Beatty
• Subject of: Terry Burrell
• Subject of: Leslie Dockery
• Subject of: Lynnie Godfrey, American
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (23.5 x 14.9 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Ragtime (Music)
• Object number: 2011.45.26.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.