Playbill for Golden Boy: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Golden Boy. Grey background with yellow box at top; graphic of man's face looking to the left. [Majestic/Theatre/PLAYBILL/the magazine for theatregoers/GOLDEN BOY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1964.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1964
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Subject of: Billy Daniels, American, 1915 - 1988
• Subject of: Paula Wayne
• Subject of: Kenneth Tobey, American, 1917 - 2002
• Subject of: Ted Beniades, American, born 1922
• Subject of: Roy Glenn, American, 1914 - 1971
• Subject of: Ja'net Dubois, American, born 1945
• Subject of: Johnny Brown, American, born 1937
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 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
• Object number: 2011.45.34
• 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.