Playbill for Hello, Dolly!: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Hello, Dolly! White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man and a woman; the woman is wearing a large hat and is holding up one finger while the man has his hands in his pockets. [St. James/Theatre/PLAYBILL/the national magazine for theatregoers/Hello, Dolly!] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1968.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: St. James Theatre, American, founded 1927
• Subject of: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990
• Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
• Subject of: Emily Yancy, American, born 1939
• Subject of: Sherri Brewer, American
• Subject of: Winston DeWitt Hemsley
• Subject of: Mabel King, American, 1932 - 1999
• 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: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.43
• 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.