Playbill for Lost in the Stars: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Lost in the Stars. White background with yellow box at top; white box below featuring a graphic of a man kneeling with his head resting on his fist, above a group of people. [Imperial Theatre/PLAYBILL/the national magazine for theatregoers/LOST IN THE STARS] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1972.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Imperial Theatre, American, founded 1923
• Subject of: Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005
• Subject of: Gilbert Price, American, 1942 - 1991
• Subject of: Margaret Cowie
• Subject of: Jack Gwillim, British, 1909 - 2001
• Subject of: Leonard Jackson, American, born 1928
• Subject of: Ian Martin, Scottish, 1912 - 1989
• 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
• Topic: Tragedy (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.56
• 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.