Playbill for The River Niger: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for The River Niger. White background with pink, orange, and yellow box at top; white box below with black lettering. [PLAYBILL/MAGAZINE/BROOKS ATKINSON/THEATRE/THE RIVER NIGER] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1973.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1973
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Brooks Atkinson Theatre, American, founded 1926
• Subject of: Graham Brown, American, 1924 - 2011
• Subject of: Frances Foster, American, 1924 - 1997
• Subject of: Dean Irby, American
• Subject of: Saundra McClain, American
• Subject of: Neville Richen
• Subject of: Les Roberts, American, born 1937
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.86
• 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.