Program for a performance by Clarice Taylor at the Apple Corps Theatre: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A multipage program for the Apple Corps Theatre, consisting of two sheets of white paper folded to form eight (8) total pages, with one loose insert form, each printed in black ink. The front cover depicts a collage of black and white portraits of performers arranged in rough ‘V’ formation. The largest, central photo is a portrait of Clarice Taylor, smiling. Above the collage in the upper left corner is text [THREE BENEFIT EVENINGS] and in the upper right corner [APPLE CORPS THEATRE]. Below the collage is text that reads [CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS]. The first interior page has in formation about the Apple Corps, the second has a photograph of Clarice Taylor with the text: [An Evening of Comedy / with / Jackie “Moms” Mabley / CLARICE TAYLOR / A cabaret performance with / music by the Obie Award winning / actress and Emmy nominee]. The following pages contain production credits, biographies, a report on the Apple Corps 1988-1989 season, and a list of contributors to the theatre. The insert page is a printed contact form to fill out to be added to the theatre’s mailing list or volunteer roster.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Created by: Apple Corps Theatre, American
• Subject of: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Moms Mabley, American, 1897 - 1975
• Owned by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 11/16 × 7 1/16 in. (22 × 18 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 8 11/16 × 14 1/16 in. (22 × 35.7 cm)
• Place collected: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Comedy
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Theatre
• Topic: Theatre companies
• Object number: 2013.188.23abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and James Thomas and family in memory of Clarice Taylor
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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