Theatre program for The Man Who Came To Dinner: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Stagebill for The Man Who Came To Dinner. Salmon colored background with graphic of several penguins, some of which feature human hair, sitting and standing around a table set with plates and cups. A penguin server can be seen in the background. [STAGEBILL/ROUNDABOUT/THEATRE COMPANY/at the AMERICAN/AIRLINES THEATRE/AUGUST 2000/THE MAN/WHO CAME TO/DINNER] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2000.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Published by: Stagebill, American, 1924 - 2002
• Subject of: Nathan Lane, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Jean Smart, American, born 1951
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.58
• 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: © 2000 Stagebill, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.