Playbill: Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History

Playbill: Cats: date made: 2000. Object Name: playbill. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

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The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for the Broadway musical, Cats, at Winter Garden Theatre in New York; on cover, black lettering on yellow ground across top; yellow and white cat’s eyes peer from black ground; white cursive lettering below. September 10, 2000.

PLAYBILL [/] WINTER GARDEN THEATRE [/] CATS [/] Final performance [/] September 10, 2000: On cover

Materials, dates and provenance

date made: 2000
Object Name: playbill
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 22.9 cm x 15.2 cm; 9 in x 6 in
place made: United States: New York, New York City
Subject: Musical Theater
ID Number: 2000.0219.16
catalog number: 2000.0219.16
accession number: 2000.0219
Credit Line: Gift of The Cats Company (through Nina Lannan)
Data Source: National Museum of American History

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