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# Playbill for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910
- Subject of
- Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
- Gregory Hines, American, 1946 - 2003
- Judith Ann Jamison, American, born 1943
- Phyllis Hyman, American, 1949 - 1995
- P. J. Benjamin, American, born 1951
- Hinton Battle, American, born 1956
- Gregg Burge, American, 1957 - 1998
- Mercedes Ellington, American, born 1939
- Priscilla Baskerville
- Terri Klausner
- Description
- Playbill for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies. White background with yellow box at top; black box below with graphic of a man in a tuxedo standing next ot a line of women walking on a path made of piano keys. [PLAYBILL/LUNT-FONTANNE THEATRE/DUKE ELLINGTON'S/SOPHISTICATED LADIES] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1981.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- 1981
- Object number
- 2011.45.91
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical Theatre
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.45.91
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f7fc83d-0982-444b-808d-b65b6d01873c
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