Programme of the Bijou Opera House, New York
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content: Phillip Graneto Broadway Theater Collection
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content: Phillip Graneto Broadway Theater Collection / Series 1: Dixey, Henry E., actor
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content: 1885-06-02
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content: Box 3, Folder 1
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: The program advertises a performance of the burlesque musical comedy Adonis, starring Henry E. Dixey. The show ran for a Broadway record 603 consecutive performances at the Bijou beginning in 1884. The musical, written by C. E. Rice, tells the story of a marble statue of a handsome man named Adonis that comes to life. After discovering that life as a human is complicated and unpleasant, Adonis chooses to become a statue again. Two tickets for the June 2 performance are affixed to the front of the program, along with a stub (perhaps a coat check) numbered 144.