Program for Memphis Bound
date: label: Date
content: May 1945
name: label: Written by
content: Unidentified
label: Distributed by
content: Colonial Theatre, American, founded 1900
label: Subject of
content: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Avon Long, American, 1910 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: John J. Wildberg, American, 1902 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Vinton Freedley, American, 1891 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Sheila Guyse, American, 1925 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Ida James, American, 1920 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: The Delta Rhythm Boys, American, 1934 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: L.A.B. Amusement Corporation, American
label: Subject of
content: W. S. Gilbert, British, 1836 - 1911
label: Subject of
content: Arthur Sullivan, British, 1842 - 1900
label: Subject of
content: Gilbert and Sullivan, British, 1871 - 1896
notes: label: Description
content: A May 1945 Playbill for the play Memphis Bound, performed at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. The cover is printed on glossy off-white paper and features centered black text in varying fonts that reads, [COLONIAL / THEATRE / -BOSTON- / Direction of L.A.B. Amusement Corp.]. Along the top and bottom edges of the front cover are handwritten inscriptions in black in that read, [May 3-19-1945] and [Sallie J. Cathrell]. The back cover features an advertisement for a restaurant called The Country Plate and features an illustration of the restaurant, a sign with the restaurant’s name, the address, and lunch and dinner hours. The interior pages are glossy white paper with black text and black-and-white illustrations. At the top of the first page is the production information that reads [May 3 to 12, 1945 / JOHN WILDBERG / Presents / BILL ROBINSON / in the / VINTON FREEDLEY PRODUCTION / MEMPHIS BOUND / A New Musical Comedy / with / AVON LONG / SHEILA GUYS[sic] IDA JAMES THEMA CARPENTER / DELTA RHYTHM BOYS / BILLY DANIELS ADA BROWN GEORGETTE HARVEY] above the production credits and the cast. The cast list continues on to page 2 and includes Laura Cathrell, listed as a [DANCING GIRL]. There are also advertisements for local businesses, exit plans for the theater, a fashion article, song credits, staging and costume credits, and a list of the executive staff for Pinafore Enterprises, Inc. The program is ten (10) pages including the front and back interior covers.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Comedy
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.25.269
objectType: label: Type
content: theater programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal