Advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1951
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Distributed by
content: Club 845, American, founded 1945
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Birdie Warfield Edison, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Henry LeTang Dancers, American
label: Subject of
content: Henry LeTang, American, 1915 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: Edgar Sampson, American, 1907 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Edgar Sampson And His Orchestra, American
label: Subject of
content: Johnny Hudgins, American, 1896 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Naomi Price
label: Subject of
content: Judy Gardener
notes: label: Description
content: An advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue. The card is printed on white paper with scalloped edges. At the top of the card is the text, [THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Laurie, Blanche, Serena, Birdie, Shirley & Selma]. Below is a black-and-white image of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845, posing in matching costumes.
label: Description
content: Each of the six (6) women is wearing a large scalloped headpiece, a crop top with winged shoulders, and a long skirt with an embellished waist that opens in front. The women are depicted standing in a semicircle, facing the viewer, with their hands holding the front of their skirts open and with one leg extended forward. Laura Cathrell is the performer depicted on the far left side of the image. Birdie Warfield Edison is third from the right. She is one of the two women in the center that are standing back-to-back and the rest of the women are turned slightly towards the center. A large number of tables are set up behind the women. Each table is covered with a tablecloth and set with two (2) chairs. Below the image is additional text that reads, [CLUB 845 Invites You to Join Us / Every weekend beginning December / 16th when we present -- / OUR GALA HOLIDAY REVUE / Produced by HENRY LETANG-- / --STARRING -- / Johnny Hudgins, .. Pantomine[sic] Commedian[sic] / Judy Gardener, .. Her Song & Accordian[sic] / Naomi Price, .. Mistress of Ceremonies / THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Dancing to the Music of / EDGAR SAMPSON & His ORCHESTRA]. The back of the card is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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 - Advertisements
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: 2013.46.25.263
objectType: label: Type
content: advertising cards
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm)