Hat Worn By the Character Old Actor in <i>The Fantasticks</i>
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Black beaver top hat with wide black grosgrain band and bow at the side; brim, 2-1/4" wide, flared at edge and trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon; white hard plastic inner lining exposed underneath black electrical tape covering inside top of crown. Worn by the character, "The Old Actor," in the first run of the musical, "The Fantasticks."
label: Description (Brief)
content: "The Old Actor" hat is worn by Henry, an ancient actor down on his luck, who participates in the "kidnapping" scene. Henry, along with another actor named Mortimer, help El Gallo in this plot and pretend to be fatally wounded by Matt. Matt then battles and defeats El Gallo, and Henry and Mortimer disappear into the trunk.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The musical opened off-Broadway on May 3, 1960 and ran for 42 years (until 2002), making it the longest running musical in history.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Krug
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0211.05
label: accession number
content: 2002.0211
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0211.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: adhesive (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 11 in x 13 in; 18.415 cm x 27.94 cm x 33.02 cm