Thurston
Contributors: McAdow, Dudley; Foster, Beatrice; Corning, John Herbert, -approximately 1940, donor; Columbia Theatre (Organization : Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1910
Language: eng
Description: The Columbia, Washington's leading theatre, season 1909-1910. The Columbia Theater Co., proprietors, Frank Metzerott, pres., Oliver Metzerott, treas., Fred G. Berger, manager. The world's greatest magician "Thurston," presenting the most bewildering array of tricks, illusions and scientific problems in the history of the world, under the direction of Dudley McAdow, during the performance Mr. Thurston will be assisted in his illustions by Miss Beatrice Foster. Howard Thurston is the originator and inventor of almost every act he presents.
Notes: Columbia Theatre, Washington, D.C., week of Monday, April 25, 1910, matinees Thur. and Sat.

Title devised by Library staff.

"Columbia Theater program, Washington, D.C., volume XIII, number 33".

LC copy: Gift: Est. of J.H. Corning, June 20, 1940. Imperfect: [6] p. only of program.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: First part. 1. Opening: Magician's past and present. 2. Original card passes. 3. Ducks and flowers. 4. The tub of Diogenes. 5. The levitation of Princes Karnac (The Great Hypnotic Scene). 6. The Fortune telling ball. 7. The spirit cabinet, a wonderful spiritualistic demonstration. 8. The crystal cage. 9. Concluding the first part with a comedy experiment, entitled "A Bit of Fun"; title: Intermission; title: Part second. Prince Toko Kishi, the sensational Jap on the live wire, and his marvelous hand foot balancing, ending with his daring and thrilling slide for life from top gallery to stage of theater. Mr. Thurston's latest creation "The Lady and the Lion" the masterpiece of sensational mystery, introducing Mr. Thurston's beautiful African lion.