Published by

Playbill, American, founded 1884

Used by

Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927

Subject of

Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939

Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005

Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951

Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955

Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, American, born 1941

Cucci, Tony, American, born 1961

Davidson, Jack

Gordon, Carl, American, 1932 - 2010

Henderson, Stephen McKinley, American, born 1949

Mackie, Anthony, American, born 1979

Simms, Heather Alicia, American, born 1970

Zorich, Louis, American, born 1924

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)

Type

theater programs

Place used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

2003

Description

Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man wearing a fedora and holding a trumpet while a woman in the background sings into a microphone. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/MA RAINEY'S/BLACK BOTTOM/WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1984.

Topic

African American

Actors

Blues (Music)

Broadway Theatre

Drama (Theatre)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number

2011.45.61ab

Restrictions & Rights

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Playbill, American, founded 1884

Used by

Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927

Subject of

Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939

Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005

Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951

Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955

Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, American, born 1941

Cucci, Tony, American, born 1961

Davidson, Jack

Gordon, Carl, American, 1932 - 2010

Henderson, Stephen McKinley, American, born 1949

Mackie, Anthony, American, born 1979

Simms, Heather Alicia, American, born 1970

Zorich, Louis, American, born 1924

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)

Type

theater programs

Place used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

2003

Description

Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man wearing a fedora and holding a trumpet while a woman in the background sings into a microphone. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/MA RAINEY'S/BLACK BOTTOM/WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2003.

Topic

African American

Actors

Blues (Music)

Broadway Theatre

Drama (Theatre)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number

2011.45.60

Restrictions & Rights

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture