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Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912
- Subject of
- Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939
- Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
- Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951
- Jackson, Leonard, American, born 1928
- Judd, Robert, American, died 1986
- Seneca, Joe, American, 1919 - 1996
- Criscuolo, Lou, American, born 1934
- Carpenter, John, American, born 1948
- Mitchell, Aleta, American, born 1952
- Davenport-Richards, Scott
- Loomis, Christopher
- Merritt, Theresa, American, 1922 - 1998
- Date
- 1984
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; black box below with graphic of a woman in front of a microphone with her arms stretched out to her sides. [PLAYBILL/CORT THEATRE/Ma Rainey's Black Bottom] White circular sticker on back, handwirtten 1984.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.59
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- 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
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
- 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.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- 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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Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- 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
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
- 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.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- 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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Program for An Evening of Comedy with Jackie 'Moms' Mabley and Her Ladies
- Created by
- National Black Theatre, American, founded 1968
- Subject of
- Taylor, Clarice, American, 1917 - 2011
- Mabley, Moms, American, 1897 - 1975
- Washington, Dinah, American, 1924 - 1963
- Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
- Jackson, Mahalia, American, 1911 - 1972
- Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W (Open): 8 1/2 × 12 in. (21.6 × 30.5 cm)
- Description
- Program for "An Evening of Comedy With Jackie Moms Mabley and Her Ladies," written by and starring Clarice Taylor. The performance was presented by the National Black Theatre, Inc. from April 17-May 25, 2003. At the top of the cover is a band in a gradient from black to white with black text. It reads [NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE, INC. / Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, Founder & CEO / Mabil Falson & Jackie Jeffries Associate Producers]. Below is a black and white photographic image of Clarice Taylor dressed for her role as Moms Mabley. Taylor is wearing a floppy hat, house dress, and large, unbuttoned shirt. Behind her is a brick wall with [MOMS] written in white. The "o" in Moms is a heart. Black text on the bottom half reads [AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH / JACKIE MOMS MABLEY / AND HER LADIES / WRITTEN BY & STARRING / CLARICE TAYLOR / FEATURING / JOHN STANLEY / APRIL 17TH THROUGH MAY 25TH, 2003]. Other actresses portrayed Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Mahalia Jackson, and Ma Rainey in the show. The program includes cast biographies and information about the National Black Theatre.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and James Thomas and family in memory of Clarice Taylor
- Object number
- 2013.188.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible