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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 View
    Culture/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
    Topic
    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
    2011.45.59
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec2abbb5-cde4-4519-bd45-abf15a91695b
  • 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
    Topic
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554d8cd0e-6a18-41d0-b0ee-5cc6ad82b416
  • 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
    Topic
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5249cf3af-8c00-45b3-bcbd-fba5f6c3d590
  • 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
    Topic
    Actors
    Comedy
    Comedy (Theatre)
    Entertainers
    Singers (Musicians)
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59412d5d9-b448-44c5-9630-9905cc3fd4d2
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