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  • Advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Club 845, American, founded 1945
    Subject of
    Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    LeTang, Henry Dancers, American
    LeTang, Henry, American, 1915 - 2007
    Sampson, Edgar, American, 1907 - 1973
    Sampson, Edgar And His Orchestra, American
    Hudgins, Johnny, American, 1896 - 1990
    Price, Naomi
    Gardener, Judy
    Date
    1950-1951
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm)
    Description
    An advertisement card for Club 845's Gala Holiday Revue. The card is printed on white paper with scalloped edges. At the top of the card is the text, [THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Laurie, Blanche, Serena, Birdie, Shirley & Selma]. Below is a black-and-white image of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845, posing in matching costumes. Each of the six (6) women is wearing a large scalloped headpiece, a crop top with winged shoulders, and a long skirt with an embellished waist that opens in front. The women are depicted standing in a semicircle, facing the viewer, with their hands holding the front of their skirts open and with one leg extended forward. Laura Cathrell is the performer depicted on the far left side of the image. The two women in the center are standing back-to-back and the rest of the women are turned slightly towards the center. A large number of tables are set up behind the women. Each table is covered with a tablecloth and set with two (2) chairs. Below the image is additional text that reads, [CLUB 845 Invites You to Join Us / Every weekend beginning December / 16th when we present -- / OUR GALA HOLIDAY REVUE / Produced by HENRY LETANG-- / --STARRING -- / Johnny Hudgins, .. Pantomine[sic] Commedian[sic] / Judy Gardener, .. Her Song & Accordian[sic] / Naomi Price, .. Mistress of Ceremonies / THE HENRY LETANG DANCERS / Dancing to the Music of / EDGAR SAMPSON & His ORCHESTRA]. The back of the card is blank.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    advertising cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Dance
    Entertainers
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.263
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c54d38a-b5d8-4536-8763-3c8b18b1a630
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