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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Lawrence, Neil
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- October 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 3/16 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 10. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, circular image of Ethel Waters against a blue background. Waters is depicted from the neck up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the right side of the image. She wears a white fur stole. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads, [Beginning - / "Dark Ghetto" / by Neil Lawrence]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [October - 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Norton & Margot’s Dance Studio. This magazine issue is fourteen (14) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Caricature and cartoons
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Literature
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photographic print of Ethel Waters in costume
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- February - April 1940
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Ethel Waters backstage in costume for a performance in Pittsburgh. She wears a kerchief covering her hair, a long sleeved blouse, striped skirt, and checkered apron; her hands rest on her lap underneath the apron. Waters is seated in a corner in front of two walls lined with radiators. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers, one with caption information, and a yellow circle sticker.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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Lobby card for Pinky
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Crain, Jeanne, American, 1925 - 2003
- Barrymore, Ethel, American, 1879 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Lundigan, William, American, 1914 - 1975
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Kazan, Elia, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
- Dunne, Philip, American, 1908 - 1992
- Nichols, Dudley, American, 1895 - 1960
- Sumner, Cid Ricketts, American, 1890 - 1970
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card for Pinky.
- The center of the card has an image of a woman, Jeanne Crain, wearing a yellow dress against a triangular black background. Across this image is [Pinky] in large white script font with the dot of the 'i' colored pink. To the left is a triangular shaped black and white film still from the movie of Crain with William Lundigan. At right are three smaller, diamond-shaped color film stills arranged in a vertical column. From top to bottom, the stills depict Crain with Lundigan, Crain with Ethel Waters, and Crain with Ethel Barrymore. Red text over yellow bands next to the images read [ONE LOVED HER... / ONE WARNED HER... / ONE TAUNTED HER...]. Across the bottom of the card is the cast information. At the very bottom left in small blue text is a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp. and a copyright notice: [Copyright 1949 - 20th Century Fox Film Corp.].
- On the back of the card there is handwritten text in the top left corner. The graphite writing reads [PINKY] with an underline. To the right it reads [(20TH / CENT /FOX / 1949)]. Below the underline it reads [Bx / 35 / JEANNE / CRAIN]. There are some small tears and marks, as well as worn corners. There is a blue stamp in the bottom left corner which reads [12 OCT 27 49].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Race films
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.132.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen
- Created by
- Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- April 30, 1934
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (23.8 x 15.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. Playing the character Carmen from the similarly titled Georges Bizet opera, she wears a head covering and large earrings and holds a fan.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.42.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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High-heeled shoes worn by Ethel Waters
- Created by
- Weitzman, Seymour
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Worn by
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- satin, leather, beads, graphite on suede, rubber, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 5 1/2 × 3 × 8 in. (14 × 7.6 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 6 × 3 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 7.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Multi-colored high heels worn by Ethel Waters. There is a label with the shoes that reads [Ethel / Waters / “Heels”].
- The satin shoes feature a watercolor-like pattern with colors such as red, various shades of purple, green, black, and yellow. The toes of the shoes come to a thin, rounded point. On the tops of each shoe there is a circular cutout and a curved design made out of black beads. On the proper right shoe the design is on the far right side, and on the proper left shoe the design is on the far left side. Both shoes are missing several black beads.
- The insides of each shoe are lined in black leather along the sides and with a white suede along the back of the heel. The insole of the shoe is made of the multicolored satin. There are gold words that read “Mr. Seymour” along the insole. The proper left shoe has writing on the white suede. The graphite writing reads [6 ½ B. 638 / 1983]. The shoes have a thin heel with a small piece of black rubber at the bottom. The outer part of the heel is multicolored satin and the inner part of the heel is tan leather. The bottom of the shoe is tan leather. The bottoms of the shoes are scratched, scuffed, and discolored.
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- pumps (shoes)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.137ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen
- Created by
- Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- April 30, 1934
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. She wears a dark-colored head covering and large earrings. With one hand, she holds a floral-printed fan in front of her to partially obscure her mouth and the lower part of her face. On the reverse is a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [Ethel Waters / By Carl Van Vechten], with a photographer's stamp in the bottom left corner.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.42.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Theatre Program for As Thousands Cheer
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Miller, Marilyn, American, 1898 - 1936
- Webb, Clifton, American, 1889 - 1966
- Broderick, Helen, American, 1891 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (24.8 x 18.4 cm)
- Description
- Theater program from As Thousands Cheer. At center is a photograph of a man between two women. [THE MUSIC BOX/ MARILYN MILLER-CLIFTON WEBB-HELEN BRODERICK/ AS THOUSANDS CHEER]
- "THE MUSIC BOX" on top of playbill. B&W photo of two women and a man in center of page. "AS THOUSANDS CHEER" at bottom.
- 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
- 2011.45.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Scrapbook compiled by Louise Alexander Gunn
- Created by
- Gunn, Louise Alexander, American
- Subject of
- Gunn, Bill, American, 1934 - 1989
- Leon Sullivan, American, 1922 - 2001
- Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Waymon, Sam, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1950s - 1970s
- Medium
- newsprint , ink on photographic paper , cardboard , metal and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- 11 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (27.9 x 24.1 x 3.2 cm)
- Description
- Cloth bound purple and green floral print spiral bound scrapbook containing black-and-white and color photographs along with newspaper clippings and other ephemera dating from the late 1950s to the late 1970s documenting the life of Louise Jackson Gunn in the Philadelphia area. Louise Gunn was an actress, beauty queen, and community activist. The contents of the scrapbook include newspaper clippings and photographs related to Gunn's church groups and activities, including the Zion Drama Workshop; her friendships with other women in the community and from her vaudeville past; and her travels to the Bahamas and Paris, France.
- A large portion of the scrapbook is devoted to Gunn’s community work, including scholarship fundraising for Lincoln University, adult education programs, and volunteering at Philadelphia General Hospital. Gunn also documents work with Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), including efforts to provide school children with free breakfast and to fight housing discrimination.
- There are several clippings, photographs, and programs related to her son, the actor and playwright Bill Gunn, including a performance with Ethel Waters and collaborations with musician Sam Waymon. There are also clippings related to performances by Alberta Hunter and Josephine Baker.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- scrapbooks
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Blues (Music)
- Civil Rights
- Communities
- Education
- Entertainers
- Families
- Film
- Health
- Housing
- Jazz (Music)
- Motherhood
- Musicians
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Theatre
- Travel
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.65.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Film still from Pinky
- Created by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Crain, Jeanne, American, 1925 - 2003
- Barrymore, Ethel, American, 1879 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Lundigan, William, American, 1914 - 1975
- Kazan, Elia, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (20.6 × 26 cm)
- H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (17.1 × 23.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white film still from the film Pinky. The image depicts a scene of a police officer standing next to a woman who has hiked up her dress to reveal a small dagger. On the other side of the frame stands another man and a woman, both looking at the officer and first woman. All four stand in front of a fence, with trees visible in the background. Beneath the image is printed a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp. on the left and a copyright notice [Copyright 1948 - 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.] along with [49/607]. At the bottom center is the cast and credit information: [Darryl F. Zanuck presents "PINKY" starring JEANNE CRAIN, / ETHEL BARRYMORE, ETHEL WATERS, WILLIAM LUNDIGAN / Produced by DARRYL F. ZANUCK, Directed by ELIA KAZAN / Printed in U.S.A.].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.172.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Poster for Pinky
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Crain, Jeanne, American, 1925 - 2003
- Barrymore, Ethel, American, 1879 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Lundigan, William, American, 1914 - 1975
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Kazan, Elia, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
- Printed by
- Litho Poster Corporation of America, American, 1943 - 1951
- Date
- 1949
- On ViewSecond Floor, 2 050
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/2 in. (99.1 × 64.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 40 15/16 × 27 1/16 in. (104 × 68.7 cm)
- Description
- This poster for the film Pinky is printed on a black background with an off-white border. In the center is the face of a woman (Jeanne Crain)with red hair and blue eyes and [Pinky] in large white script with a pink dot over the "i." Over Crain's shoulder, in the top left corner is the face of another woman (Ethel Waters) wearing a white head wrap and dark clothing. At the top right corner is [The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!] in white text. In the lower right corner is a smaller image of a woman in a belted white dress with a man standing in front of her and a man standing behind her. The man in front of her is concealed by shadows and the man behind her is wearing a white button up shirt, tie, pants, and a fedora. To the left of this in white text is [Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, / Ethel Waters. William Lundigan, / Produced by F. Zanuck, Directed by Eilia Kazan]. A 20th Century Fox Film Corporation logo is in the bottom left corner. Printed in the bottom border of the poster, from left to right is [Copyright 1949 - By Twentieth Century -Fox FIlm Corp. - Litho in U.S.A. - 5649 - Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter. - 49/607 - LITHO-POSTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.72
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Poster for Pinky
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Sumner, Cid Ricketts, American, 1890 - 1970
- Dunne, Philip, American, 1908 - 1992
- Nichols, Dudley, American, 1895 - 1960
- Kazan, Elia, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Crain, Jeanne, American, 1925 - 2003
- Barrymore, Ethel, American, 1879 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Lundigan, William, American, 1914 - 1975
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29 3/4 × 39 7/8 in. (75.6 × 101.3 cm)
- Description
- This movie poster depicts two women, on opposite corners of the field. The upper right corner shows a woman (Ethel Waters) from the chest up, wearing a white shirt under a red outer layer, and a yellow turban. She frowns towards the opposite lower left corner, depicting a young woman with red hair (Jeanne Crain), wearing a ruffled top and a strand of pearls. Between them is the title "Pinky" in large red letters on a slight diagonal. Under the title is the phrase "She passed for white!" Across the top margin in black and yellow text are the words "THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR IS / DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S." In the bottom right quadrant in yellow text are the words "Starring / JEANNE CRAIN-ETHEL BARRYMORE / ETHEL WATERS-WILLIAM LUNDIGAN / Produced by DARRYL F. ZANUCK / Directed by ELIA KAZAN / Screen play by Philip Dunne / and Dudley Nichols. Based / on a novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner / 20th/ Century Fox." The poster background is a dark black at the edges that fades to a pale grey at the center. In the border below the bottom left corner of the image is [PRINTED IN ENGLAND] and below the bottom right corner is [STAFFORD & Co., LTD., NETHERFIELD, NOTTINGHAM; and LONDON].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Lobby card for Cabin in the Sky
- Created by
- Loews Cineplex Entertainment, American, 1904 - 2006
- Produced by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Anderson, Eddie, American, 1905 - 1977
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Ingram, Rex, American, 1895 - 1969
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Date
- 1943
- On ViewSecond Floor, 2 050
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.1 × 35.7 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card for "Cabin in the Sky".
- The lobby card has a bright yellow background spangled with red, orange, and black stars and musical notes. In the top left corner there is a color photograph of Lena Horne, Eddie Anderson, and Ethel Waters with standing at a white picket fence, in front of an orange background. To the right is a black-and-white illustration of Duke Ellington in tuxedo and top hat dancing with Lena Horne. In the bottom right corner is a black-and-white illustration of a drum set, clarinet, and trumpet, with the hands and faces of the musicians just visible. Just left of center is black and red text reading [Entertainment galore! / Gorgeous girls! Songs! / CABIN IN / THE SKY / What a cast! / ETHEL WATERS / Eddie "Rochester" Anderson / Lena Horne / Louis Armstrong * Rex Ingram / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra / The Hall Johnson Choir] followed by a red and black Metro-Goldwyn Mayer logo. There is a small black and white drawing of a man and a woman dancing to the left of the text. Across the bottom of the lobby card, in the border, is printed [Copyright 1943 Loew's Incorporated - Country of Origin U.S.A. - Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter. - 43/85].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.97
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Stormy Weather
- Written by
- Arlen, Harold, American, 1905 - 1986
- Healy, Dan, American, 1888 - 1969
- Koehler, Ted L., American, 1894 - 1973
- Illustrated by
- Lefkowitz, Sydney, American
- Published by
- Mills Music Incorporated, 1919 - 1965
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Washington, George Dewey, American, 1898 - 1954
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Webb, Elida, American, born 1896
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (30.8 × 23 cm)
- Title
- Sheet music from the Cotton Club Parade
- Description
- Sheet music for the song "Stormy Weather" from the production of the 22nd Edition of the Cotton Club Parade. The cover is red and features silhouettes of performers on the right side. The silhouettes are in profile, with two men and one woman. The men wear top hats and the woman, seen in white, smokes a cigarette. Below the faces, in pink letters against a black background is the illustrator's signature "Leff." Along the top, in a white band across the cover, is the title in black text "STORMY WEATHER." Down the left side, two-thirds down the cover, is the production information and cast list "Cotton Club/ presents/ ETHEL WATERS/ GEORGE DEWEY WASHINGTION/ in/ COTTON CLUB/ PARADE/ 22nd EDITION/ with/ DUKE ELLINGTON/ AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA." Below the production information, in the lower left corner are two columns of text. The column on the left is a song list "STORMY WEATHER/ HAPPY AS THE DAY IS LONG/ RAISIN' THE RENT/ GET YOURSELF A NEW BROOM/ AND SWEEP THE BLUES AWAY/ CALICO DAYS/ MUGGIN' LIGHTLY." The column on the right is additional production information "lyrics and music by/ TED KOEHLER/ HAROLD ARLEN/ STAGED BY/ DAN HEALY/ DANCES BY/ ELDA WEB - LEONARD HARPER." Below the columns is a small rectangle with the music production company listing and an illustration of a windmill "MILLS MUSICA/ INC/ Music Publishers/ 1619 Broadway - New York, N.Y."
- Place used
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical Theatre
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
- Object number
- 2013.223.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1933 by Mills Music Inc, NYC, renewed 1985. Permission required for use.
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Wooden clapper from the Cotton Club promoting Ethel Waters
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- ca. 1933
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on wood with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 8 1/2 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 21.6 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- This is a wood clapper instrument with black etched type on front and back. Consisting of three pieces of wood, two small rectangles are attached via thin metal strips to the large paddle-shaped base, one on each side. There is black type on both small wooden rectangles. The type on one side of the clapper reads, "The Cotton Club/ Aristocrat of Harlem/ Lenox Ave. & 142nd St. / Phone Bradhurst 2-7767-1687." On reverse side type reads, "Hear/ Ethel Waters/ Sing/ Stormy Weather/ Geo. Dewey Washington." There is a decorative border in black ink around both rectangles. There is text on the reverse side at one end of the rectangle that reads "National Bo [illegible] Co. / [illegible] west 64th [illegible]."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- noisemakers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece
- Object number
- 2015.45.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions