- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- Club Ebony, American, 1947 - 1948
- Subject of
- Wells, Dickie, American, 1907 - 1985
- Savage, Archie, American, 1914 - 2003
- Parks, Jean, American, born 1924
- Mercer Ellington, American, 1919 - 1996
- Dutton, Van
- Barnett, Ted
- Roman, Chino
- Johnson, Edgar
- Three Riffs, American, founded 1948
- Debutones, American
- Date
- 1947-1948
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 9 5/8 × 7 1/16 × 1/16 in. (24.4 × 17.9 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 9 5/8 × 14 1/16 × 1/16 in. (24.4 × 35.7 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A program from Club Ebony. The program is a single sheet of heavyweight cream paper that folds in half. The front features a black and red illustration of a conga drum and woman's head printed in the top left corner. The woman is depicted in profile. She has black skin, red lips and wears a tall red, black, and white headdress. The illustration of the drum overlays the illustration of the woman. The drum is white with a red and black drumhead and zig zag pattern along the base. Black text with differing fonts to the right of, and below, the illustration reads, [CLUB / EBONY / ON BROADWAY / Between 52nd and 53rd Streets / Program]. Printed on the interior pages, at the center top of the program, the text reads, [CLUB EBONY / Presents / TWO EXCITING NEW SHOWS / With / Dickie Wells]. The interior pages feature the Club’s programs for two shows printed inside in black lettering: "Ya-Ya" on the left interior page, and "Revue Ebonia" on the right interior page. The highlighted entertainers include: Jean Parks, The Three Riffs, Archie Savage, Van Dutton, Chino Roman, Ted Barnett, Edgar Johnson, the Debutones, and Mercer Ellington and Orchestra. Each interior page also features a red illustration of a scantily clad female dancer, kneeling with her arms and hands extended in front of her. Red bubble lettering above and below the illustrations reads [EN BOBO] and [CLUB / EBONY]. The back page has blank space for a message and lines for an address.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- 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 - Other
- Type
- souvenir programs
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.71
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.