Printed by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Club Ebony, American, 1947 - 1948
Subject of
Wells, Dickie, American, 1907 - 1949
Savage, Archie, American, 1914 - 2003
Parks, Jean, American, born 1924
Mercer Ellington, American, 1919 - 1996
Dutton, Van
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 9/16 × 7 1/16 × 1/16 in. (24.3 × 18 × 0.1 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 9 1/2 × 14 1/16 (24.2 × 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
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
2013.46.25.72
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c403cfdd-09b6-41e0-a3a5-eb1c3f5d8be5

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