SLEEPY HOLLOW

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SLEEPY HOLLOW

Entry/Object ID

SS.2016.4

Description

Printed 40-page booklet related to a theatrical perfomance; two-staple binding; printed on cover: "SLEEPY HOLLOW" in decorative frame,"The PLAYBILL/ REGISTERED IN THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ FOR THE ST. JAMES THEATER"; staples to first interior page, torn ticket stub, printed: "A 112/GOOD ONLY/SATURDAY EVE/JUNE 5 1948/ ST. JAMES THEATER/ 2nd Balconey $1.80/ GLOBE TICKET COMPANY"; printed and illustrated advertisments throughout; cast list; synopsis of scenes; musical program [song list]; cast biographies.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George Lessner

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

Playbill, Inc.

Date made

1948

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SS.2016.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 1/8 in. (22.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Open

Height

8-7/8 in

Width

12-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 12 1/2 x 1/4 in. (22.5 x 31.8 x 0.6 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Cover bisected by old vertical crease; some yellowing overall, especially at outer edges; some discoloration to staples; cover loose at top staple; mark at center top of cover where stub staples is impressing cover; some transfer of ink from page to page.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

St. James Theater

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Playbill for a performance of a muiscal based on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow; the run lasted for only twelve performances. On title page: "A Musical Play/ Based on Washington Irving's 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow.' Notes in program: ABOUT THE PLAY: "An Original Musical, Comedy on Broadway set in the autumn of 1795 in the village of Sleepy Hollow, up by the Tappan Zee on the east bank of the Hudson River." (There are no extended notes or article about the play, source material, or the production.) CAST: Gil Lamb as Ichabod Crane Opening Date: June 3, 1948 - Closing Date: June 12, 1948, Performances: 12. Ticket stub from show stapled to inside page. VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS/ADS IN THIS PLAYBILL: Many, including Mais Oiu Perfume by Bourjois, Pontiac, Salon Lentheric, Fray Pruf, Finchley Suits, Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, Gotham Gold Stripe Beautiful Stockings, Hormel Onion Soup, Delman Bergdorf Goodman, The Terrace Room, Dwalyne, Mojud Nylon Stockings, Cotillion Room, The Starlight Room, Huyler’s Thin Mints, Eastern Airlines Air Lines, Schaefer Beer endorsed Joan Tetzel, Bali BRA Brassiere, Chesterfield Chesterfeild Cigarettes endorsed by Alan Ladd On page 13, advertisement for two sites: "Sunnyside Restoration" and "Philipse Castle Restoration"; text: "VISIT/ THE ORIGINAL SLEEPY HOLLOW COUNTRY/with/ SUNNYSIDE RESTORATION/ Irving's 'Little Snuggery on the Hudson'/ and/ PHILIPSE CASTLE RESTORATION/ Where the name 'Sleepy Hollow' orginated/ US9 THE TARRYTOWNS N.Y. CENTRAL/ Open--daily 10 to 5; Sundays 2 to 5. Courteous, informed guides. Special One Day/ Combination Ticket at $1.60 admits to both Restorations, including picnic grounds at/ Philipse Castle Restoration."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial