Contract for entertainment at the Hillstreet Theater, Los Angeles

Object/Artifact

-

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Contract for entertainment at the Hillstreet Theater, Los Angeles

Entry/Object ID

2008.29.1.1

Description

Contract for entertainment at the Hillstreet Theater, Los Angeles, 2 October 1925. The standard contract is an agreement for Karavaeff and Company, a dancing and violin group, to perform one week of Monday matinees for the first week of January 1926 at the theater, formerly on the northwest corner of Hill and Eighth streets, part of the Orpheum circuit of theaters nationwide. At the bottom is a list of the five-member cast, the troupe's representative, and signatures, including that of Simeon Karavaeff, the group's leader. With folds, creases, edge rubbing, and a few stains, the overall condition is good.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Contracts