MASON OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM, "ROBINSON CRUSOE JR.," AUGUST 1917
Entry/Object ID
2001.115.1.1
Description
MASON OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM, "ROBINSON CRUSOE JR.," AUGUST 1917
Color: Black
A theater program for the Mason Opera House production of Robinson Crusoe Jr., issued by the Mason Program Company, August 1917. The four-page tan paper artifact has the name of the theater across the top of the front along with the names of the lessees and resident manager. Also at the top, below the latter, are the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner." The name of the production is at the center. Below this is "WITH / AL JOLSON." At the bottom is a listing of the actors and characters in Act One, Scenes One through Three. On the inside are Scenes Five through Six, and Act Two Scenes One through Three. At the left of the inside is a black and white photograph of Baby Virginia Corbin. At the bottom of the photograph are the words, "My! I love my / Peggy Jeans / Baby Virginia Corbin." At the right is an advertisement for the jeans. At the top of the advertisement is "August / ...is... / Peggy Jean Month / For the Kiddies / Help your Little Miss to enjoy / this Hot Month / by purchasing / her a Peggy Jeans Suit." A listing of retailers that carried the suit is at the bottom of the advertisement. On the top of the back are Scenes One through Three of Act Two. At the bottom is a listing of personnel of the ensemble. With some brittleness of the paper; creases; dents; some discoloration; small folds; and a small tear, the object is in fair condition overall.
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Actors, Theater programs, Playbills
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Theater programs, Mason Program Company, Theaters--Los Angeles, Theaters--Employees
