Dedication of Pilgrimage Play Theatre

Motion Picture

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Santa Fe Springs City Library

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Name/Title

Dedication of Pilgrimage Play Theatre

Entry/Object ID

A-49

Tags

North America

Description

This film reel depicts the dedication or breaking ground on the soon to be rebuilt Pilgrimage Play Theatre. This video showcases Marie Rankin Clarke and Clara Burdette shoveling this new ground. Though the footage is shaky, we see glimpses of the faces of other prominent citizens attending this ground breaking event.

Context

Mrs. Chauncey D. Clarke was a prominent member and funder of two iconic landmarks in Los Angeles: The Pilgrimage Open Air Theatre (now the Ford Theatre), and the Hollywood Bowl. This film reel depicts the dedication or breaking ground of the soon to be rebuilt Pilgrimage Play Theatre, after the original wooden play stage burnt down in 1929 after a brushfire. The rebuilt theater was constructed using concrete and designed by architect William Lee Woollett.

Collection

Marie Rankin Clarke Film Reels

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2.26

Source or Donor

James Seimon

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Source (if not Accessioned)

The Clarke Estate

Motion Picture Details

Genre

Amateur

Film Gauge/Format

16mm Film reel

Runtime

0:00:45

Sound

Film Sound

Silent

Producer

Marie Rankin Clarke

Made/Created

Artist

Marie Rankin Clarke

Date made

circa 1931

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Southern California

Continent

North America

Location

Box

Box A, SFSL Archive

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Details

Public domain. No restrictions on use