The Last Loaf Playbill, 1885 (Scrapbook Excerpt)

Archive

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Shaker Historical Society

Name/Title

"The Last Loaf" Playbill, 1885 (Scrapbook Excerpt)

Entry/Object ID

B-542

Tags

1880s, 19th Century, Warrensville Township

Scope and Content

Playbill for "The Last Loaf" by George Melville Baker with burletta "Day After the Fair," presented by the Dramatic Club of Warrensville. The play was held at the Town Hall on Saturday, February 14, 1885. The cast included G.W. Norris, C.B. Hammond, R.W. Prichard, Bertram Woods, U.G. Bleasdale, Eliza Holtz, Gertrude Clapp, and Sarah Caley. Found in Warrensville Township scrapbook (SCR WAR 5).

Context

George W. Norris, who taught in Warrensville High School, later became a United States Senator from Nebraska. Bertram Woods left a legacy in his will for the construction of a library at or near the center of Warrensville. The proceeds of this legacy were used to construct the Bertram Woods Branch of the Shaker Heights Public Library.

Category

Archives

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ada Imars

Notes

Gift in 1965

Location

Other

SCR WAR 5

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George W. Norris, C. B. Hammond, R. W. Pritchard, Bertram Woods, U. G. Bleasdale, Eliza Holtz, Gertrude Clapp, Sarah J. Young

Notes

Unsure if Miss Sarah Caley refers to Sarah Warren Caley or Sarah Caley Young.

Related Places

Place

Township

Warrensville Township

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States