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Guide to the Brooklyn Playbills and Programs Collection, BCMS.0041 Finding Aid Prepared by Lisa Deboer, Lisa Castrogiovanni Guide to the Brooklyn Playbills and Programs Collection, BCMS.0041 Finding aid prepared by Lisa DeBoer, Lisa Castrogiovanni and Lisa Studier and revised by Diana Bowers-Smith. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit September 04, 2019 Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection , 2006; revised 2008 and 2018. 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY, 11238 718.230.2762 [email protected] Guide to the Brooklyn Playbills and Programs Collection, BCMS.0041 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 7 Historical Note...............................................................................................................................................8 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 8 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................9 Collection Highlights.....................................................................................................................................9 Administrative Information .......................................................................................................................10 Related Materials ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Controlled Access Headings........................................................................................................................11 Collection Inventory.................................................................................................................................... 12 Academy.................................................................................................................................................12 Alba........................................................................................................................................................ 12 Albee...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Alhambra................................................................................................................................................13 American................................................................................................................................................ 16 Amphion.................................................................................................................................................16 Amphion Theatre................................................................................................................................... 17 Arena...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Atlantic...................................................................................................................................................19 Avoca Villa............................................................................................................................................ 20 Bedford Ave...........................................................................................................................................20 Bergen Beach Theatre........................................................................................................................... 20 Bijou Theatre......................................................................................................................................... 22 Brighton Beach Baths............................................................................................................................24 Brighton Beach Daily Music Programme.............................................................................................24 - Page 2 - Guide to the Brooklyn Playbills and Programs Collection, BCMS.0041 Brighton Beach Hotel............................................................................................................................ 24 Brighton Beach Music Hall...................................................................................................................25 Brighton Theatre.................................................................................................................................... 35 Broadway Theatre (New)...................................................................................................................... 35 Broadway Theatre (Teller's).................................................................................................................. 36 Brooklyn (Werba's)................................................................................................................................37 Brooklyn Academy of Music................................................................................................................ 37 Brooklyn Fox Theatre............................................................................................................................46 Brooklyn Museum................................................................................................................................. 47 Brooklyn Music Hall............................................................................................................................. 47 Brooklyn Theatre................................................................................................................................... 48 Brooklyn Theatre (Fulton St.)............................................................................................................... 49 Brooklyn Theatre (Washington and Johnson St.)................................................................................. 49 Bushwick................................................................................................................................................50 Cameo Theatre.......................................................................................................................................50 Carlton Theatre...................................................................................................................................... 51 Central.................................................................................................................................................... 52 Century Circuit...................................................................................................................................... 53 Colonial.................................................................................................................................................. 53 Columbia Theatre...................................................................................................................................56 Commodore............................................................................................................................................66 Crescent Theatre.................................................................................................................................... 68 Criterion................................................................................................................................................. 68 Cumberland............................................................................................................................................ 69 Decatur................................................................................................................................................... 70 DeKalb................................................................................................................................................... 70 Eden........................................................................................................................................................71 - Page 3 - Guide to the Brooklyn Playbills and Programs Collection, BCMS.0041 Embassy................................................................................................................................................. 71 Empire.................................................................................................................................................... 72 Farragut.................................................................................................................................................. 72 Flatbush Theatre (Brandt's)................................................................................................................... 72 Flatbush Theatre (Werba's)....................................................................................................................76 Folly Theatre..........................................................................................................................................76 Fulton Theatre........................................................................................................................................77 Gayety Theatre.......................................................................................................................................77
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