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- Bijou Theatre, Nashville, Tenn., 1908
- A postcard of the Bijou Theatre located at 423 Fourth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. This 1624 seat theatre was erected in 1904 on the site of a previous theatre that had burned two years prior. Events included live stage performances and...
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- Dance recital number "Glinda's Girl Army," presented for the Drought-Relief Fund, 1931 February 07
- A photograph of a dance number entitled "Glinda's Girl Army" from "The Wonderful Land of Oz," presented by advanced students of the Dance Department, Nashville Conservatory of Music. The recital was sponsored by the Al Menah Temple for the benefit...
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- Dinner at Eight, 1945 October
- A program for the Nashville Community Playhouse's sixty-sixth production, Dinner at Eight by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, and directed by Raymond Johnson. The production ran from October 8 through October 13 in the fall of 1945. The program...
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- Fisk Jubilee Singers' Male Quartet performs at Peabody College, 1948 July 26
- A photograph of the Male Quartet of the Fisk Jubilee Singers performing at Peabody College, July 26, 1948. Directed by 20-year veteran Mrs. James A. Myers, the group had recently completed their first tour of Latin America and the Caribbean,...
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- Lieut. John Philip Sousa and his Band, 1922
- An advertising announcement for a performance by Lieut. John Philip Sousa and his band on October 27, 1922, at the Ryman Auditorium, located on Fifth Avenue North in downtown Nashville. Sousa was an American composer and conductor known...
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- Lower Broad Street, circa 1970s
- A color postcard of Lower Broad Street (now Broadway), near the Ryman Auditorium, where country music started in Nashville and country music stars were often seen prior to performances. The street has some of the oldest buildings in town and is a...
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- Lula C. Naff, Manager of the Ryman Auditorium, circa 1950
- A photograph of Mrs. Naff standing in front of the ticket booth at the Ryman Auditorium. The building is located at 116 5th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ryman Auditorium opened as a tabernacle in 1892, and over the years its venue...
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- Marguerite Martin and her daughter talk about their performances at Marguerite's senior center, 2007 October 06
- An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with Marguerite Martin, conducted on 6 October 2007 by her daughter Sarah McConnell at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room of the Nashville Public...
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- Marian Anderson Contralto, 1932
- A program for a recital by Marian Anderson on February 5, 1932, at the Ryman Auditorium, located on Fifth Avenue North in downtown Nashville. Marian Anderson was an African American contralto, most remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday,...
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- Nashville Children's Theatre Carnival, 1941 May 13
- A photograph of a portion of the children who attended the Nashville Children's Theatre Carnival. This excerpt ran with the Nashville Banner newspaper story on May 14, 1941 about the event: "The parking space at the side of the Community Playhouse...
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- Nashville Symphony gives a performance for students at Pearl High School, 1951 December 10
- A photograph of a performance given by the Nashville Symphony for students of Pearl and Haynes High Schools at Pearl on Dec. 10, 1951. Students from Pearl and Haynes packed the auditorium for one of the final 1951 Student Concerts by the Nashville...
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- Oral history interview with Corinne Bailey, 1982 February 14, excerpt 04
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Corinne Frazier Calhoun Bailey, conducted on 14 February 1982 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Bailey, who was the daughter of Tyler Calhoun, a Nashville...
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- Oral history interview with Frances Lusky, 1976 July 21, excerpt 01
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Frances Lusky, conducted on 21 July 1976 by Leonard Wood as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Lusky discusses the lights, fireworks, and going to hear John Philip...
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- Program for "Meet The Wife," a play presented by The Little Theatre Guild, 1928 May
- The Little Theatre Guild, under the direction of Ramon Savich, presented the play "Meet The Wife" by Lynn Starling on May 23-26, 1928, at the Hillsboro Theatre, 2101 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. It was the last offering by the company for...
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- Rubinoff and his Violin…, 1938
- A signed concert program from the one night only performance, Rubinoff and his Violin, with piano duo Jacques Fray & Mario Braggiotti presented at the Ryman Auditorium on February 16, 1938. The concert was sponsored by Al Menah Shrine Temple. The...
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- S. Hurok Inc. presents Anna Pavlowa and her Ballet Russe, 1924
- A program from a dance program performed by Anna Pavlowa and her Ballet Russe on February 27, 1924, presented on tour by concert agent-impresario Sol Hurok. The show was at the Ryman Auditorium on Fifth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. Anna...
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- Souvenir Program, The Board of the Martha O'Bryan Settlement Presents: Lucrezia Bori in Concert, 1926
- A souvenir program from a concert performed by Lucrezia Bori, a celebrated Spanish operatic singer. The show was at the Ryman Auditorium on November 26, 1926, presented by the Board of the Martha O'Bryan Settlement. The Ryman Auditorium is...
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- Stagecrafters' picnic, between 1915 and 1925
- A photograph of the Stagecrafters theater group. Formed in 1906, the Stagecrafters were the earliest of Nashville's local theater groups. Their membership was limited to 50 drama devotees. The purpose was to "develop talent among amateurs and to...
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- Tennessee Theatre exterior, marquee and neon sign on opening night, 1952 February 28
- A photograph of the grand opening of the million-dollar Tennessee Theatre (built on the first floor of the 1930's Sudekum building) on February 28, 1952, featured appearances by state and local politicians, celebrities and the cast of the movie...
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