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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Los Angeles theater playbills collection
Identifier/Call Number: 6090
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1917-1920
Abstract: A collection of 18 Los Angeles
theatrical playbills dating from 1917 to 1920. 13 of the playbills from from the Trinity
Auditorium, and the remainder come from the Philharmonic Auditorium, the Orpheum, the Gamut
Club at the Temple Auditorium, and the Mason Opera House. The Trinity Auditorium, at Ninth
Street and Grand Avenue, was a 2300 seat auditorium housed in a grand beaux-arts style
building that opened in 1914 and originally served as a Methodist church complex, with
offices and restaurant in addition to the auditorium. The Los Angeles Philharmonic played
its first season (1919) in the Trinity Auditorium.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Los Angeles theater playbills collection, Collection no.
6090, [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
A collection of 18 Los Angeles theatrical playbills dating from 1917 to 1920. 13 of the
playbills from from the Trinity Auditorium, and the remainder come from the Philharmonic
Auditorium, the Orpheum, the Gamut Club at the Temple Auditorium, and the Mason Opera House.
The playbills are parimarily for musical performances, with the exception of the Orpheum
playbills, which advertise musical performances, vaudeville acts, and dramatic plays.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival
resources
Theaters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Playbills