Collection context
Summary
- 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.
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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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
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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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
- Location of this collection:
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Doheny Memorial Library, Room G-24Los Angeles, CA 90089-1822, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-0183