Finding aid for the Los Angeles theater playbills collection 6090

Sue Luftschein

USC Libraries Special Collections

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

213-740-5900

specol@usc.edu

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.

Container: 1

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Conditions Governing Use

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

[Box/folder no. or item name], Los Angeles theater playbills collection, Collection no. 6090, [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Scope and Contents

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