1907 programme, ‘Salomy Jane’ at the  Liberty Theatre NYC

$27.50 CAD

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Apart from the programme information, a great snapshot of Belle Epoque lifestyle in 1900s NYC.

          LIBERTY THEATRE
   42nd Street East of Broadway
     Klaw & Erlanger Managers
Week beginning Monday March 4, 1907

 'Salomy Jane' starring Eleanor Robson.

What the Man will wear’…”A notable revival is an evening waistcoat of white kid to match the evening glove…Morning: the vogue of separate waistcoats has never been so marked…

Beauty Hints’…”Dress, if possible, in a warm room, or you will vitiate your vitality uselessly…

Art and Artists’…”Rodin seems to have had no life outside of his work and to this is largely due his success…

FULL of advertising: Singer Sewing Machines. C/B Corsets, Steinway, Bonwit Teller, Sweet Clover Condensed Milk, Imperial Beer, Palmist Fletcher, A1 Sauce, Veuve Cliquot, Pommery Champagne, Marius French Restaurant, Eiffel Tower Camembert, Omega Oil, etc..

On back cover, super color Belle Epoque style ad for Murad Cigarettes.

Light vertical fold. Center page, with programme, detached from staple. Light pencil text on center page.

24 pages + covers

9” x 6”

The Liberty Theatre, built in 1904 on W. 41st Street, was designed by the firm of Herts & Tallant in Beaux-Arts style for Klaw and Erlanger.

The Neo-Classical inspired facade, with a set of caryatides flanking the main entry four stories tall. A huge arched window was surmounted by a carving of the Liberty Bell, and at the summit of the facade was a large stone American eagle, its wings spread and staring downwards to the sidewalk below.

A stunning ticket counter was located in a vestibule in the lobby, which was topped with a large dome, covered in gilding and aluminum. A promenade led to the staircase leading to the balconies and the orchestra seating, with an ivory, amber and gold color theme.

Its auditorium, which could seat well over 1,000, continued the patriotic theme of the exterior, with Liberty Bells and eagles covered with gilt circling the huge ceiling dome and the towering proscenium arch. Again, the ivory and amber color scheme continued into the auditorium. Each side wall featured four sets of opera boxes.

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