Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 43

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Title AlternativeStage, Screen and Radio: Shawnee County, 1871-1941CreatorCharbo, Eileen MilesGardner, Constance V.Franklin, Margaret Barnum, 1905-1997Ripley, John W.Wear, Ted, 1902-Johnson, Lilian StoneHouse, Jay E. (Jay Elmer), 1870-1936Greene, Zula BenningtonJohnson, Beryl R.Soule, Arthur LouisRichmond, Robert W.Eversole, Louis H.Giles, Fry W.Wood, L.M.PublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 43]
Mr. Theater--L. M. Crawford
Jay House, Theater Critic
Topekans on stage and screen
The Rocking House Theater, or, Cinerama, 1906 model
Early theatrical history
The North family: clean shows in a cool tent
Two dozen nickelodeon
Topeka once had two dozen nickelodeons but only one survived
That was Chautauqua
Confusing but exciting: about an act that missed Topeka
Hollywood comes to Topeka
Homespun radio drama of the 1930s
Pipe organ blues
In his steps on stage and screen
Six columns for Bernhardt's "Camille"
The story of the Coleman family
They paid me to talk in the movies
Up and down of the Grand Opera House
Alfred E. Neuman- a native son? Born in a Topeka nickelodeon???
What killed Vaudeville?
Old Crawford Theater reminded women of beauty without hats
Anna Eva Fay as she appeared to Albert T. Reid
Opera house opened
Georgia Gray to address annual meeting
Topeka--75 Years Ago
Roster of Topeka area theaters, 1871-1941
Try it in Topeka!DescriptionParts originally published in Kansas State Journal.
Parts originally published in Thirty years in Topeka.
Page 64 includes "Bless the man who invented the moving picture show", by Myra Williams Jarrell.
Includes "Awards to Eileen Charbo for 1965 Bulletin".
Page 98 includes "Two smart showmen"; Page [3] of cover includes listing of officers, trustees, and members of the Shawnee County Historical Society.
Includes "The Grand's carriage trade".Date of VolumeDecember 1966VolumeNo. 43Decade1860s-1960sSubjectTheatersMotion picture theatersVaudevilleSound motion picturesClark, Georgia Neese, 1900-1995BiographyActorsBusinesswomenShawnee County Historical SocietyTheaterNorth familyCrawford, L.M. (Lester M.), 1845-1944Organ (Musical instrument)FinanceChautauquasLectures and lecturingMotion pictures--Production and directionBernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923Dame aux camélias (Play) (Dumas, Alexandre)JournalismFay, Anna EvaPsychicsRadio playsWIBW (Radio Station and Television station : Topeka, Kan.)In his steps (Sheldon, Charles Monroe)Film adaptationsCopyrightHouse, Jay E. (Jay Elmer), 1870-1936Theater criticsCriticism, interpretation, etc.Motion pictures--TitlingAudiodescriptionTrivia and miscellaneaOrchestrionTheater--PerformancesAdvertisingFiresUrinals (Plumbing fixtures)DentistsMad (New York, N.Y. : 1958)Theaters--Design and constructionFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0433 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_0460

SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceTopeka, KSNorth Topeka, KSDodge City, KSShawnee County, KS

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