Book/Printed Material Cohan & Harris Minstrels American Memory cited title: Cohan and Harris' [sic] Minstrels with Raymond Hitchcock and 100 honey boys presenting an entertainment embracing minstrelsy, vaudeville, burlesque and musical comedy / Cohan and Harris Minstrels

Title

• Cohan & Harris Minstrels

Other Title

• American Memory cited title: Cohan and Harris' [sic] Minstrels with Raymond Hitchcock and 100 honey boys presenting an entertainment embracing minstrelsy, vaudeville, burlesque and musical comedy
• Cohan and Harris Minstrels

Summary

• Washington's leading theatre, the Columbia. The Columbia Theatre Co., proprietor, Frank Metzerott, pres., Oliver Metzerott, treas., Fred G. Berger, manager. "Cohan & Harris' Minstrels" with Raymond Hitchcock and 100 honey boys, presenting an entertainment embracing minstrelsy, vaudeville, burlesque and musical comedy.

Names

• Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942
• Eltinge, Julian, 1883-1941
• Gibson, Alf
• Harris, Sam, 1872-1941
• Hitchcock, Raymond, 1865-1929
• King, John
• Leonard, Eddie, 1875-1941
• Tenney, Ernest
• Columbia Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
• Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• 1909.

Contents

• In the glade of the orchids. John King and Ernest Tenney. Introduction of those famous fellows Eddie Leonard and Alf Gibson. Arrival of America's own comedian Raymond Hitchcock -- Part second. A few moments with Raymond Hitchcock, the world's newly discovered minstrel star -- The dancing marvel Eddie Leonard assisted by the two Gordon Boys and the Cohan & Harris Dancing Corps, in an entirelynew terpischorean divertisement, introducing Walter Brazil, the eccentric dancer -- An artist from the land of finesse, Julian Eltinge, in his marvelous imitations of feminie charaters, introduing his lates and most remarkable creations. The Salome Dances. As studied by him in the principal European cities and now presented by this wonderful artist for the first time in America -- A new and sensational marching feature, "After the Battle" / conceived arranged and produced by James Gorman -- Intermission -- The emperors of wit and melody Waterbury Brothers and Tenney. The Acrobatic comedy stars Rice and Prevost (Jas. Rice and Johnny Bell Prevost) presenting their funny absurdity "Bumpty Bumps" -- "The Belle of the Barber's Ball" / George M. Cohan.

Headings

• -  Minstrel shows--Washington (D.C.)
• -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Genre

• Theater programs--1909
• Theater programs--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

• -  "The Columbia program. Vol. XII, no. 26, season 1908-09".
• -  Cast: Alf Gibson, Ernest Tenney, John Blue, W. Brazil, L. Freeze, John King, Earl Benham, Frank Morrell, Matt Keefe, Eddie Leonard, Raymond Hitchcock, Julian Eltinge, Waterbury Brothers, Jas. Rice, Johnny Bell Prevost.
• -  Columbia Theatre, Washington, D.C., week of Monday, March 1, 1909. Matinees Thur. and Sat.
• -  LC copy imperfect: [6] p. only of program. Shelved under: Cohan & Harris Minstrels.
• -  Title devised by Library staff.
• -  With: The belle of the barber's ball / George M. Cohan. Issued together.
• -  In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
• -  Converted from American Memory Variety Stage pseudomarc
• -  LC copy found loose in Thr. E miscellany pile "to be checked"
• -  Thr. E/C, Box 3, folder 18

Medium

• 1 v. (theater program).

Call Number/Physical Location

• PN2093 .A44 1877 no. Thr. E/C

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/varspbk.brtc19

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2012657915

Online Format

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LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2012657915

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