The building the theatre had moved into was a old spanish missionary style church that was constructed in 1925 by The University of Oregon's own W.R.B.
#Bijou theater chicago movie#
It includes playbills from a theaters throughout the United States, including New York, Chicago, Nashville, and Oklahoma City.The Bijou theatre was opened in Octoby Robert Mcneely, who later changed his name to Michael Lamont, as a single screen 120 seat movie theatre that specialized in independent films. These include large format playbills, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, issues of New York theater publications and a set of playbills from theaters in Manchester, England.
#Bijou theater chicago series#
The series also includes documents related to other public events and broadcasts, including radio scripts, university graduation programs and film programs. Series III is primarily made up of programs for music and dance performances in Chicago, New York and Boston. The internal divisions reflect the original order of the collection rather than a systematic sort hence, some dates overlap and items are duplicated in different sections of the collection. The programs are organized into three alphabetical sequences by name of play or musical. Series II includes playbills, showbills and musical performance programs, dating from the 1940s through the 1970s, from the collection of Frances Moore. Boston and New York are particularly well represented. Subseries 3 contains playbills and other items documenting theaters around the world. Subseries 2 contains scrapbooks of playbills, photographs and clippings from Chicago and other cities. Other documents related to Chicago theater may be found at the end of the subseries. The first includes playbills from Chicago theaters, organized by theater in three overlapping alphabetical groups. Series I: Playbills and Theater Documents, primarily contains playbills, but also includes theater magazines, play-listings and souvenir programs. The collection is divided into five series. The early "playbills" range greatly in size and format, becoming increasingly elaborate until the format is standardized as the Playbill or Showbill magazines. As a group, they reveal much about the development of cultural tastes and habits, particularly in Chicago. The playbills and programs represented not only include public performances, but also performances given at private homes and clubs. This collection is particularly interesting for its 19th-century and early 20th-century material. The majority of this material is from Chicago, New York, and Boston, but the collection spans the entire United States as well as a few foreign countries (primarily England, France, and Germany.) Finally, some of this collection pertains to newer media such as movie programs, film stills, and radio broadcast transcripts. A number of scrapbooks are included in this collection and are integrated according to region and content. A small portion of the collection consists of other types of public gatherings, including lectures, memorials, and tributes. The remaining third of the collection is primarily comprised of musical performance programs, ranging from amateur recitals to grand opera and ballet. The Playbill and Program Collection represents a diverse body of material which falls under the general heading of 'public performance' in the 19th and 20th centuries.Īpproximately two-thirds of the collection can be designated as a "playbill." In the 19th century, this category includes posters, programs, and souvenir books in the 20th century, the term specifically indicates Playbill or Showbill magazines. Collection,, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library This collection, the preferred citation is: Playbill and Program. Also includes scrapbooks, movie programs, film stills, and radio broadcast scripts
Contains the Frances Moore Collection of Playbills, Showbills, and performance programs, 1940s-1970s. Collection highlights performances in Chicago, New York, and Boston, but also includes material from other regions of the United States and Europe. A smaller number of programs are included for lectures, memorials, and tributes. Also contains musical performance programs for amateur recitals, operas, and ballets. Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research CenterĬontains primarily posters, programs, and souvenir books from 19th-century public performances and Playbill and Showbill magazines from the 20th century.
© 2008 University of Chicago Library Descriptive Summary Title: University of Chicago Library Guide to the Playbill and Program Collection 1843-1979
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