Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Death of Cleopatra and other tragic scenes.

The original owner of this program was very moved by Bernhardt's performance and noted “She’s wonderful—But she tears one to pieces. I wasn’t fit to be seen for a week after.”]]> Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923]]> Connor, W.F.]]> Bernhardt, Maurice]]> Cain, Henri, 1859-1937]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Kidder, Edward E., 1846-1927]]> Russell, Sol Smith, 1848-1902]]> Vale, Noah]]> Hudson, Alfred]]> Barker, Mary E.]]> Irving, Clara]]> Stevens, George, 1860-1940]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Court Street Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Jacobs, H.R.]]> Corinne, 1873-1937]]> Kimball, Jennie, 1848-1896]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Hepburn has other local connections--her maternal grandparents lived here, and her mother, Kit, was born in Buffalo.]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003]]> Prince, William, 1913-1996]]> Brown, Vanessa, 1928-]]> Parsons, Milton, 1904-1980]]> Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958]]> Theatre Guild]]> Benthall, Michael]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Conductor Franco Autori joined the FMP and came to Buffalo in 1936, where he worked with the burgeoning Buffalo Philharmonic.  ]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Federal Music Project (U.S.)]]> United States. Works Progress Administration]]> Autori, Franco, 1903-1990]]> Maier, Guy, 1892-1956]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Louise Michael and Genevieve Kraft were successful impresarios in Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Symphony Orchestra (est. 1921)]]> Cornelissen, Arnold]]> Schilsky, Charles]]> Ball, Joseph A.]]> Michael, Louise]]> Kraft, Genevieve]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967]]> Michael, Louise]]> Kraft, Genevieve]]> Riegger, Neira]]> Noe, Emma]]> Pasinati, Luigi]]> Molitor, Edward]]> Peroni, Carlo (Conductor)]]> Gonvierre, Claude]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.]]> Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Barnes, Margaret Ayer, 1886-1967]]> Sheldon, Edward, 1886-1946]]> Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974]]> Lister, Francis, 1899-1951]]> Harvey, Paul, 1882-1955]]> Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969]]> Fallows, Ruth]]> Miller, Gilbert]]> McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> [Buffalo Theatre]]]> Gilfert, Amelia Holman]]> eng]]> Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1850)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
This event in 1903 was attended by Mary Seaton Kleinhans, an accomplished pianist and vocalist, and wife of the owner of Kleinhan's clothing store.]]> Chromatic Club (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Nichols, Edith Sterling]]> Tupper, Florence C.]]> Kleinhans, Mary Seaton]]> Chase, Florice]]> Choate, Evelyn]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.]]> Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Scott, Allan, 1906-1995]]> Russell, Rosalind]]> Haight, George]]> Buckler, Hugh]]> Clarke, John]]> West, Iris]]> Temple, Elaine]]> Liddle, James Whiting]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> German Young Men’s Association (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Orchestra (est. 1887)]]> Lund, John, 1859-1925]]> Buffalo Orpheus]]> Cornwell, William C.]]> Deutscher Saengerbund]]> Centura, Joseph]]> Buffalo Liedertafel]]> deu]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893]]> Rainford, Milton]]> Cummins, Ellen]]> Carroll, Jennie]]> Pierce, F. R.]]> Rogers, Benjamin G., 1819 or 1820-1895]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.]]> Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Barry, Philip, 1896-1949]]> Russell, Rosalind]]> Fletcher, Lawrence, 1904-1970]]> Meskyl, Kathryn]]> Paget, Violet]]> Roland, Frederick]]> Liddle, James Whiting]]> Clarke, John]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987]]> Wolfsohn Musical Bureau]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> Benoist, André, 1879-1953]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> McCormack, John, 1884-1945]]> Schneider, Edwin]]> Kennedy, Lauri, 1896-1985]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935]]> Wagner, Charles L. (Charles Ludwig)]]> McSweeney, D. F.]]> Buffalo Musical Foundation]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor, and frequently performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.]]> Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Pons, Lily, 1898-1976]]> Alberghini, Luigi]]> Bamboschek, Giuseppe]]> Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Little Women. She and Jessie Bonstelle, an actress and theatre manager, received permission from Louisa May Alcott's family to write and stage the story.

This production opened to rave reviews and became the hit of the 1912 Broadway season.  

The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.]]> Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888]]> De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935]]> Hammond, Lynn]]> Berkeley, Gertrude]]> Brady, Alice, 1892-1939]]> Pavey, Marie]]> Hulette, Gladys]]> Brady, William A., 1863-1950]]> Bonstelle, Jessie]]> Harrison, Bertram]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Buffalo's Star Theatre (W. Genesee and Pearl Streets) was a vibrant theatre venue from 1888 to 1919.]]> Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909]]> Herman, Charles D.]]> Pratt, Lynn]]> Lonergan, Lester, 1869-1931]]> Fielding, Marguerite]]> Fisher, John C., approximately 1854-1921]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Berry was a successful impresario who brought renowned musicians and singers to Buffalo.]]> Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993]]> Berry, Zorah, 1889-1969]]> Vehanen, Kosti, 1887-1957]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Buffalo Morning Express drama critic and playwright Marian de Forest managed the Buffalo Musical Foundation and presented this concert.]]> Statler Hotel (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937]]> Torpadie, Greta]]> Bogue-Laberge Concert Management, Inc]]> Buffalo Musical Foundation]]> De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Craven, H. T. (Henry Thornton), 1818-1905]]> Love, Maria M. (Maria Maltby), 1840-1931]]> Love, Libbie]]> Fielding, May]]> Davis, Townsend]]> Spencer, E. A.]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Dame Nellie Melba GBE was an Australian operatic soprano, and one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era.

]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931]]> Davies, Llewella]]> Hoose, Ellison van, 1868-1936]]> Gilibert, Charles, 1866-1910]]> Sassoli, Ada]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967]]> Samaroff Stokowski, Olga, 1882-1948]]> Rosenstein, Arthur]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> Ellis, C. A.]]> fra]]> deu]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> New York Symphony Orchestra]]> Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950]]> Gogorza, Emilio de, 1872-1949]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> Engles, George]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a Polish pianist and composer, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish independence.

He was a favorite of concert audiences around the world. Mai Davis Smith engaged him to play in Buffalo for her subscription concert series.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941]]> Engles, George]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Buffalo's Star Theatre (W. Genesee and Pearl Streets) was a vibrant theatre venue from 1888 to 1919.]]> Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937]]> Adams, Maude, 1872-1953]]> Morries, Mildred]]> Wren, Jane]]> Lawford, Ernest E.]]> Henderson, Grace, 1860-1944]]> Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915]]> Francoeur, J. M.]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943]]> Berry, Zorah, 1889-1969]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Philharmonic Society of New York]]> Charlton, Loudon, 1869-1931]]> Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Buffalo Civic Orchestra]]> Ingram, John]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955]]> Lunt, Alfred]]> Fontanne, Lynn]]> Gildea, Mary]]> Wood, Stanley]]> Watson, Minor, 1889-1965]]> Theatre Guild]]> Miner, Worthington, 1900-1982]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
This was the first time Cornell and her husband, theater director Guthrie McClintic, participated in a Shakespearean production. The country-wide tour rotated three plays, "Romeo and Juliet," "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," and "Candida".]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974]]> Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967]]> Welles, Orson, 1915-1985]]> Moran, Francis]]> Waldron, Charles, 1877-1946]]> McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950]]> Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974]]> Byron, Arthur, 1872-1943]]> Aherne, Brian, 1902-1986]]> Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989]]> Waldron, Charles, 1877-1946]]> McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Guido Chorus, Buffalo]]> Spencer, Janet, 1874-1948]]> Le Breton, Prescott]]> Clark, Seth (Organist)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943]]> Bellanca, Bessie]]> Michael, Louise]]> Kraft, Genevieve]]> Ellis, C. A.]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> New York Symphony Orchestra]]> Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950]]> Haensel & Jones]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Gadski, Johanna, 1872-1932]]> La Forge, Frank, 1879-1953]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932]]> Schiller, Elizabeth]]> Straus, Jessie]]> Zimmerman, Leo, 1866-1935]]> Clarke, Herbert L. (Herbert Lincoln), 1867-1945]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Bonstelle Company]]> Bonstelle, Jessie]]> Fitch, Clyde, 1865-1909]]> McVicker, Julius]]> Dwyer, John T.]]> Cluxton, Walter]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Howard, Bronson, 1842-1908]]> Robson, Stuart, 1836-1903]]> Woodward, George S.]]> Elwood, W. H.]]> McKean, Gabriella]]> May, Olive]]> Hayden, W. R.]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
The author of this play, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, was a British politician and writer. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed," "pursuit of the almighty dollar," and "the pen is mightier than the sword."  The opening line of his novel Paul Clifford (1830) is that now classic phrase, "It was a dark and stormy night".]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Burns, T. H.]]> Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873]]> Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929]]> Coghlan, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1848-1899]]> Everill, Frederick, A.]]> Calvert, C.]]> Carne, Joseph]]> eng]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]>
Buffalo's Star Theatre (W. Genesee and Pearl Streets) was a vibrant theatre venue from 1888 to 1919.

The original owner of this program was clearly a fan of Maude Adams, as they clipped magazine photos of her and pasted them inside.]]> Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937]]> Adams, Maude, 1872-1953]]> Johnson, Orrin]]> Jepson, Eugene, -1908]]> Jones, W. G.]]> Irving, George, 1874-1961]]> Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> One of Katharine Hepburn’s biggest hits was the romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story.  The movie was based on a screenplay by Phillip Barry, who wrote the play specifically for Hepburn.  When the play opened in Buffalo in October 1940, prominent actor Joseph Cotten starred alongside Hepburn.

Hepburn has other local connections--her maternal grandparents lived here, and her mother, Kit, was born in Buffalo.]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Barry, Philip, 1896-1949]]> Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003]]> Heflin, Van, 1910-1971]]> Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994]]> Joy, Nicholas, -1964]]> Lonergan, Lenore, 1928-1989]]> Sinclair, Robert B., 1905-1970]]> Theatre Guild]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Philharmonic Society of New York]]> Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957]]> Judson, Arthur, 1881-1975]]> Ervin, Edward]]> Buffalo Musical Foundation]]> De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935]]> Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959]]> Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993]]> Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997]]> Collins, Russell, 1897-1965]]> Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996]]> McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> New York Symphony Orchestra]]> Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950]]> Reno, Morris]]> Pevny, Irene]]> Brodsky, Adolph, 1851-1929]]> Buffalo Music Festival Association]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Buffalo Academy of Music]]> Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616]]> Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909]]> Barrymore, Maurice, 1849-1905]]> Owen, W. F.]]> Milton, Maud, 1850-1945]]> Ellison, Clara]]> eng]]> Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)]]> Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.]]> Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951]]> Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936]]> Smith, Mai Davis]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]>