Miss Farrar And Madame Samaroff
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Mai Davis Smith was the first professional impresario in Buffalo. She presented American opera singer Geraldine Farrar and famed pianist Olga Samaroff on local stages several times.
creator: Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1909-10-19
contributor: Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967
contributor: Samaroff Stokowski, Olga, 1882-1948
contributor: Rosenstein, Arthur
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
contributor: Ellis, C. A.
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format: image/jpeg
language: fra
language: deu
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Silver Jubilee Concert
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The New York Symphony Orchestra and famed conductor Walter Damrosch performed many times in Buffalo. Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo, arranged for several world-class orchestras to play at local concert halls.
creator: Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1910-01-06
contributor: New York Symphony Orchestra
contributor: Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950
contributor: Haensel & Jones
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Philharmonic Society of New York, Arturo Toscanini
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century. Buffalo Morning Express drama critic and playwright Marian de Forest managed the Buffalo Musical Foundation and presented this concert.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1928-03-08
contributor: Philharmonic Society of New York
contributor: Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
contributor: Judson, Arthur, 1881-1975
contributor: Ervin, Edward
contributor: Buffalo Musical Foundation
contributor: De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935
contributor: Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Little Women
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Buffalo drama critic Marian de Forest wrote the first stage play of the novel 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.
creator: Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1912-01-22
contributor: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
contributor: De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935
contributor: Hammond, Lynn
contributor: Berkeley, Gertrude
contributor: Brady, Alice, 1892-1939
contributor: Pavey, Marie
contributor: Hulette, Gladys
contributor: Brady, William A., 1863-1950
contributor: Bonstelle, Jessie
contributor: Harrison, Bertram
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Two Piano Recital
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch were famous pianists who played solo in Buffalo several times. Gabrilowitsch has another Buffalo connection--he married Mark Twain's daughter Clara Clemens, a singer. He also became good friends with Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1916-02-22
contributor: Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951
contributor: Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

[Sarah Bernhardt, Repertoire]
title: Death of Cleopatra
title: From the Theatre to the Field of Honor
title: L'holocauste
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: French actress Sarah Bernhardt, “The World’s Greatest Artiste” performed the 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.”
creator: Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1916-10-30
contributor: Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923
contributor: Connor, W.F.
contributor: Bernhardt, Maurice
contributor: Cain, Henri, 1859-1937
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Jascha Heifetz
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz is known as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo, engaged him to play here when he was still a teenager.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1919-01-28
contributor: Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987
contributor: Wolfsohn Musical Bureau
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
contributor: Benoist, André, 1879-1953
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Sergei Rachmaninoff
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Rachmaninoff was a famous Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who performed in Buffalo many times. Bellanca, Michael, and Kraft were some of the first female impresarios in Buffalo.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1919-11-18
contributor: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
contributor: Bellanca, Bessie
contributor: Michael, Louise
contributor: Kraft, Genevieve
contributor: Ellis, C. A.
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

New York Symphony Orchestra
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: One of several visits to Buffalo by famed conductor Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra. The concert was arranged locally by Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1919-11-21
contributor: New York Symphony Orchestra
contributor: Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950
contributor: Gogorza, Emilio de, 1872-1949
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
contributor: Engles, George
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Paderewski
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: 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.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1923-01-03
contributor: Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941
contributor: Engles, George
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Buffalo Symphony Orchestra
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The Buffalo Symphony Orchestra of the 1920s (not to be confused with other early Buffalo orchestras with similar names) was led by Arnold Cornelissen. A young Harold Arlen, who grew up in Buffalo, took piano lessons from Maestro Cornelissen. Louise Michael and Genevieve Kraft were successful impresarios in Buffalo.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1923-01-14
contributor: Buffalo Symphony Orchestra (est. 1921)
contributor: Cornelissen, Arnold
contributor: Schilsky, Charles
contributor: Ball, Joseph A.
contributor: Michael, Louise
contributor: Kraft, Genevieve
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

John McCormack
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: John McCormack was a celebrated Irish tenor. This concert was presented by the Buffalo Musical Foundation, an organization established by Mai Davis Smith and continued by her partner, Marian De Forest.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1925-01-15
contributor: McCormack, John, 1884-1945
contributor: Schneider, Edwin
contributor: Kennedy, Lauri, 1896-1985
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
contributor: De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935
contributor: Wagner, Charles L. (Charles Ludwig)
contributor: McSweeney, D. F.
contributor: Buffalo Musical Foundation
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Carmen: An operatic fantasie in three acts
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: American opera singer Geraldine Farrar starred in Carmen on stage, and later in the silent movie version. This production was presented by Louise Michael and Genevieve Kraft, successful Buffalo impresarios.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1925-02-25
contributor: Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967
contributor: Michael, Louise
contributor: Kraft, Genevieve
contributor: Riegger, Neira
contributor: Noe, Emma
contributor: Pasinati, Luigi
contributor: Molitor, Edward
contributor: Peroni, Carlo (Conductor)
contributor: Gonvierre, Claude
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Philharmonic Society of New York, Gustav Mahler
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Austrian composer Gustav Mahler was one of the leading conductors of his generation, and this concert by the Philharmonic Society of New York was enthusiastically received by the Buffalo audience. The performance was presented by Mai Davis Smith, the first professional impresario in Buffalo.
creator: Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1910-12-07
contributor: Philharmonic Society of New York
contributor: Charlton, Loudon, 1869-1931
contributor: Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Maurice Ravel
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The Statler Hotel Ballroom hosted many musical performers, including French composer and conductor Maurice Ravel. Buffalo Morning Express drama critic and playwright Marian de Forest managed the Buffalo Musical Foundation and presented this concert.
creator: Statler Hotel (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1928-04-17
contributor: Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937
contributor: Torpadie, Greta
contributor: Bogue-Laberge Concert Management, Inc
contributor: Buffalo Musical Foundation
contributor: De Forest, Marian, 1864-1935
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Dishonored Lady
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Buffalo actress Katharine Cornell was regarded as the "First Lady of the Theatre." Her husband, Guthrie McClintic, directed this production. The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.
creator: Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1930-01-27
contributor: Barnes, Margaret Ayer, 1886-1967
contributor: Sheldon, Edward, 1886-1946
contributor: Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974
contributor: Lister, Francis, 1899-1951
contributor: Harvey, Paul, 1882-1955
contributor: Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969
contributor: Fallows, Ruth
contributor: Miller, Gilbert
contributor: McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Lily Pons
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Lily Pons was a French-American operatic soprano and actress. As an opera singer she was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor, and frequently performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
creator: Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1931-03-26
contributor: Pons, Lily, 1898-1976
contributor: Alberghini, Luigi
contributor: Bamboschek, Giuseppe
contributor: Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Reunion in Vienna
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, married Broadway stars, acted in more than 20 productions together. "Reunion in Vienna" at the Erlanger Theatre was one of many times they appeared in Buffalo.
creator: Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1931-10-19
contributor: Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955
contributor: Lunt, Alfred
contributor: Fontanne, Lynn
contributor: Gildea, Mary
contributor: Wood, Stanley
contributor: Watson, Minor, 1889-1965
contributor: Theatre Guild
contributor: Miner, Worthington, 1900-1982
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Goodbye Again
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Actress Rosalind Russell performed as a member of Buffalo's "Teck Players" theater ensemble prior to her movie career. The Teck Theatre, also known as the Schubert-Teck, was located at 760 Main Street from 1900 to 1934.
creator: Teck Theater (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1933-04-24
contributor: Scott, Allan, 1906-1995
contributor: Russell, Rosalind
contributor: Haight, George
contributor: Buckler, Hugh
contributor: Clarke, John
contributor: West, Iris
contributor: Temple, Elaine
contributor: Liddle, James Whiting
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Pop Concert
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The Buffalo Civic Orchestra was organized in 1932 by a group of local musicians who named John Ingram their conductor. They performed a series of "Pop" concerts of audience favorites throughout the 1930s.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1933-05-23
contributor: Buffalo Civic Orchestra
contributor: Ingram, John
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)