Marian Anderson
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto known for her rich and vibrant voice. Although she was banned from some stages due to racial discrimination, she performed in Buffalo several times in concerts presented by Zorah Berry. Berry was a successful impresario who brought renowned musicians and singers to Buffalo.
creator: Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1938-11-29
contributor: Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
contributor: Berry, Zorah, 1889-1969
contributor: Vehanen, Kosti, 1887-1957
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

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)

Song Recital, Johanna Gadski
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Johanna Gadski was a German soprano known for her powerful voice. She was one of many international talents whose local performance was arranged 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: 1908-04-03
contributor: Gadski, Johanna, 1872-1932
contributor: La Forge, Frank, 1879-1953
contributor: Smith, Mai Davis
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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)

Melba and Her Concert Company
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Dame Nellie Melba GBE was an Australian operatic soprano, and one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era.
creator: Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1903-11-24
contributor: Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931
contributor: Davies, Llewella
contributor: Hoose, Ellison van, 1868-1936
contributor: Gilibert, Charles, 1866-1910
contributor: Sassoli, Ada
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format: image/jpeg
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)

Sousa and His Band
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor known as "The March King." Buffalo's Convention Hall, a former armory, was a fitting setting for a program that featured a military march composed by Sousa.
creator: Convention Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1905-09-19
contributor: Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
contributor: Schiller, Elizabeth
contributor: Straus, Jessie
contributor: Zimmerman, Leo, 1866-1935
contributor: Clarke, Herbert L. (Herbert Lincoln), 1867-1945
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Arcadia
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The child actress known as "Corinne" and her mother, Jennie Kimball, starred in this production. H.R. Jacobs of Albany managed theaters in Buffalo and several American cities.
creator: Court Street Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1887-01-24
contributor: Jacobs, H.R.
contributor: Corinne, 1873-1937
contributor: Kimball, Jennie, 1848-1896
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Philharmonic Concerts
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Famed Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Rachmaninoff performed in Buffalo many times. Zorah Berry was a successful impresario who brought renowned musicians and singers to Buffalo during her 40 year career.
creator: Elmwood Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1934-02-13
contributor: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
contributor: Berry, Zorah, 1889-1969
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

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)

As You Like It
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Katharine Hepburn continued appearing on theatrical stages during her long movie career. She appeared in Buffalo a handful of times, including this Shakespearean performance. Hepburn has other local connections--her maternal grandparents lived here, and her mother, Kit, was born 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: 1951-02-26
contributor: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
contributor: Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
contributor: Prince, William, 1913-1996
contributor: Brown, Vanessa, 1928-
contributor: Parsons, Milton, 1904-1980
contributor: Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958
contributor: Theatre Guild
contributor: Benthall, Michael
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

The Philadelphia Story
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: 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.
creator: Erlanger Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-10-10
contributor: Barry, Philip, 1896-1949
contributor: Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
contributor: Heflin, Van, 1910-1971
contributor: Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994
contributor: Joy, Nicholas, -1964
contributor: Lonergan, Lenore, 1928-1989
contributor: Sinclair, Robert B., 1905-1970
contributor: Theatre Guild
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format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)