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
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

First evening meeting of the Chromatic Club
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Established in 1898, the Chromatic Club of Buffalo still exists today, and is our oldest active music organization. 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.
creator: Chromatic Club (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1903-01-30
contributor: Nichols, Edith Sterling
contributor: Tupper, Florence C.
contributor: Kleinhans, Mary Seaton
contributor: Chase, Florice
contributor: Choate, Evelyn
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

The Girl and the Judge
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Laura Justine "Jessie" Bonstelle was an actress, theater director, and drama company manager. She managed stock companies at the Star Theater in Buffalo, and later founded her own theater in Detroit.
creator: Star Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1907-06-24
contributor: Bonstelle Company
contributor: Bonstelle, Jessie
contributor: Fitch, Clyde, 1865-1909
contributor: McVicker, Julius
contributor: Dwyer, John T.
contributor: Cluxton, Walter
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
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
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Elma News : March 28, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-03-28
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : April 4, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-04-04
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : April 11, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-04-11
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : April 18, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-04-18
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : April 25, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-04-25
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : May 2, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-05-02
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : May 9, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-05-09
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : May 16, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-05-16
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : May 23, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-05-23
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : May 30, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-05-30
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : June 6, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-06-06
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : June 13, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-06-13
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : June 20, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-06-20
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : June 27, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-06-27
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : July 4, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-07-04
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

Elma News : July 11, 1940
subject: Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers
subject: Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
description: "The voice of Elma."
creator: [Elma News]
source: Elma News
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1940-07-11
contributor: Elma Public Library
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)