English's Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Advertising cards collection
Collection — Folder: S3144
Identifier: S3144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes advertising cards, tickets, brochures and other ephemeral items from merchants and event planners in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri, ranging from 1887 to 1976 regarding advertising for products and services as well as special events.
Dates:
1887-1976, undated
English Opera House clippings
Collection — Folder: S2449
Identifier: S2449
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostat copies of newspaper articles written in 1897 about the renovations and reopening of the English Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. The short editorial that praised improvements to the theater that would make it a safe and fire-proof building for its patrons was published July 26, 1897 in the Indianapolis News, not in 1896 as identified on the photostat.
Dates:
1897
English Theatre playbill
Collection — Folder: S3349
Identifier: S3349
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a playbill for the musical Oklahoma!, performed in Indianapolis, Indiana at the English Theatre from January 8, 1946 to January 12, 1946.
Dates:
1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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English Theatre playbill
Indianapolis Light Infantry H.M.S. Pinafore cast photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: P077
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photograph album containing boudoir cards of cast members of the H.M.S. Pinafore, performed at the English's Opera House on Monument Circle in Indianapolis, Indiana during January 13-15 and 21-22, 1881. The album belonged to William J. McKee, whose photograph is labeled in the album. The performers were members of the Indianapolis Light Infantry, all male, except for a guest performer, Ada Somers McWade, who played Josephine the final...
Dates:
1881 January
Raymond J. Feld papers
Collection — Folder: S456
Identifier: S0456
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, carbon and photocopied document from Raymond J. Feld in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1880 to 1948 regarding events/attractions held at English's Opera House and the Schubert-Murat Theatre, both in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dates:
1888-1948
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Raymond J. Feld papers
William G. Sullivan papers
Collection
Identifier: L154
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, essays, manuscripts, research notes, newspaper articles, reviews, advertisements, photographs, and illustrations--some of which are photostats and reproductions--from William G. Sullivan in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1861 to 1960 and undated, regarding theater and Indiana history and historical figures, particularly the life and works of Hoosier playwright Joseph Arthur and English's Opera House in Indianapolis.
Dates:
1861-1960, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William G. Sullivan papers
