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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
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Advertising cards collection

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
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / English Opera House clippings

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 / 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
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Indianapolis Light Infantry H.M.S. Pinafore cast photograph album

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 / 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 / William G. Sullivan papers

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