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Theater

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Academy of Music Ledger

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-183
Scope and Contents

September 27, 1906 to June 13, 1908 box office statements for the Academy of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. The statements note the attraction, opposition (if any) at the Granby, Majestic, and Colonial Theaters, weather, date, number of different types of seats sold along with profits, and verifying signatures.

Dates: created: 1906-1908; Other: Date acquired: 04/30/2009

Jennifer McDaid Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-005
Scope and Contents

One printing plate and a program from the Gaiety Theatre, and one souvenir photograph of sailors in front of the Royal Palm Garden. Both burlesque theatres were located on Main Street in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1940s; Other: Date acquired: 02/19/2019

Joyce T. Wright Music and Theater Programs Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-453
Scope and Contents

Music and theater programs, newsletters, and other related materials from the Hampton Roads area collected by Joyce T. Wright from 1974-2005. Prominent programs collected include those from Virginia Opera Association, Virginia Stage Company, and Virginia Symphony.

Dates: created: 1974-2005; Other: Majority of material found in 1980s-1990s; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Norfolk Theatre Center Scrapbooks

 Collection — 5 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-094
Scope and Contents Nine June 1968 to April 1977 scrapbooks covering each season of plays and other productions at the Norfolk Theatre Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include clippings, theater programs and playbills, advertisements, calendars, booklets, budgets, meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, and other materials collected by Hugh Bergeron during his time as an actor and active Board member. The 1976-1977 season materials reflect the name change from Norfolk Theatre Center to Stage...
Dates: created: 1968-1977; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Sargeant Memorial Collection Postcard Collection

 Collection — 9 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-PCC
Scope and Contents

The Sargeant Memorial Collection Postcard Collection houses postcards from the Norfolk area, Hampton Roads, Richmond, Washington, D.C., the state of Virginia and surrounding states, and the Jamestown Exposition. Some postcards in the collection are postmarked from the early 1900s.

Dates: created: circa 1900-1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Van Wyck's Academy of Music Ledger

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-029
Scope and Contents

January 1899 to October 29, 1901 box office statements for Van Wyck's Academy of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. The statements note the attraction, opposition (if any), weather, date, number of different types of seats sold along with profits, and verifying signatures.

Dates: created: 1899-1901; Other: Date acquired: 10/29/2019