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Souvenir Album Frank Dailey's Terrace Room, Mosque Theatre Building, Broad St., Newark, N.J. N.d., spring 1943. includes photo of Frank Sinatra
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(Sinatra photo/performance): Frank Dailey's Album. Frank Dailey's Terrace Room, Mosque Theatre Building, Broad St., Newark, N.J. No date, spring 1943.
A souvenir album from this nightclub consisting of cardstock leaves with souvenir printed photos of 13 performers or bandleaders with a blank line labeled "Autograph" below their picture. None in this album are used.
This album has photo of Frank Sinatra (fifth spot in album of the included men - no women). He is known to have performed there in the late spring of 1943. He was fulfilling a commitment that he had made before hitting it big earlier in the year at the Paramount Theatre in New York City.
Album 5" wide x 7-3/8" high, printed green paper; with 15 leaves, 5" x 7", all two-hole punched; brass prong fasteners.
Each leaf is imprinted at binding edge:
This photograph is punched to fit Frank Dailey's Album.
Get your copy at the bar, checkroom, office or from any captain. The charge is only 15 cents. If you wish, you may forward 20 cents in stamps or coin and your copy will be mailed to you.
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First leaf is a view of the nightclub interior (empty) and the second leaf is of the proprietor, Frank Dailey.
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Names in album order:
Frank Dailey
Tommy Tucker
Al Donahue
Horace Heidt
Frank Sinatra
Jan Garber
Les Brown
Bob Chester
Bob Allen
Tony Pastor
Sammy Kaye
Abe Lyman
Jimmy Dorsey
Charlie Spivak
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2015.030.0303
2015.030
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1943 - 1943
Date(s) Created: 1943 Date(s): 1943
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Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-06-10