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Programs, 4, printed on silk cloth from the Gayety Theatre, Washington & 10 Streets, Hoboken, for Feb. 1914.

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Souvenir theater programs printed on silk cloth from the Gayety Theatre, Washington and Tenth Streets, Hoboken, for February 1914. (Street address: 1013-1019 Washington Street - the former Quartett Club.) Programs were for a stock theatrical company, The Gayety Players, performing at the theater. Each one is a 5" wide ribbon, color varies along with height due to frayed edges, ca. 7-1/2 to 8" high. Printed in black (one side only) with dates, cast of characters and performers with each featuring a photo of a member of the stock company. These programs were collected by Rose Beck who completed high school in Hoboken about 1914 as stated by a grandson, donor Ed Jaxel. List below has starting date, play title and performer featured in photo on the program. (See notes for transcribed text.) Program 1. Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 2nd, 1914; Graustark; Enid May Jackson. Gold silk. Program 2: Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 9th, 1914; The Traveling Salesman; Lawrence Dunbar. Purple silk. Program 3: Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 16th, 1914: Dora Thorne; Miss Cecil Fay. Salmon pink silk. Program 4. Week Beginning Monday, February 23rd, 1914; The House of Lies by John P. Ritter; Julian Noa. Pastel blue silk. ==== Curiously, there are minor differences from week to week in their text besides the obvious ones of cast. Items 2 and 3 carry the maker's name: American Flag Company, New York and Chicago. Note: this was Enid May Jackson's second season in the stock company. She is known to have had a third season with them that started on Sept. 2, 1914.

2013.038.0001

2013.038

Jaxel, Ed & Linda

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Gift in memory of Rose Beck by grandson Ed Jaxel.

1914 - 1914

Date(s) Created: 1914 Date(s): 1914

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Notes: Archives 2013.038.0001 Four souvenir programs printed on silk cloth from the Gayety Theatre, Washington and Tenth Streets, Hoboken, for February 1914. ==== 1. Gayety Theatre Hoboken Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 2nd., 1914 MATINEES Tue., Wed., Thur., Sat. LORCH AMUSEMENT CO. Presents The Gayety Players IN "Graustark" [photo] Enid May Jackson ---- [cast members in order listed; character names not transcribed] Julian Noa Norman Houston Robert Lance Carl Blythe George Collins Lawrence Dunbar John Burroughs Fred Forbes Ben Young Anna Davis Betty Cullington Leah Peck Enid May Jackson ==== 2. Gayety Theatre Washington and 10 Streets, hoboken Thos.[Thomas] Sheeley, Manager Program Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 9th, 1914 Matinee Tues., Wednes., Thur., Sat., at 2:15 Evenings at 8:15 Lorch Amusement Co. Presents Enid May Jackson, Julian Noa and The Gayety Players in "The Traveling Salesman" ---- [photo] Lawrence Dunbar ---- [cast members in order listed; character names not transcribed] Julian Noa Jack Lawrence Frank Story Lawrence Dunbar Ben Young Avery Goodman George Francis Robert Lance Carl Blythe Norman Houston Miss Betty Cullington Miss Anna Davis Miss Enid May Jackson ---- Stage Director, Norman Houston ==== 3. Gayety Theatre Washington and 10 Streets, hoboken Thos. Sheeley, Manager Program Week Beginning Monday Evening, Feb. 9th, 1914 Matinee Tues., Wednes., Thur., Sat., at 2:15 Evenings at 8:15 Lorch Amusement Co. Presents Enid May Jackson, Cecil Fay, Julian Noa and The Gayety Players in "Dora Thorne" ---- [photo] Miss Cecil Fay ---- [cast members in order listed; character names not transcribed] Mr. Robert J. Lance Miss Cecil Fay Mr. Norman Houston Mr. Lawrence Dunbar Mr. Julian Noa Miss Enid May Jackson Miss Betty Cullington Mr. Jack Lawrence Mr. Carl Blythe ---- Stage Director, Norman Houston ==== 4. Gayety Theatre Washington and 10 Streets, hoboken Thos. Sheeley, Manager Program Week Beginning Monday February 23rd, 1914 Matinee Tues., Wednes., Thur., Sat., at 2:15 Evenings at 8:15 Lorch Amusement Co. Presents Enid May Jackson, Julian Noa and The Gayety Players in The House of Lies by John P. Ritter ---- [photo] Julian Noa ---- [cast members in order listed; character names not transcribed] Mr. Norman Houston Mr. Carl Blythe Miss Mary Asquith Mr. Jack Lawrence Miss Enid May Jackson Mr. Lawrence Dunbar Mr. Julian Noa Mr. Robert J. Lance Mr. Barney Brady Miss Betty Cullington ---- Stage Director, Norman Houston ==== ==== Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2013-06-18

1: Week of Feb. 2, 1914: Graustark; Enid May Jackson
2: Week of Feb. 9, 1914; The Traveling Salesman; Lawrence Dunbar 3: Week of Feb. 16, 1914; Dora Thorne; Miss Cecil Fay 4: Week of Feb. 23, 1914; The House of Lies; Julian Noa