ILLINOIS THEATRE. Program for THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. October 19, 1902.
Chicago, IL: Hayman & Davis Company, Proprietors, 1902. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very good+ condition. Item #019994
Including the printed covers, there are 52 unnumbered pages of text. The covers/wrappers are printed in color, and have minor creasing and shelfwear. Full of Chicago-centric advertising at a time when $20 monthly paid for a home on the North, South or West sides, Horse stables or liveries were advertised alongside Electric Oldsmobile Runabouts and Stanhopes, women were depicted playing ping-pong to promote the sale of corsets, and Tiffany rings and luxury furs were vying for theatergoers pocketbooks. Lists Will J. Davis as Manager, Thomas J. Noonan as Business Manager and Treasurer. The Actors include Harry Bulger, William H. Macart, Jos. Cawthorne, John Page, Hohn Hyams, Leila McIntyre, Viola Gillette, Phoebe Coyne, Gertrude Mackenzie and Elseeta.
Price: $250.00