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Parkway Theatre Marquee

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Marquee of the Parkway Theater, 6 West Mifflin Street, advertising the movie, "The Best Years of Our Lives".
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Madison Civic Opera Presents "Falstaff

Date: 02 06 1965
Description: Jerry Hjert, director and John Custer, technical director of the Madison Theater Guild, foreground, survey the ruins of the Madison Civic Opera's scenery a...
Poster

D. W. Griffith "Intolerance" Poster

Date: 02 1971
Description: Poster advertising a screening of D. W. Griffith's Intolerance, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Union Theater, February 18, 19...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 07 07 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking southeast. A man is standing in the foreground with his back towards the camera, and another man (o...
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Youth Summer Theater Show

Date: 07 08 1952
Description: Youth rehearsing for the Summer Theater show, "The Golden Goose," are, left to right: Mike Kretschman, Donald Aitken, Jr., Carol Ann Lane, Ann Eccles, and ...
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Youth Summer Theater

Date: 05 18 1954
Description: Actors and actresses portray a scene from the play "A Shop at Sly Corner" at the Youth Summer Theater. They are, standing left to right: Rod Groves, Willia...
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Youth Summer Theater Alumni

Date: 05 17 1957
Description: Portrait of some of the active alumni of the Youth Summer Theater. Seated in front is Mary Kate Lorenz. Others left to right: David Starkweather (standing,...
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Scene From Moliere Comedy "Tartuffe"

Date: 02 17 1960
Description: The Madison Theater Guild production of the Moliere comedy "Tartuffe" is presented at Madison West High School. Shown left to right are: Lois Klein, in the...
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Robert Gard

Date: 1955
Description: Informal portrait of Robert Gard holding his glasses in one hand and reading his book Grassroots Theater held in the other hand.
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Alwin Nikolais Dance Company

Date: 12 1978
Description: The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company performs a routine with tensile materials at the Union Theater. Nikolais was awarded a Mayoral Citation for Alwin Nikolais...
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YWCA Theater Class Play

Date: 03 11
Description: Dressed for the final rehearsal for the "Evening of Fine Arts" presentation are YWCA theater class students, foreground, left to right, Mary Ellen Weaver, ...
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Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction

Date: 11 28 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students watching a "teaching movie" at the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction preview theater, 1312 West Johnson Street.
Poster

Ann Arbor Film Festival Poster

Date: 03 1971
Description: Poster announcing the Ann Arbor Film Festival, presented by Broom St. Theater and St. Francis House, held at the St. Francis House, 1001 University Avenue,...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Building which was part of Madison's oldest theater is torn down; built in 1851

Date: 1922-02-27
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Burrows block, city's oldest theater house, is sold for $60,000

Date: 1923-03-26
County: Dane
City: Madison
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Movie Theater Speaker

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Parkway Theatre, 6-10 W. Mifflin Street, side view of speaker.
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English Accent Tutoring

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Katrina Jones, a graduate nurse from London, drilling Madison Theater guild cast member Robert O'Grady in the English accent. The guild is rehearsing the p...
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Cast from Play

Date: 01 18 1929
Description: Madison East Side High School student cast from the play "Quality Street."
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Cast from Play

Date: 01 18 1929
Description: Madison East Side High School student cast from the play "Quality Street."

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