Description: The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington. The Magic Sign of a Wonderful Time Author: [Theater Program] Title: The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington. The Magic Sign of a Wonderful Time Publication: Seattle: The 5th Avenue Theater, [1926] Description: 31x23cm, 84pp. Printed in color throughout with photographs, advertisements, Illustrations including 5 tipped-in, and a tipped-in program. Illustrated paper wrappers with mesh fabric covered cutout on front cover and original string tie present. Minor tape repair to bottom edge of front cover, some edge wear and soiling to wrappers, clean and bright internally and very good. Spectacular souvenir program from the grand opening of the historic 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, September 24, 1926. The show was a Fanchon & Marco vaudeville production which also included numbers from Oliver Wallace, Lipschultz, and a showing of Cecil B. DeMille's Young April, which debuted that year. The theater took 11 months to build, and the architect, Robert C. Reamer modeled the building after The Forbidden City, the Temple of Heavenly Peace, and the Summer Palace of Imperial China. The program, of course, features the Chinese art, culture, and architecture which influenced Reamer, a white European in his design, and is interesting when looked at in the context of the significant anti-Chinese sentiment in the Pacific Northwest and United States at the time. OCLC locates 4 holdings of this program which represents a piece of Seattle theater history and also stands alone as an object of beauty. Simply one of the best and most lavishly produced West Coast theater publications of the time. . Seller ID: 6152 Subject: Music and Performing Arts, Washington Peruse the Stacks Based in Gig Harbor, WA, we offer all manner of rare books, ephemera, and more. Our specialties range from young adult literature to horror to the state histories of Wyoming, Texas, and Washington. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Gig Harbor, Washington
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Topic: Magic
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Theater Program
Publisher: The 5th Avenue Theater
Year Printed: 1926
Original/Facsimile: Original
