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This scrapbook, compiled by J. W. Wood, contains programs, clippings, illustrations, and other memorabilia of the theaters and performers in Topeka, Kansas, in the 1880s. There are two photographs of the Grand Opera House, which was located at 615 SW Jackson Street in Topeka, and most of the programs are from their productions. A theatrical date book for the Grand Opera House covers the 1884 and 1885 season. These items belonged to Jay House.
Creator: Wood, J. W.
Date: 1880-1889
Item Number: 442684
Call Number: K 792 -T62
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 442684
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Actors
Collections - Library
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Actors & actresses
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Musicals
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Opera
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Plays
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Programs & advertisements
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Concerts - Concerts and performances
Community Life - Events and Celebrations
Date - 1880s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Scrapbook
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Newspapers - Advertisements
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
Type of Material - Newspapers - Illustrations
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Printed materials - Programs
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Scrapbooks
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