869 results for: Performing Arts and Music
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Portrait of Julia Rochester, Seattle, 1893
Julia Gwynn Smith (1860-1931) was born in Missouri and came to Seattle in 1889 with her husband, George A. C. Rochester (1855-1929), a prominent lawyer, judge, and Librarian of the Seattle Public Library from 1907. An accomplished vocalist, Julia Rochester organized the Capitol Hill Unit of the Music and Art Foundation and represented the Ladies' Musical Club of Seattle at…
ID Number:1973.5625.2
Date:1893
Ephemera
Liberty Theatre souvenir, Seattle, October 27, 1914
Seattle's Liberty Theatre opened at First Avenue and Pike Street in 1914, intending to be "a theatre which for perfection of appointment, convenience and luxuriousness has no equal this side of Chicago." The exterior of the building featured a forty-foot-high Statue of Liberty, illuminated by 1,200 lamps of eight different colors. When it was built, the movie theater's concave screen…
ID Number:1973.5659.1
Date:1914
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Greek Dance Group, Seattle, circa 1930
The sleeve this photo names this as a Greek Dance Group from the Mary Ann Wells School. Mary Ann Wells founded the dance department at Seattle's Cornish School of the Arts (now Cornish College of the Arts) and taught there for seven years. Sometime around 1920, she started her own dance school, which operated until 1958. Robert Joffrey and many…
ID Number:1974.5923.17
Date:Circa 1930
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Dancers from production of "Carmen," Seattle, circa 1930
This photo of unknown dancers from a production of Carmen was taken around 1930 and part of a collection of McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925,…
ID Number:1974.5923.19
Date:Circa 1930
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Dancer Gloria Grafton, Seattle, circa 1930
Gloria Grafton, who is described here as a dancer, also became known as a singer and movie actress. Her singing credits include "Two Cigarettes in the Dark" (1934), and her screen appearances include "Oh, What a Business!"(1934) and "Lost Angel" (1943). This photo of Grafton is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began…
ID Number:1974.5923.25.2
Date:Circa 1930
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Cast of the Junior League children's play "The Golden Ball," Seattle, May 1934
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many Community Partners.Some JLS projects included entertainment for children.…
ID Number:1974.5923.26.1
Date:1934
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Glenn Hughes, Seattle, circa 1930
Glenn Hughes (1894-1964) arrived at the University of Washington as a teaching fellow in September 1919, later to became director of the University of Washington's drama program in 1930. He continued in that position until 1961. His innovative curriculum coupled with the University's state of the art facilities made the drama program one of most famous and profitable in the…
ID Number:1974.5923.27
Date:Circa 1930
Photograph
Dancers in 'Daughters of the Nile,' Seattle, 1931
This photo of the dancers in the Daughters of the Nile production is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and…
ID Number:1974.5923.238
Date:1931
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Woman's Century Club members in costume, Seattle, 1928
A group of prominent Seattle women founded the Woman's Century Club in 1891. Club activities included the study of the arts and social issues, and members also lobbied for social justice. The club's 350 members campaigned to elect Seattle's first woman mayor, Bertha Landes, who was a former president of the organization.In this photo, club members appear to be role…
ID Number:1974.5923.240
Date:1928
Music, notated
See Seattle: Official Song and Waltz of the A.Y.P. Exposition
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held on the University of Washington campus from June 1 to October 16, 1909. The fair celebrated the years of prosperity brought to the city since the first gold arrived from Alaska in 1897. “See Seattle” was promoted as "the official song and waltz of the A-Y-P Exposition," but many pieces were written to promote Seattle’s…
ID Number:1975.6130.1
Date:1909