869 results for: Performing Arts and Music
Music, notated
The City of Progress
The lyrics for "The City of Progress," a march dedicated to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, were written by Alvin L. Snow, and the music was composed by prominent local musician and educator Adolph Edgren. The song was written for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in 1909 on the campus of Seattle's University of Washington to promote…
ID Number:1980.7097A.23
Date:1909
Music, notated
When I Skedaddle to Seattle and You
The lyrics for "When I Skedaddle to Seattle and You," were written by H. P. Nisson, the music composed by David Hall, and the score published by Nordyke Publishing Company of Hollywood, California. The back cover has an excerpt from the song, "Throw a Saddle on a Star," by Andy Parker and Hank Caldwell.
ID Number:1980.7097A.25
Date:1948
Music, notated
Meet Me Next Sunday at Woodland
The music and lyrics for "Meet me next Sunday at Woodland" were written by Agnes Farrand (Terry) Perry (1873-1937). The song was published by the Empire Music Publishing Company of Seattle. The title refers to Woodland Park , a 90.9-acre public park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber…
ID Number:1980.7097A.26
Date:1911
Music, notated
The Seattle Spirit for Mine, 1909
Seattle held its first world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909. The fair promoted the region's growth and prosperity that had begun with the 1897 arrival of the first shipment of Yukon gold. "The Seattle Spirit For Mine, 1909" was but one of the songs written at the time to promote the upcoming AYPE. Rene Bronner wrote the lyrics…
ID Number:1980.7097A.27
Date:1909
Music, notated
The Potlatch Tickle
The music for "The Potlatch Tickle (A Seattle Rag)" was composed by Donald A. Robertson, arranged by Carl A. Weber, and published by the Empire Music Publishing Company of Seattle. A native of Germany, Carl Alfred Weber (1863-1929) came to Seattle about 1910 and opened a music studio where he taught and arranged music. Donald Alexander Robertson (1888-1934) was a…
ID Number:1980.7097A.28
Date:1911
Music, notated
Our Fair Seattle Belle
The music and lyrics for "Our Fair Seattle Belle" were written by Adelina B. Delahunty, a Seattle school teacher. The song was written for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in 1909 on the campus of Seattle's University of Washington, in order to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. Caption information source: "Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909): Music at…
ID Number:1980.7097A.29
Date:1907
Program
Program for "The Birth of a Nation " at Clemmer Theatre, 1915
James Q. Clemmer opened the 1,200 seat Clemmer Theater at 1414 Third Avenue on April 12, 1912, one of the first theaters in the country made primarily to show motion pictures. Clemmer had established his first movie house - the Dream Theater that included a pipe organ - in an unused storefront in Pioneer Square in 1908. Clemmer went on…
ID Number:1981.7191.5
Date:1915
Program
8th Annual Emmy Awards Banquet program, Seattle, May 16, 1970
The Seattle Chapter, now the Northwest Chapter, of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1960, recognizing excellence in television broadcasting with an annual regional Emmy award ceremony. This program for the Emmy awards on May 16, 1970 at the Eames Theatre, the Seattle Science Center, lists awards winners for program achievements and individual achievements, along…
ID Number:1981.7191.11
Date:1970
Ephemera
Old Seattle lyrics, circa 1940
Carlton Fitchett (1886-1946) was a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1917 to 1946 and known for writing rhymes. He was friends with Ivar Haglund, owner of Ivar's restaurant chain and noted local showman, and would write songs about the region for Haglund to sing.This card, with the lyrics for "Old Seattle," includes notes to sing to the…
ID Number:1981.7200.23
Date:Circa 1940
Photograph
Teachers and students of the Edgren School of Music, Seattle, 1908
Professor Adolph Edgren, a prominent local musician and educator, along with his wife, Emma, operated the Edgren School of Music in Seattle. Professor Edgren was chosen as the day's Music Director in Chief for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, on July 31, 1909, Swedish Day. In addition to various musical ensembles performed by the school and the Grand Swedish Jubilee Choir, Professor…
ID Number:1981.7328.175
Date:1908