896 results for: Performing Arts
Poster
Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, November 19-25, 1921
Seattle's Coliseum Theatre, at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, was the world's first theater designed just for the movies. Unlike other theaters of its time, it had no stage for live acts. It did, however, have a nursery for children, and an organ and orchestra to play with silent movies. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca (1889-1971),…
ID Number:2019.3.33
Date:1921
Poster
Coliseum Theatre film poster, Seattle, June 10-19, 1922
Seattle's Coliseum Theatre, at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, was the world's first theater designed just for the movies. Unlike other theaters of its time, it had no stage for live acts. It did, however, have a nursery for children, and an organ and orchestra to play with silent movies. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca (1889-1971),…
ID Number:2019.3.34
Date:1922
Poster
Festival Sundiata poster, Seattle, September 25-27, 1981
Started in 1981, Festival Sundiata is a festival of Northwest African American visual and performing arts held at the Seattle Center. Since 1997, Festival Sundiata has been part of the Seattle Center's Festal season, which celebrates various ethnic and international communities in the Seattle region.This poster advertises the first Festival Sundiata with a photo of a sculpture by James Washington,…
ID Number:2019.3.37
Date:1981
Program
Ye Ancient Syngers concert program, Seattle, December 9, 1884
Ye Ancient Syngers was a group Seattle musicians that performed from sometime in the 1880s through the early 1910s. While notices of the group are inconsistent, they seemed to have hosted semi-regular events throughout the year, especially at Christmas. By the 1910s, their events are affiliated with Methodists churches in Seattle.This program announces a "Feast of Musick" on the evening…
ID Number:2019.3.42
Date:1884
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Fred Danz, June 10, 2005
Interview with Fred Danz of Sterling Reality Organization conducted by Lorraine McConaughy for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on June 10, 2005. Topics discussed include his paternal and maternal familes, living in Seattle, his family's relationship with Judaism, and the history of the family businesses in radio and movie theaters, including drive-ins. Copyright agreement: YesDigitized: Yes, CD with…
ID Number:2019.35.1.15
Date:2005
Audio recording
Oral history interview with William Danz, March 22, 2005
Interview with William Danz about his life in Seattle, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on March 22, 2005. Topics discussed include his family background, his childhood, his education at Garfield High School and the University of Washington and the family business, Sterling Realty Organization (SRO), and the theaters they owned. Copyright agreement: Yes;…
ID Number:2019.35.1.16
Date:2005
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Jeff Walz, August 6, 2003
Interview with Jeff Walz conducted by Helen Divjak in Seattle for the Washington Workplace Oral History Project for August 6, 2003. At the time of the interview, Walz was the plant manager of Tacoma Guitars.
ID Number:2019.35.7.14
Date:2003
Program
Mission Theatre program, Seattle, April 1936
The Mission Theatre operated from 1924 to 1950 at 5625 Airport Way in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood; the building still stands. This program lists all the movies to be shown at the Mission during the month of April 1936, including the shorts and cartoons. Most of the films, including the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera,” had been released during…
ID Number:2019.92.14
Date:1936
Poster
Jangletown, Bathtub Gin, Topcat Dancer, and Bam Bam concert poster, circa 1990
The Seattle band Jangletown (or Jangle Town) was formed in 1989 by brothers Rick and Chris Friel, with Russ Reidner and Geoff Cooper. This poster advertises a concert headlined by Jangletown at the 99 Club, with appearances by bands Bathtub Gin, Topcat Dancer, and Bam Bam.Bam Bam was formed in 1983, and fronted by Tina Bell (1957-2021), a Black woman.…
ID Number:2019.96.1.1.6
Date:Circa 1990
Poster
Blood Circus and Mudhoney concert poster, 1988
Blood Circus was a short-lived grunge band from Seattle that formed in 1988. Mudhoney, also from Seattle and formed in 1988, was comprised of singer and guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Matt Lukin, and drummer Dan Peters. They released their first album in 1989.This poster advertises a performance by Blood Circus and Mudhoney at the Alamo at…
ID Number:2019.96.1.1.7
Date:1988