B. F. Keith's PALACE THEATRE Vaudeville / Leon Errol / Henri Scott 1920 Program

Description

This is a beautiful program (playbill) from the week of January 5th, 1920 for the vaudeville bill at the historic B.F. KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE in New York City ..... The Palace Theatre, located at 1564
Broadway
(at 47th) in midtown-
Manhattan
opened March 24th, 1913 and until
1929, attained legendary status
among
vaudeville
performers as the flagship of the monopolistic
Keith
-
Albee
organization, and the most desired booking in the country.
To "play the Palace" meant that an entertainer had reached the pinnacle of his vaudeville career.
Performer
Jack Haley
wrote:
Only a vaudevillian who has trod its stage can really tell you about it ... only a performer can describe the anxieties, the joys, the anticipation, and the exultation of a week's engagement at the Palace. The walk through the iron gate on 47th Street through the courtyard to the stage door, was the cum laude walk to a show business diploma. A feeling of ecstasy came with the knowledge that this was the Palace,
the epitome of the more than 15,000 vaudeville theaters in America, and the realization that you have been selected to play it. Of all the thousands upon thousands of vaudeville performers in the business, you are there. This was a dream fulfilled; this was the pinnacle of variety success.
(Wikipedia) ..... On the current bill were Mons. and Mme. ALF. W. LOYAL with their remarkable Canine "TOQUE"; CORAL MELNOTTE and EDNA LEEDOM in Artistic Nonsense; The Famouse American Bass-Baritone HENRI SCOTT direct from the Metropolitan Opera House; The Pint-Size Author-Comedian JOE LAURIE, Jr. in "What I Care?"; The Inimitable Comedian LEON ERROL supported by ALF JAMES in "The Guest"; Male Impersonator ELLA SHIELDS; The Famous French Clown GROCK "Highest Salaried Clown in the World"; GEORGE ROCKWELL and AL FOX "Two Noble Nuts Navigating the Ocean of Nonsense" and CLEVELAND BRONNER "Vaudeville's Artistic Creative Genius in His New ,000 Production" ..... DETAILS: The 22 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 7 5/8" inches and includes beautiful cover graphics, production credits, list of entertainers, schedule of upcoming attractions and wonderful vintage advertising, but no photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.