J. Rosamond Johnson's "SAMBO GIRLS" Eva Tanguay 1912 Brooklyn Vaudeville Program

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This is a beautiful program (playbill) from the week of January 1st, 1912 for the "BEST OF VAUDEVILLE" at Percy G. Williams' Bushwick Theatre in Brooklyn, New York ..... On the current bill was J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON's SAMBO GIRLS with Edgar Connor and Blanche Deas, "Sweet Singers - Dainty Dancers" with music composed by J. Rosamond Johnson; "The Greatest Drawing Card in Vaudeville" EVA TANGUAY, "The Cyclonic Comedienne"; DE LISLE "The Novelty Juggler"; HARRY LINTON and ANITA LAURENCE in their Musical Comedy Sketch; HARRY B. LESTER "The Jovial Jester"; First Time in Two Years HOMER LIND and Company (Late of H. W. Savage's Parsifal Co. and the Metropolitan Opera House) in the Operatic Travesty "The Opera Singer" by Gus Weinburg; THE FIVE SULLYS in the Variety Farce "The Information Bureau"; First Time Here EDMUND HAYES and Company in the Comedy "The Piano Mover" and First Time This Season, SPISSELL BROS. and Co. "World Famous Eccentrics" presenting their Original Pantomime Comedy "The Continental Waiter" ..... Side Note: Proprietor PERCY G. WILLIAMS would become a very wealthy man three months later when he sold his eight New York area Orpheum Circuit theatres (shown in the last scanned image) to the B. F. Keith Vaudeville chain for ,000,000 ..... DETAILS: The 20 page playbill measures 4 3/4" X 8 1/2" inches and includes beautiful cover graphics, production credits, list of entertainers, schedule of upcoming attractions and wonderful vintage advertising, but no bios or photos ..... 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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