1919 Dunbar Theatre Grand Opening Card - Lafayette Theatre Group From Harlem
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1919 Dunbar Theatre Grand Opening Card - Lafayette Theatre Group from HarlemThe Dunbar Amusement Corp. takes pleasure in announcing to it's Stockholders the Opening of the Dunbar Theatre, Broad Street at Lombard Dec 29th, 1919.The theatre was opened on December 29, 1919 by African-American bankers E. C. Brown and Andrew Stevens, Jr., with a performance from the Lafayette Theatre group from Harlem, who were raising money for the NAACP and Marcus Garvey. They performed Shuffle Along at D...unbar, before moving to Broadway where it premiered as the first all-black cast and production. Brown and Stevens ran into financial difficulty and in September 1921 the theatre was acquired by businessman John T. Gibson, who bought it for $420, 000, offering a 10% share to another partner. Dimensions (inches): I always combine shipping on multiple purchases, please visit my ebay store "wiztekworld" where you will find over 1000 ephemera items and collectibles. Thank you! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
