Long Island Theatres and Entertainment Collection
Long Island Theatres and Entertainment Collection finding aid
The collection spans the years 1897 through 2005 and includes programs, playbills, booklets, broadsides, movie guides, news clippings, promotional materials, circus toys and musical instruments. The types of theatres represented in the collection include everything from community playhouses to the outdoor marine stadium at Jones Beach, and the productions run the gamut from lectures to musical extravaganzas.
Noteworthy items include Riverhead Lecture Association booklets from the 1913-14 through 1918-1919 seasons; Jones Beach Theater programs, including one from Michael Todd’s 1952 production of “A Night in Venice”; playbills from the Mineola Playhouse, where plays and jazz concerts were staged during the 1960s; and a number of colorful programs from the Westbury Music Fair.
"Greate Concerte of Ye Olden Time" Playbill (1897)
East Hampton Orchestra Programme (1898)
"Young Mrs. Winthrop" Playbill (1901)
Palace Theatre Advertising Card (1922)
Patchogue and Rialto Theatres Flyer (1929)
"Prudential L.I. Theatres Newsette" (1931)
"Radio Varieties of 1949" Program (1949)
"The Pirates of Penzance" Program (1949)
"Arabian Nights" Program (Jones Beach Theatre 1954)
"Redhead" Program (Westbury Music Fair 1960)
"Around the World in 80 Days" Program (Jones Beach Theatre 1963)
"Bye Bye Birdie" Program (Westbury Music Fair 1965)
"Carousel" Program (Jones Beach Theatre 1973)
"Beyond the Fringe" Promotional Flyer (n.d.)
Circus Wagon With Figurines Toy
Cornet