Trade Card: Jacobs & Proctor's Star Museum Company, Griswold Opera House

This trade card advertises Jacobs & Proctor's Star Museum Company at the Griswold Opera House. The front of the card (Image 1) announces a "Shakespearean Week Commencing January 19." The back of the card (Image 2) is a full advertisement for Jacobs & Proctor's Star Museum Co., stating the admission price as "10 & 20 Cents." [The H.R. Jacobs Thalia Theatre, which operated from 1889-1890, was formerly known as the Bowery Theatre, a famed New York theater that opened in 1826. It hosted numerous prominent figures, including Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, and several U.S. presidents. In 1889-1890, it was subleased to H.R. Jacobs, a Jewish acting company that performed in Yiddish.]

Associated People/Businesses

• Jacobs & Proctor
• Star Museum Co.
• Griswold Opera House
• JACOBS,(H.R.)

Geography

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Subjects

• Performing arts
• Theaters
• Amusements
• Advertising cards
• Jewish theater

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 27, Page 20