Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Restaurants; Lodges; Cozy Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 3105 S. Third Street. This ornamented building served as a Masonic Lodge (# 740, Free and Accepted Masons), motion picture theater, and a coffee shop. From 1917-1937, City Directories list both Cozy Theater and Suburban Hall as either...
Drive In Theatre, Saint Matthews, Kentucky, 1941, viewed from across the street. Signs advertise: "Now Showing, Barbara Stanwyck, 'The Lady Eve,' Latest News & Cartoons; 2 Shows Nightly Rain Or Clear." Title supplied by cataloger.
Drive In Theatre, Saint Matthews, Louisville, Kentucky, 1941. View of theater's facade. Car exiting on left as car arrives at ticket booth on right. Title supplied by cataloger.
Crowds; Men; Women; People; Theatres; Cultural facilities; Electric signs
Address: 416 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A crowd stands under a marquee that reads, "Drury Lane / Oertel's Radio Theatre." The men wear suits and most have hats. The women wear dresses and...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; East Broadway Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 816 E. Broadway. This exterior shot of the East Broadway Theatre shows its twin balconies, lead-paned windows, inset clock, and advertisements for upcoming shows. Although plainer in style than the Royal Theater, Joseph & Joseph's...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; East Broadway Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 816 E. Broadway. This interior shot of the East Broadway Theatre lobby shows a wall mural of a countryside, tiled walls and floors and a metal-grilled ticket counter. The sign over the ticket window reads, "Prices / Boxes 15¢ /...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; East Broadway Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 816 E. Broadway. This interior shot of the East Broadway Theatre shows it with its projection screen showing. Also prominent are two balconies or box seats and an organ in front of the stage. Handwritten on front: Caufield & Shook...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; East Broadway Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 816 E. Broadway. This interior shot of the East Broadway Theatre shows the wooden seating, two balconies and performance area. The stage includes a backdrop mural with an organ down in front of the stage. Handwritten on front: Photo by...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; East Broadway Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 816 E. Broadway. This photograph was taken on or near the stage looking out into the rows and rows of seats. The theatre included a balcony section and murals along the side walls. Handwritten on front: Caufield & Shook Photos....
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson (pictured here). Billy Emerson (Edmund) was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1846 and died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. Emerson's Megatherian...
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson and were managed by Richard M. Hooley (pictured here). Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. The...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Theatrical posters; Actors; Men
Lithograph advertising the appearances of Mrs. and Mrs. Frank S. Chanfrau at Macauley's Theatre in November 1880. It features a portrait of Frank S. Chanfrau wearing a mustache, suit jacket, and black bow tie. Chanfrau performed his "Kit, The...
Theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Interiors
Interior of Gayety Theatre, located at 313 W. Jefferson, Louisville, Kentucky. Orchestra seats, balcony, and box seats are visible. The building was razed in 1936.
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Motion picture theaters; B. F. Keith Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
View from across the street of National Theatre, located at the intersection of two streets. The marquee promotes The Ink Spots on stage and What a Man on screen. Address: National Theatre (a.k.a. B.F. Keith Theatre), 506 West Walnut Street (now...
Front entrance of the Orpheum movie theater at 320 West Jefferson Street. Above the entrance are signs for "Roy Rogers Wall Street Cowboy" and "Valley of the Giants." Pictures are on either side of the ticket counter, as well as...
Three-quarter length portrait of Helene Dauvray wearing an evening gown with opera-length gloves. Born Helen Gibson in San Francisco, California, in 1859, she adopted her stage name after performing abroad in Paris. She performed at Macauley's...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Helene Dauvray wearing a black bow in her braided hair and a dress with short jacket, white pinafore, and striped skirt. Born Helen Gibson in San Francisco, California, in 1859, she adopted her stage name...
