Master 11455 Part 1 Same as catalog # 492998 Source material on the Howard Theatre, which catered to an African American audience. Contemporary interviews with theatergoers of the day, archival photographs of Howard performers, commercial advertisements for different shows, album covers and commercial illustrations. There is also some contemporary footage of the Howard Theater as it exists today. Washington, DC
Contemporary interviews with theatergoers and performers of the day. The reminiscence about the performers at the Howard theater. Billy Eckstine, Pearl Bailey, Billy Taylor PhD, Mary Jefferson, Ella Fitzgerald
Dilapidated sign in front of the theater "HOWARD." Pull back to show front of building with graffiti.
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Contemporary interviews with theatergoers and performers of the day. The reminiscence about the performers at the Howard theater. Mary Jefferson, Pearl Bailey.
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Contemporary interviews with theatergoers and performers of the day. The reminiscence about the performers at the Howard theater. Billy Taylor PhD, Billy Eckstine.
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Contemporary interviews with theatergoers and performers of the day. The reminiscence about the performers at the Howard theater. Billy Eckstine is interviewed inside the old theater. Billy Taylor PhD and Billy Eckstine talk about the ameteur shows.
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Contemporary interviews with theatergoers and performers of the day. The reminiscence about the performers at the Howard theater. Billy Taylor PhD remembers a performance.
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