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Touring West : 19th-century Performing Artists on the Overland Trails
From april 6 to july 7 2001
History
A great variety of documents concerning the expansion of different artistic performances (Italian opera ballet, melodrama, lectures...), following the axis of development of railroads and trade in the 19th century

New York Public Library (NYPL)

Humanities and Social Sciences Library
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New York, New York
10018-2788 New York - États-Unis

Téléphone 212-930-0830
Web www.nypl.org/ west
Hours :
Horaire(s) d'ouverturefrom 10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday from 11 am to 7:30 pm
Sunday
Admission :
Free : for everyone
Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, Promotional brochure for Margaret Mather's tour, 1883-84. Distributed at McVicker's Theatre, Chicago. © The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Collection.