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Keith's Organ: 1928
... Irene Juno interprets the action pictured on the screen at Keith's Theater on the new $30,000 Wurlitzer orchestral unit recently installed to give ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/10/2013 - 3:01pm -

Washington. D.C., 1928. "Miss Irene Juno interprets the action pictured on the screen at Keith's Theater on the new $30,000 Wurlitzer orchestral unit recently installed to give the films added potency." Up next: "I'm Looking Around (For a Mate)." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Ooh la laThat's a pretty daring hairstyle for 1928. Love this photo. Still a few out there.This reminded of a silent film revival I attended at the Los Angeles Orpheum theater about a decade ago. A magnificent edifice in its original 1920's movie palace splendor, and with its original organ still going strong. Quite an experience to see "The Sheik" so accompanied. A very satisfying experience, very poetic in both a visual and musical way. Quite unlike seeing a motion picture with a sound track, but no less enjoyable. Almost an entirely different art form than today's motion pictures with a certain live theater aspect no longer present. The organist had a lot of power to put an interpretation into the film, and I'm think audiences must have had very different experiences with different organists. A little Googling tells me the Orpheum is still a going concern, and that in fact there are quite a few theaters with organs scattered across the country where one can occasionally recapture some of that silent era elegance. ObsoleteWhat bad timing. This beautiful instrument was already quickly becoming obsolete the day it was installed. Seen around townYou might have seen it yourself, that bumper sticker that says "I don't have to be dead to donate my organ." Eastman School of MusicWhen George Eastman established his music school in Rochester, it was built attached to the Eastman Theater where silent films showed many times a day, and at the school there was a course in movie accompanying for theater organists with a studio/classroom where films were shown for practice. What a bunch of tech. fun!Man, the organ console is fantastic. We have one in a Minneapolis area theater but the vintage lighting and the microphone are really interesting. Great detail in this photo. Likewise, I was equally drawn to the organist's beautiful dress and sharp earrings and wristwatch. Like most Shorpy offerings, lots to take in. It started as a Vaudeville houseRKO Keith's Theatre in Washington originally opened at 619 15th St. NW as Chase's Polite Vaudeville Theatre on August 19, 1912. It was sold to B. F. Keith the following year and renamed B. F. Keith's Theatre. Keith's closed briefly in 1928 (presumably when the organ was installed) and reopened 3 weeks later with movies added to the bill. With renovations in 1954 and 1976, the theatre showed films until it was finally closed in 1978. The organ survived, at least for a while. It was sold to an individual in Burlington, NC, and was eventually installed in the gymnasium at Elon College (now University) until it was replaced by a larger Wurlitzer organ. The Keith organ was likely broken up for parts since its history seems to end at Elon. Nothing remains of Keith's Theatre now except the facade. View Larger Map Banjos tooI inherited a tenor banjo from my wife's great aunt, who played it in a jazz band in the 1920s. When I took the resonator off while cleaning it I was surprised to find that it was a Wurlitzer banjo. Have since found out they were made by Gretsch but marketed under the Wurlitzer name. Mighty WurLitzer?We have been honored to hear a silent era accompanist, and her grandson (following the family business) play for movies shown at local museums and theaters. When I heard them on the mighty WurLitzer, salvaged from a downtown movie palace, I recall that the brand name has a CAP L. I am SO picky. [Um . . . -tterrace] Broadcast Organist Washington Post, April 1, 1928. Irene Juno To Play New Keith Organ Miss Irene Juno, organist at Keith's Theater, is a student of Dr. J. Fowler Richardson, of New York and London. She is the head of the theater organ department of the Washington College of Music and has written many articles on general musical subjects for publication. She specializes on the Wurlitzer organ, the instrument she is now playing at Keith's Theater. In her own words, Miss Juno says: “This instrument is one of the largest and most complete in the city. It is priced at $30,000 and is equipped with complete orchestral effects. In addition there is a vox humana, or the human voice stops, a full set of cathedral chimes and a magnificent harp.” Miss Juno is chairman of the music group of the American Pen Women and also a member of the Soroptimist Club. She is also chairman of the music committee of this club. Every week she broadcasts from the theater organ studio of the Washington College of Music over WRC and WNFF. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Music)
Out and About: 1905
... The rest of the buildings in this pic are long gone (the theater was torn down around 1913). Safe Place They apparently didn't ... serious bunch. I think they could do with a visit from Keith. Are they waiting for the church to open? They're a pretty serious ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/30/2012 - 10:39pm -

Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1905. "Public Square. Lyceum Theatre and Old Stone Church in background; people waiting for streetcar." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. And there doesn't seem to beA bare head in sight. Hats, etc.Not a bare head anywhere. Look at the variety in the men's hats. And there's the one woman with the classic hourglass figure on the right. Looking at the kids crawling over the gun (looks like a Civil War era smooth-bore) reminds me of family trips to Gettysburg, where my brothers and I would crawl over the cannons and try to shoot each other. Public SquareOne of the best spots to spend a warm summer day in downtown Cleveland! The Old Stone Church was cleaned up back in the late 90's. The rest of the buildings in this pic are long gone (the theater was torn down around 1913). Safe PlaceThey apparently didn't need a cop in this area with the cannon nearby! I've always heard you didn't lock your doors and people felt safer back then. Now I see why! Are they waiting for the church to open?They're a pretty serious bunch. I think they could do with a visit from Keith. Are they waiting for the church to open?They're a pretty serious bunch. I think they could do with a visit from Keith. Ominous cannonI would like to see what the scene looked like a few minutes later, after the kids fired the cannon! How not to catch a streetcarThey may be waiting for a streetcar, but the streetcar is waiting on the other side until the guys with that cannon go away. Domestic terrorism!To the left, a group of young anarchists prepare to inflict mass casualties with a pilfered cannon. Street View still shows people waiting for public transportation at the exact same spot: View Larger Map Keith's for LaughsAnyone know the story behind that sign? (Across the street on the trash bin?) [Keith's was a national chain of vaudeville theaters. - Dave] Ka-boomLooks like those boys are planning to blow up the streetcar when it arrives. They probably have done this many other times in their imaginations. Odd linesWhat are those angular lines on the side of the American Trust building? [Looks like ductwork. - Dave] Well turned outThis certainly is a tastefully attired group of people, not a slob in the entire group. Even the newsboys (who were usually relatively poor) are fully and properly dressed. And the fire came downAccording to its Web site, the Old Stone Church endured its first fire one hundred years to the day before I was born. What a great picture. How to sell more papersBlow up the streetcar. Crafty lads. Public TransportationSome of the dapper people in the first photo are probably still standing in the second waiting for the train. SeventeenThe young girl to the right side with the book in her hand, looking off toward the right and the young man with the flowers look like characters right from the pen of Booth Tarkington. I wonder if they met? Windows On the WorldThe Pennsylvania Line or Liner Company has windows on the 9th floor front of the American Trust Building advertising their business. However in the heat of the 1905 Cleveland Summer they elected to open some of them at varying levels negating any message they were thinking of sending to the viewing public. Pennsylvania LinesThe windows spell PENNSYLVANIA LINES; the railroad's logo (a large P atop an interlocking RR on a keystone background) is on the two outermost windows. This gentlemanhas been kept waiting entirely too long. (The Gallery, Cleveland, DPC, Streetcars)
Pontoons on the Potomac: 1925
April 29, 1925. "Girls from Keith's [vaudeville theater] at Arlington Beach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Keith's was Polite and High Class B.F. Keith was the reigning king of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/28/2016 - 7:48pm -

April 29, 1925. "Girls from Keith's [vaudeville theater] at Arlington Beach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Keith's was Polite and High Class B.F. Keith was the reigning king of vaudeville in the eastern U.S. in the 20s operating some 30 different theaters and having an estimated net worth of $50 million. Keith had begun in Boston offering only clean entertainment that would appeal to middle-class sensibilities and eschewing the bawdiness of burlesque houses. With the help of his ruthless manager E.F. Albee, he became wildly successful. His theaters all reportedly posted backstage the following warning for performers: "Don't say ‘slob’ or ‘son of a gun’ or ‘hully gee’ on the stage unless you want to be canceled peremptorily. Do not address anyone in the audience in any manner. If you do not have the ability to entertain Mr. Keith's audience without risk of offending them, do the best you can. Lack of talent will be less open to censure than would be an insult to a patron. If you are in doubt as to the character of your act consult the local manager before you go on stage, for if you are guilty of uttering anything sacrilegious or even suggestive you will be immediately closed and will never again be allowed in a theatre where Mr. Keith is in authority." Nice interior pictures here: http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2010/05/vaudeville-and-other-high-dra... Familiar facesWe've seen these ladies before. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Pretty Girls, Swimming)
Horse Man: 1923
... Chain Biter, Crow Marvel, Russians on Bill at Keith's Breitbart, "The Iron King," a sensation in Europe, a man who ... of steel. He is the principal attraction at B.F. Keith's theater this week. Breitbart amazed two crowded houses yesterday with his ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/16/2009 - 8:47am -

"Untitled -- November 27, 1923." Who can figure out what's going on here? National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Update: Stanton Square rides to the rescue with the answer: It's the vaudeville strongman Zishe Breitbart, who was something of a legend in his own time. Harnessed upHe is performing a "feat of strength" by having a team of draft animals (horses, oxen, etc.) pull him and a wagon load of friends with only his teeth to link the two. Strong ManIt looks like he's pulling against something with his mouth--note the people bracing him from the back and the other man with the harness on his side. Maybe he's battling a horse or other animal? StuntTeam of horses (teamster holding the reins) pulling a wagon, with chains going to jaws of one intense guy who is strapped to the wagon to prevent the horses running off with him and leaving the wagon behind. If it were not 1923 I would say alcohol was involved. Okay, I'll bite!He's getting his teeth pulled. Tooth pullIs this one of the guys who used his teeth and mouth to pull a weight such as a wagon (I think I saw a train being pulled) or in this case perhaps a horse is tied to the other end of the chain. And they didn't even have fluoridationMy guess: pulling a coach with his teeth. Because injuring yourself proving you are macho is not a new invention. I'll bet......that he's pulling something (train, car, cement block) with his teeth. Like this guy: http://www.wifr.com/webnews/headlines/9469597.html HerculesThis may have been answered by now, but just in case, I believe the man is performing a prodigious feat of strength: he is holding chains connected to a horse harness in his mouth and the leather straps wrapped around him are attached to a heavy wagon. In just a moment the horse(s) will begin to pull. Tug of WarIt looks like one of those stunts where a guy matches his strength against: 1. horses 2. 10 guys 3. his dentist PullI've seen "strong men" pulling airplanes, large trucks, etc. in this way. I assume that's what this is. Mister Wagon HitchI think he has a team of horses hitched to his teeth. The guy next to him is driving and the guys behind him are holding him in his seat. I shudder to thinkIt seems like the guy with the chain in his mouth is steering something, so I don't think he's a prisoner. Does he have a pack on his back? Could it be a parachute? But if he plans to go flying off in space or air, why wear a cap? I'm curious to see what other people conclude. Feat of Strength?I'd guess he has a piece of leather or rubber he's gripping with his teeth and is attached to that chain which in turn is hooked to something large and that rolls, such as a wagon or other vehicle. Those guys holding the straps around him are there to keep him from being pulled off of whatever they are perched on. My guess and I'm sticking to it...until someone comes up with a real answer. Primitive Dentistry!You see, the other end of the chain is hooked up to the horse, which will be whipped smartly on the rump, pulling the patient's decayed choppers out as it takes off at a gallop while his friends hold him in place. Then, he'll be ready for a set of "Dr. Painless Parker's" porcelain ones! Happened all the time in silent movies... The "Iron King"Zishe (Siegmund) Breitbart, a legendary "strongman," ironically died from an infection due to an iron spike a few years after this photo was taken. Ad in 1924 Popular Mechanics: "Breitbart Reveals it All" Washington Post, Nov 25, 1923 Chain Biter, Crow Marvel, Russians on Bill at Keith's Breitbart, "The Iron King," a sensation in Europe, a man who rivals the most popular matinee idol in appearance, and yet a man who calmly bites through tire chains, winds steel girders around his body with his bare hands, breaks heavy steel bars with his finger and drives spikes into hard wood with his unprotected fist, headlines the bill at Keith's this week. A youthful Pole, handsome, graceful and natural, he has astounded the greatest scientists of the continent with his demonstrations of superhuman strength. ... Washington Post, Nov 27, 1923 A Modern Samson Performs Marvels at Packed Keith's A modern Samson has come to the city in the person of Siegmond Breitbart, the "Iron King," deft wielder of iron and steel bands, who has jaws that seem to possess the strength of steel. He is the principal attraction at B.F. Keith's theater this week. Breitbart amazed two crowded houses yesterday with his herculean feats. He fully lives up to the sensational notices of his prowess. He is youthul and clean-cut and many would call him handsome. Among the feats performed by Breitbart last night were sustaining a horse and rider and a dozen men on his chest; biting in two the links of a chain such as ordinarily used to harness horses; sustaining on his chest a miniature merry-go-round with a dozen persons clinging to it, and bending into fantastic shapes with his bare hands and with the aid of his teeth, steel bars the thickness of a man's thumb. ... (image via Ross Verlag Postcards) ObviouslyHe wants to know what it's like to be married. (The Gallery, Curiosities, Natl Photo)
Radio Ward: 1924
... on the Walter Reed Program. Sunday nights, Roxie's Capitol theater troupe is heard from WEAF, New York, through WCAP. There is a ... in the Red Cross hall, where vaudeville actors from Keith's theater give a program for the disabled soldiers. Those who can't go ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/03/2013 - 10:33am -

Washington, D.C., 1924. GI tunes: "Walter Reed Hospital. Scene in ward where the bed of every soldier is equipped with a set of radio earphones. This is the first hospital in the country to be completely equipped." View full size. So many beautiful details!There are so many neat details in this photo: - Each bed has an accompanying mahogany dresser with bevelled glass mirror. - Beautiful old sash windows. - Beautiful Victorian light fixtures. - Antique fans on wooden shelves plugged into wall sconces. - Record player / Radio equipment. - Old painted metal beds on wheels / privacy screens. - Wall clock. HeadphonesThose same headphones, sans the fabric cords, were still in use by the Navy in the 60's. If not comfortable they were at least durable. And, radio operators didn't wear them directly over one's ears as a sudden blast of noise would be most uncomfortable. Instead, they were worn over the temple. Take that Victrola! You've been replaced. Still broadcastingWalter Reed was the first to install hospital radio in 1919. This practice, begun in 1925 the UK, continues in British hospitals; staffing is by volunteers. Guy TunesI once had a crystal radio with such headphones. Their comfort level was best described as punitive. Connect at Will Washington Post, July 27, 1924. Walter Reed Radio New ‘Medicine’ For Disabled Veterans Seven-Hour Programs Daily Provided, With Phones at Every Sick Bed. Radio is now one of the important “treatments” for sick and convalescent former service men in the Walter Reed General hospital. Golden voices from Broadway stages, instrumental and band music, the jests of humorists and the best of orators not to mention the broadcast features of one kind and another — all of these are now literally within arm's reach of each of the more than 1,000 patients in the hospital. Electricians at the hospital several days ago completed installation of the last of 1,365 individual radio headphones, enough for all the patients and many to spare. There are a pair of receivers to each bed. At will they can be connected to wall plugs, of which there is also one for each bed, from which wires lead directly to high-powered receiving sets in a basement radio-control room. … Most of the time the control room tunes in on the Washington stations, WCAP and WRC, but the same clear results have also been achieved with WGY, at Schenectady, and KDKA, at Pittsburgh, and they are frequently on the Walter Reed Program. Sunday nights, Roxie's Capitol theater troupe is heard from WEAF, New York, through WCAP. There is a radio program for the patients every evening, and also every other afternoon. On the alternate afternoons the radio apparatus is hooked up with a microphone on the bandstand at the hospital, and bedridden patients can hear the concert as well as their more fortunate comrades who can go outdoors. Thursday afternoons the microphone is installed in the Red Cross hall, where vaudeville actors from Keith's theater give a program for the disabled soldiers. Those who can't go to see the actors lie back in their beds and enjoy their jokes and songs just the same. Technically, the radio apparatus at the hospital is of a high order. Three distinct aerials are used, large, medium and small, and each of this is attached to a separate neutrodyne receiving set in the control room. With the receiving sets, two amplifiers are used. One clears the tones sent from the receiving set to the 1,365 headphones in the various wards. The small amplifier does the same for five loud speakers with which the receiving apparatus is connected at the same time. Two of these loud speakers are in the Red Cross barracks and the others in the quartermaster and detachment barracks. Sometimes the loud speakers are hooked on to a separate receiving set, so that the loud speaker audience may be listening to Pittsburgh, while the bed audience is enjoying WCAP. … (Technology, The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Medicine)
Tremont Street: 1906
... circa 1906. "Tremont Street Bldg., looking south from Keith's Theatre." Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size. ... more images and information: http://cinematreasures.org/theater/11112/ Delicious monstrosity That is one ugly wedding cake of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/26/2012 - 4:52pm -

Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1906. "Tremont Street Bldg., looking south from Keith's Theatre." Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size. Glass houseOn the top floor is the photo studio of "Chas W. Hearn", an expanse of glass facing the sun. Must have predated the era of electric lighting for photos, or accommodated both. Presenting ... The FadettesI'd have paid to see them, judging from the praise found here. In the first place, it was a pretty sight to witness these twenty or more young women in their pretty costumes of varied colors and styles, but it was when they began to play that they won the hearts of the music lovers in the audience. The advantage of the subwayIf this picture was taken 10 years earlier, it would have shown a street clogged with streetcars. But the construction of the Tremont Street subway in 1897 resulted in a much quieter street (at least until the cars took over). I'm pretty sure the only building still standing here is the Majestic Theatre (now the Cutler Majestic Theatre and owned by Emerson College) -- off in the middle distance on the other side of Tremont with the hard to decipher neon sign on top. A lost treasureIt was demolished in the early 1950s and for many years its former site stood empty as a parking lot. In 2004, much of that parking lot became a stage extension and loading docks for the Opera House (the former B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre). The former entrance at 547 Washington Street still stands and is now a retail store. From here, with lots more images and information: http://cinematreasures.org/theater/11112/ Delicious monstrosityThat is one ugly wedding cake of a building. There's enough gingerbread there to feed an army. Fascinatingly hideous! Mitchell's StudioMitchell's sign offers 30 photos for 25 cents, your pictures on "Postal Cards" and photos for your watch fob. However, their specialty is "Ping Pongs." Could we be talking table tennis here? I don't think so. Anybody know? ["Ping-pongs" were wallet-size portraits. - Dave] Something mundaneWe would never see a dog walking off leash by itself on a busy city street today. No one seems to being paying it any mind in this photo. ClothingWhat strikes me most about this image is the radical and total changes in clothing styles. Less than 50 years removed from the Civil War, the men's suits look almost modern and minus the straw hats would not raise eyebrows on the streets of the 21st-century Boston. The same cannot be said of the ladies' attire. Fashion changed radically in the twenties and again in the sixties. The women's clothes shown here are a throwback to the Civil War era with hints of Victorian modesty tossed in for good measure. Some might say that men's clothing hasn't changed very much in the last 150 years excepting collars, colors and buttons. The photos I've seen of the Civil War era present a much different and far less stable picture of American trends, yet this one looks deceptively fashion forward. The Façadeis a gorgeous example of Art Nouveau. It's something you don't see a lot of outside of Europe (in my experience), which is a shame. Calling it a monstrosity is the same attitude that resulted in Penn Station being demolished. Tremont Street - Boston in the springtimeGreat picture of Tremont Street on what was probably one of those unusally warm April days in Boston. The young people in shirtsleeves while the older folks still wear their winter garb attests. Open windows and a few awnings add to the summery atmosphere (except for the vacant building at Keith's right. +107Below is the same view from May of 2013. (The Gallery, Boston, DPC)
Chatham Square: 1905
... Chatham Square in the Bowery was the heart NYC's popular theater and public amusements in the late 1800s. It got rougher and raunchier, ... house, one of several Proctor Theaters, later part of the Keith's Circuit, then RKO. The brewery shown in the color film of the 3rd ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 8:23pm -

New York City circa 1905. "'L' Station, Chatham Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Ladies in the afternoonOnly 10¢. Hmmmm. IncredibleCheck out Google Maps street view for Chatham Square. You will be astounded at how many of the buildings are still there. Interesting to note is that even in this picture, many of the buildings look old. I wonder how old some of these "high rises" were in 1905. I have to believe they were already 30 years old, minimum, at the time of this photograph. Also, for you non-New Yorkers, this area is at the edge of Chinatown today. No sign of it in 1905. Chatham Sq. todayA few buildings still stand, as seen on Google Street View Ver mapa más grande I would die happyif I could go back and spend an hour or so in Barnum's Old Bargain House. I wonder if he would accept Visa? On the Clubhouse turnNotice that the horses are running clockwise in the illustration, the way they still run in Europe. Belmont ran clockwise until 1921, when they changed course to counterclockwise, which is the direction all horse racing in the United States is run. The Belmont Stakes was already 38 years old when the new Belmont Park opened to great fanfare in 1905, and is the oldest of the Triple Crown races, inaugurated in 1867, 8 years before the Kentucky Derby. Over a hundred years later a day at Belmont is still a great way to while away the afternoon under the beautiful trees. Going to the Track?1905 was the first year for racing at Belmont Park. Classy stackI get a kick out of the lion heads gracing the smokestack. Afternoon Ladies"Go to Proctor's 58th Street, Ladies in the Afternoon 10 cents" -- Can anyone explain this? Lovely video of 3rd Avenue El.Parsons PrinteryI'd stop off at the Printery before I took the train uptown to Proctor's at 58th Street. Then I'd go visit a neighborhood Fruiterer before returning home to Chinatown. Chinatown TodayWhat a difference 100 years makes. Ladies in the AfternoonSo just what do you get for your 10 cents at Proctor's? Chatham SquareChatham Square in the Bowery was the heart NYC's popular theater and public amusements in the late 1800s. It got rougher and raunchier, and for most of 20th century was home to derelicts, drunkards, served by many bars and flophouses and famous missions, to feed and save the men that haunted its shadows. Proctor's 58th Street was a vaudeville house, one of several Proctor Theaters, later part of the Keith's Circuit, then RKO. The brewery shown in the color film of the 3rd Avenue "L" was Jacob Ruppert's. Jake owned the New York Yankees. The last product of the brewery was marketed as Ruppert's "Knickerbocker Beer," which sponsored NY Giants games in the late 1940s and early 50s. Proctor's Pleasure PalaceYes, "Ladies in the Afternoon" means exactly what you think it does: discount theater tickets for families at a popular vaudeville house of the day. The Union County Standard NJ newspaper for 2/17/1899 helpfully explains: "The new venture at the Palace of giving ladies in the afternoon the best seats for 25c is proving extremely popular and the result is the big Palace is filled every matinee with ladies and children." I guess the Palace was forced to cut its prices by 15 cents by 1905. An 1899 view of the audience: Chinese TuxedoOn the wall slightly to the left of center in the frame is a sign for the "Chinese Tuxedo" restaurant seen here. Doyers Street by the turn of the century was a major center in Chinatown; the other end of this short street appeared here on Shorpy. Theater Lore We still have a functioning Proctor's here in Schenectady NY, with a defunct one in nearby Troy, NY. Our theater was completely refurbished, including 'Goldie", the grand organ. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Railroads, Streetcars)
Iced Tee Time: 1926
... quality. Bathing a La Mode Appearing at B.F. Keith's Theater: Washington Post, Jul 11, 1926. … Ruth ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 12:21pm -

July 9, 1926. "Golf in bathing suits -- icing off at the tee. Miss Dorothy Kelly teeing off on a cake of ice. The others in the group are Misses Virginia Hunter, Elaine Griggs, Hazel Brown, and Mary Kaminsky of the Washington, D.C. area." Previously spied here and here, and in color here. View full size. Risque is right!Slim shapely gals -- and not a bra among them. IcedLove the Shorpy watermark on this one! Golfing on a block of iceIn the bright summer sun, I bet that was a pretty slippery spot. I hope she got down okay. Over the thresholdWow, another rather risque pic from the 1920s. Those Roaring Twenties really were breaking all kinds of barriers! And the "D" stands for --Curious whether the girl at far left's top is for lettering in a sport, for being a member of a graduating class, or for something else entirely. Good Form Young Dorothy, atop the block of ice, has good form, as do the rest of the girls. (dare I say it?) Hubba Hubba! Hot, Hot, HotThe lady on the left, Ms Hunter, Wow. Now we know why the iceman comethsorry - couldn't resist The "Water"markIt took some time but I found it. Beautiful Young WomenWay before women had the option of breast implants, and they look just fine to me. The "D" ShirtI doubt it was (given sports marketing wasn't too big in those days) but I still can't help but wonder if the shirt crest refers to the 1926 Detroit Cougars NHL team, who used the old English D as a logo. It was their first year in Detroit (having left Victoria, BC, Canada when the WCHL folded). The Cougars later briefly became the Falcons and then finally, the Red Wings. I realize the old English "D" is also associated with the Detroit Tigers as well but 1926 reminds me of the NHL team. Besides, the Tigers were only 79-75 that year... BTW, nice gals! Why don't the bathing beauties ever look this good? LOL... Fleeting glimpsesA wonderful picture of some beautiful young ladies. I know that the following is perfectly irrational (which doesn't make it unreal ); yet whenever I see a picture like this, and reflect on the fact that, in this case, the girls would now be well over one hundred years old, I cannot help but feel some sorrow that all of that beauty is now gone forever, and dwell for a moment upon the hope that their lives remained, throughout, as happy as their smiles on that day. I did state that my thinking was irrational. Where's Dino?The blocks and bare feet give this scene a somewhat Flintstonian quality. Bathing a La ModeAppearing at B.F. Keith's Theater: Washington Post, Jul 11, 1926. … Ruth and Dick Gilbert, noted song writers, record makers and broadcasters, will present for the first time with the Gladyse Wilbur girls, "Bathing a La Mode." The company includes Dorothy Kelley, Sara Stockton, Elaine Griggs, Hazel Brown, Ester Lepman and Mary Kaminksy. … Why?I can't beleive no-one has asked why on earth they are playing golf in their bathing costumes and teeing off from a huge block of ice? My grandmother's timeMy grandmother turned 18 that year, and I am sure these girls were all within a few years of that. We have snapshots of her, and one posed shot here, but nothing as clear and detailed as these photos! I hope their grandchildren and great-grandchildren appreciate them! Actually, I just had a thought that maybe they haven't even seen them! The copies I assume the girls would have been given may have been cast off decades ago by people who didn't think there was any value to them. I hope not, though! If Tiger had been aroundHe wouldn't have stood a chance with these young lovelies because by the time all the photos were taken, they got cold feet. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Pretty Girls, Sports)
Good Shoes: 1903
... commercial district: streetcar transportation, vaudeville theater, painless dentistry, comfortable shoes. 8x10 inch glass negative. ... Building (midway down the block, on the right between Keith's and the Hotel) is still there, as is the taller building with the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 2:43pm -

Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1903. "Westminster Street." A textbook turn-of-the-century commercial district: streetcar transportation, vaudeville theater, painless dentistry, comfortable shoes. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. Addams ShoesLetter from Charles Addams to James Thurber: I have gotten a lot of letters about my work, most of them from criminals and subhumans, who want to sell ideas. I can rarely use them as they're in the worst possible taste, but sometimes funny in a grotesque sort of way. ... A man from Boston sent a picture of a local shoe store, a very old one, with shoes for the club-footed, for shortened legs, etc.; underneath the window in gold-leaf on black it said, "Shoes for the entire family." Curved Sash WindowsWow! Curved sash, double-hung windows. Don't see those every day. See them at the corner of the building on the right, above the sign for "Dr. Allen, DENTIST." Busy Street.So much going on here for the eye to see. Not one, but two clocks across the street from each other and both set to the same time! Really like the two boys involved in a bit of horseplay in the middle of the street. One hopes that they grew up to be lifelong friends. The four ladies crossing the street together had to be friends out for a day of shopping. Two streetcars on the tracks and not a sign of those newfangled horseless carriages. More bricks, fewer cobblestonesMost of the more interesting architecture is gone, but the Alice Building (midway down the block, on the right between Keith's and the Hotel) is still there, as is the taller building with the ornate windows a bit farther down the block. Also, one of the two street clocks remains (the one labeled "Shepard" in the 1903 image, although that label seems to have changed since then). Caught in the moment.Despite people going about their everyday business, this almost seems staged for the photographer's benefit. Everyone is in such an ideal position that it could have come from a painter's brush. Dr. Allen Dentist's TreatIf you navigate within the other commenter's Google Street View window to the alley closest to us alongside Dr. Allen's office (the building still stands but in a much altered form), there you will find a neat mural. The mural is of the same scene in the same time period, but looking from the other direction. The clock is included, as is the now-vanished KEITH'S. A few more detailsWe are looking down Westminster Street across the river and on to College Hill, where Brown University is located (and RISD, where the Talking Heads met!). Cherry and Webb (right side foreground) was an upscale department store. Shepard's was a larger, more mid-market store. Their clock was still there last I knew. Who can fill in more? oops: Cherry and Webb on LEFT..... Silent Movie SceneWonderful photo. We have a Buster Keaton-like character ready to step off into the oncoming trolley. Another Shorpy classic. Eye See YouLong time browser, first time commenting... The glasses sign on the left of the picture made me smile today. Thanks, Shorpy. Providence ArcadeAbout a block down Westminster Street, behind those trolleys, stands the Providence Arcade. Built in 1828, it still exists and is arguably the oldest shopping mall in America. The Arcade is worthy of an appearance on Shorpy. Color Me BrownGreat photo. Would love to see what it looks like colorized. Where did everyone go?There is such a sense of interesting, bustling life and activity in the 1903 picture -- and in 2010? Nothing in sight but a bunch of parked cars. So much for "progress." Four thingsI would like to do. 1) Dress for the time 2) Gather about $100 of the money relevant to the era 3) Step into this photo and go shopping 4) Bring my purchases back with me. ReflectionVery cool picture. This would make a great jigsaw puzzle! Is the carriage we see reflected in the piano store window the same one we see further up the street? If so, is the apparent great distance between the carriage and its reflection just a matter of perspective or somehow connected to the process (shutter speed?) of taking the picture? Is she there?My Grandmother was living there at the time, a beautiful 18 year old, who had come over from England 2 years prior. I can't help wondering, is she there in that crowd? What was her life like at the time this was taken? I'd give a lot just for a glimpse! (The Gallery, DPC, Providence, Streetcars)
Teen Spirit: 1926
... refer to a show the girls were doing all week at the B.F. Keith’s theater, in Washington, with entertainers Ruth and Dick Gilbert : It is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 7:08pm -

July 9, 1926. Washington, D.C. "Girls in bathing suits with ukuleles." Identified in the caption of another photo as Elaine Griggs, Virginia Hunter, Mary Kaminsky, Dorothy Kelly and Hazel Brown. National Photo Co. View full size. I was sold a bill of goods...My Gram would have been this age in 1926 ... she told me that life was unbearable, tough, nobody even the rich had any fun, that it was always cloudy and cold and snowy, people dropped over from disease all the time ... guess she was wrong! UkuladiesThese ladies are just perfect. I wonder what song they might have been strumming?! UkuladiesAccording to my mother who could have been one of these ladies, no one she knew actually played a tune. They just set the pace. She had a uke and plunked up, down and sideways while people sang what they wanted. A very "in" thing to have in those days. Olden DaysSo Tom, did your Gram walk 10 miles to school in the snow uphill, both ways? I do admit Shorpy has been awesome at giving me a better glance into the past! ChordsBut they do seem to all be forming chords with their left hand, albeit different chords. Ukes use a different tuning than a guitar, so I don't know what chords they're making. Ukulele ChordsThe girl in the middle looks like she might be playing a G7, a basic ukulele chord, but the others seem to have placed their fingers on the frets randomly. It is posed photo, after all, taken during the height of the ukulele craze of the '20s when so many families owned one. If the photo had been taken 80 years later, the girls might have been posed with their iPods! Shorpy is everywhere so don't fretThere are actually two different entries at the LoC for this picture: the version reproduced above and a slightly overexposed version titled “Icing off at the tee.” [That photo is here. Scroll down to the comments for more about the girls. - Dave] Those five girls were performers (dancers and musicians) known as the Gladyse Wilbur girls. Washington Post articles from the same period refer to a show the girls were doing all week at the B.F. Keith’s theater, in Washington, with entertainers Ruth and Dick Gilbert : It is not a long jump to the back side of the footlights for song writers who have made good at broadcasting and record making. Such is the case of Ruth and Dick Gilbert, who will appear at the B.F. Keith’s theater all the week of July 11, with the Gladyse Wilbur girls, six dainty maidens, who render a surprise ukulele chorus. The next day, a review was somehow less enthusiastic: Ruth and Dick Gilbert, known heretofore as Gilbert and Wimp, present a little song and dance number, assisted by the Gladyse Wilbur girls―which girls would have aided things in a finer way if they concerned themselves less with dancing. The Gilbert duo present the harmonious numbers in their usual way. (The Gallery, D.C., Music, Natl Photo, Pretty Girls)
Xmas Bags: 1924
... the entertainment given to approximately 1,200 children at Keith's theater under the auspices of the Central Union Mission. In the afternoon she ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/03/2011 - 10:59am -

December 24, 1924. "Mrs. Coolidge giving out first Xmas bag for Salvation Army." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. OOPSThe young lady to the left of the bag on the table looks like she just remembered something she forgot to put into the bag. And the SA member just to her right looks as in the bag is about to explode. Not everyone was comfortable with getting their picture taken. A real ScreamThe young lady left of center looks like she's getting ready to try out for the Edvard Munch holiday diorama. Holiday ConfusionI don't wish to get into the "X-mas" vs "Christmas" line of debate, but one question puzzles me. Why does the tag line say "Halloween"? Just call me curious. [Oops! - Dave] Squinty!I'm guessing that the lady on the right with the umbrella thinks that the camera will steal her spirit away if she opens her eyes. Either that or she's stifling a sneeze. [It think it probably has to do with the cloud of flash powder illuminating the proceeedings. - Dave] Mr. Magoo's momIs that her on the right? Ah cha-chaIt appears Mrs. Coolidge was escorted to the event by a cross-dressing Jimmy Durante. Those two on the left with the glassesThe epitome of chastity, but somehow I see them as a couple that go nuts behind closed doors. Strike a posePossibilities for the look on the face of the 3rd person from the right: 1. wishing this bad dream would all go away 2. in pain from foot being stabbed by umbrella 3. about to sneeze 4. constipated Other than that I find no earthly reason for the look on someone's face like this in a pose with the first lady. Also, the two to the right of Mrs. Coolidge qualify for 2nd and 3rd prizes. Talk about "frumpy"Looks like the life force of the room was just sucked out. The Not-So-Roaring '20sThis is the side of the Roaring Twenties, with its jazz, high living and extravagant escapades that we don't often see. If this is the lot of some people at the height of a booming economy, what is life going to be like for these same individuals if they are still alive in ten years at the depth of the Great Depression? A wonderful mix of characters in this pictureThere is a lot of see in this photo. The two in their Salvation Army outfits to the left could be from any classic photo or painting I've seen. But on their right, it almost looks like the lady is taking off a mask of -- herself, with a different hair color. I realized after looking closer, it is a shorter lady in front of her wearing the same hat and coat that makes it so odd. Everyone else seems to be waiting for the flash open-eyed, but the lady below the hanging lamp on the right -- what a face she is making! I wonder how long she held that look. No re-shoots hereWith so few truly odd/interesting shots around these days (probably due to the fact that 21st century photograpy allows editing, deleting and/or making one's pictures just so-even in the camera) these shots are truly fascinating for what they reveal. You have the rather supercilious looking Mrs. Coolidge, the sad looking first recepient in all black, the rather horrible looking offerings (the turkey/chicken legs hanging out don't add to the holiday appeal) and then there are faces being grabbed or squinched up or looking rather dismayed. Oh, what I would give to step into this shot and ask these folks what was on their minds just at the moment this picture was taken. The givers, the humbled and the shabbyIt is not difficult to see who are the "haves" and who are the "have-nots" in this picture. Everyone left of the Jimmy Durante lady (in the used velvet coat with one button) works with the S.A. and Mrs. Coolidge. The recipients of the food are embarrassed and sheepish about receiving charity. The young boy with the dirty hands received a gift which looks like a kite or balsawood plane while his sister, with a hole in her stocking and worn-out clothes, seems empty-handed but hopeful. The closed-eyes lady seems humiliated but needs the groceries. As for the food bags, unwrapped raw poultry flung into a paper bag on top of bread and other items would not meet health standards today. Unfortunately, the world will always have the affluent and the poor and life will never be fair. CHRISTmasI boycott all stores that substitute X for Christ and those bags CLEARLY say "Christmas" on them. I hope that I don't have to stop viewing Shorpy also. [You're laboring under a common misconception. Below, an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry for "Xmas." - Dave] The X comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χριστός (Christ). There is a common misconception that the word Xmas is a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas." Yes that is true long ago BUT we all know that X is meant to eliminate Christ in today's world. Centuries ago the X was used to mean Christ but NOT in today's world. God bless all the Shorpy fans this Christmas season!!! [Actually no, "we" do not "all know that," for the simple reason that it's not true. In this particular instance, the caption is written in longhand on a tiny paper label affixed to the negative, and "Xmas" is a convenient abbreviation, employed for the usual reasons one uses an abbreviation: It fits where the longer word does not, or it's easier to write. If people want to secularize Christmas, they call it "the holidays." They don't use "Xmas," which begins with a literal representation of the cross and goes back to the very beginnings of Christianity. The idea that the word is meant to "eliminate Christ" is an erroneous notion rooted in ignorance. -Dave] Xmas Bags?Xmas has nothing to do with it. Now we know....Why President Coolidge was a man of few words. Yuletide Charity Washington Post, December 25, 1924. Mrs. Coolidge Takes Part in City's Yuletide Charity With Mrs. Calvin Coolidge taking a prominent part, Washington yesterday turned wholeheartedly to the spreading of Christmas cheer among its unfortunates. … Yesterday morning Mrs. Coolidge acted the part of Santa Claus for a few moments at the entertainment given to approximately 1,200 children at Keith's theater under the auspices of the Central Union Mission. In the afternoon she assisted in the distribution at the Salvation Army auditorium at 606 E street northwest. More than 650 bags of food, each with dinner enough for five persons, were given away. … In my opinionThere is way too much gaiety and fun going on in this room. Settle down, people! Beam me up ScottyI believe that the person in the funny hat with the umbrella is really Captain Kirk impatiently waiting for Scotty to beam him up off this dreadful little planet and to get back on the bridge and pour himself a stiff drink! Helping OthersI believe the three youngish looking ladies/girls with the tan coats and hats wearing kerchiefs are Girl Scouts earning a merit badge. You can see the GS insignia on the collar of the girl to the right of Jemima Durante. Alternate TakeShowing a slightly different degree of mortification. Click to embiggen. Re CHRISTmasIn addition to Dave's on-the-money clarification, some historians believe many crucifixions were not done with the traditional tee-shaped cross but with ones shaped like an X. Much easier to build and to erect. While it is believed that Christ died on a tee-shaped cross, the X version also is associated with that era of Christianity. (The Gallery, Christmas, D.C., Natl Photo)
Garter Girls: 1925
... ever attempted in vaudeville will top the bill at B.F. Keith's theater with the current week, beginning with the matinee today at 3:15 p.m. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2013 - 4:31pm -

February 7, 1925. Washington, D.C. "Mildred Billert and Hazel Bowman of Ned Wayburn's Revue." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. Dangerous poseEven with the kickstand down, I can't believe that was all too stable a position, but it does give the illusion that she's peddling. [And pedaling. -Dave] Also not seen much anymoreGirls named Mildred and Hazel are almost as rare as swastika tire treads. AchtungThe swastika tread design isn't seen much anymore. Femme PédaleBoth of the ladies are riding "boy's" bicycles. I guess they just grabbed whatever was available for the shot. The "step through" frame girl's bikes, once de rigueur for proper young ladies, especially before it became acceptable for women to wear trousers. Nice catch rhhardinThe bicycle is a British 1925 Ariel. Tabloid Musical Comedians Washington Post, February 1, 1925. The biggest tabloid musical comedy ever attempted in vaudeville will top the bill at B.F. Keith's theater with the current week, beginning with the matinee today at 3:15 p.m. Ned Wayburn's "Honeymoon Cruise" is the title of this junior musical comedy presented in six big scenes with a score or more of Ned Wayburn pupils and proteges. The book and lyrics were written by Arthur Swanstrom, and the music by Carey Morgan. The membership of the company, all graduates of Ned Wayburn's famous school of dancing, includes James Clemons, Hazel Bowman, Arthur Swanstrom, Mildred Billert, Helen Dobbin, … Actually,I know a Mildred who is about 30 and a Hazel who is roughly 6! The old names are making a comeback. (The Gallery, Bicycles, D.C., Natl Photo, Pretty Girls)
People's Outfitting: 1916
... to form Advanced Vaudeville, intended as a threat to Keith-Albee’s vaudeville hegemony in the eastern half of the USA. Erlanger ... final performance in 1926 was at the long gone Garrick Theater, center left. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Stores & Markets, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/21/2021 - 3:02pm -

Detroit circa 1916. "Griswold Street from Capitol Park." A scene last glimpsed here, before People's Outfitting had its growth spurt. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. 4 SurvivorsAt least four buildings in the photo are still there: Brown Brothers Tobacco - 6 stories on the right, was built as a cigar factory. Capitol Park Building - 10 stories, center right, was built for Smith & Sons grocery. At the time of the photo, their grocery store occupied the first 5 floors. Now lofts. Detroit Savings Bank Building - 12 stories, left, is Detroit's oldest skyscraper, now houses the Archdiocese of Detroit. Dime Building - 23 stories, center, a Shorpy regular! ParkingI'm wondering if folks parked their cars back then or just abandoned them. Advanced Vaudeville?I wasn't aware there were different levels of vaudeville. So, where did one go for basic vaudeville? More Info on This OutfitHere is an interesting article on People's Outfitting and its buildings: https://www.historicdetroit.org/buildings/peoples-outfitting-co-building Non-Advanced VaudevilleBasic Vaudeville as well as the Windsor Ballet were found across the river in Ontario. Advanced VaudevilleIn 1907, the czar of the American legitimate theatre, Abe Erlanger, approached the equally ambitious Shuberts to form Advanced Vaudeville, intended as a threat to Keith-Albee’s vaudeville hegemony in the eastern half of the USA. Erlanger had the money; Lee Schubert had acquired more theaters than he and brother Jake had shows to fill. They drew William Morris, a respected vaudeville man with experience as an agent, booker and theatre manager, into their scheme, not as a partner who knew their true goal was to shake down E. F. Albee and B. F. Keith, but as a salaried talent scout of sorts. Erlanger supplied him with a line of credit and sent Morris forth to sign as many vaudeville acts as possible. Your source for Vaudeville here: https://epdf.pub/vaudeville-old-and-new-an-encyclopedia-of-variety-perfo... Houdini's lastHarry Houdini's final performance in 1926 was at the long gone Garrick Theater, center left. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Stores & Markets, Streetcars)
High-Class Vaudeville: 1915
... "Fifteenth Street north from G Street N.W." Starring the Keith's Theater building, whose corner bar is now the address of the Old Ebbitt Grill. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/10/2017 - 6:15pm -

June 1915. Washington, D.C. "Fifteenth Street north from G Street N.W." Starring the Keith's Theater building, whose corner bar is now the address of the Old Ebbitt Grill. 8x10 inch glass negative, National Photo Co. View full size. +95Below is the same view from April of 2010. Your Name In... Lights?I would assume the individual letters of the names on the marquee above the awning would be lit with bulbs... but I can't figure out how they were wired? I can see "blanks" for example on either side of "HYAMS", so would those be removed before accepting a new letter-square? Or perhaps the letters were magnetic, and just "stuck" to the frame? I never thought about it until I saw this picture... and still can't figure out how each bulb would get electricity. Oh well. It's showbiz! Just a facadeThe building to the right ("Keith's High Class Vaudeville") is where "the new" Old Ebbitt Grill is today. Now called Metropolitan Square, the building is a just a facade fronting a large enclosed atrium that is part of a modern office building. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo, Streetcars)
Mental Hygiene: 1924
... second day today will be featured with a public address in Keith's theater by Dr. William A. White, of St. Elizabeth's hospital. Representative ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2012 - 9:39pm -

Washington, D.C., 1924. "Exhibit on Mental Hygiene." As we wash our hands, so must we wash our brains. Much poignantly straightforward signage. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Nope, not yet."We see a time-- When the strange child, the worried mother, the confused and depressed workman will appeal to the hospitals for relief - as they now run to them for diabetes, appendicitis, or typhoid fever" Modern Medicine!Nurse, attach the electrodes. The ShiningLove the halo effect around the pretty hanging globe. Technically it's probably not providing the optimal lighting of later years, but it sure beats fluorescent tubes! At The Y Washington Post, April 29,1924. Capital Will Observe Mental Hygiene Day Health Week in its second day today will be featured with a public address in Keith's theater by Dr. William A. White, of St. Elizabeth's hospital. Representative Burton L. French, of Idaho, will preside. Today will be known as "Mental Hygiene Day," and is sponsored by a special committee including Mrs. William A. White, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. D. Percy Hicking, Mrs. A.C. Miller and Miss Emily Dinwiddle, Dr. Thomas Williams, Dr. Anita Muhl, Dr. Lucile Dooley and Miss Schroeder, Dr. Loren Johnson will serve as chairman of the day. Yesterday Dr. Victor Vaughn spoke at the noon meeting on "Preventative Medicine." He sketched the progress of medical science as indicated in declining death rates and urged cooperation of the public in the campaign of the health council. A motion picture called "Working for Dear Life" was shown after the address. Secretary of Labor Davis presided. Members of the Instructive Visiting Nurses society were ushers. Headquarters of the organizations are in the old Y.W.C.A. building, 1333 F street northwest, where health exhibitions are on display and motion pictures shown. Attract-O-ScopeI can't quite make out the label on the device in the corner of the booth, but it looks like it says "Attract-O-Scope" - it seems to have a translucent screen and an electric cord leading up the the socket in the wall sconce. A rear-projection movie device of some kind, I presume. [An automatic, self-contained slide projector. - tterrace] (The Gallery, D.C., Education, Schools, Medicine, Natl Photo)
Shortstop: 1924
... one of the stars with Singer's midgets playing at B.F. Keith's theater this week, will become a member of the District of Columbia police ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/17/2013 - 3:31pm -

April 8, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Julius Daranyi, midget traffic cop." From the Washington Post: "Julius Daranyi, one of the stars with Singer's midgets playing at B.F. Keith's theater this week, will become a member of the District of Columbia police force today and take up his first detail at Fourteenth and G streets, at 12:30 o’clock, where he will direct traffic." National Photo Co. View full size. PR Stunt #469,800I am guessing that Mr. Daranyi did not remain in the position long enough to qualify for a pension ... or even a paycheck. A Munchkin?The Wizard of Oz credits The Singer Midgets as the Munchkins. This chap is possibly one of them if he was still with the troupe 15 years later. Short StopThat says it all. Take Your Child to Work Day?This little fellow might be one of the few who knew what he wanted to be from a young age! Comparing the ears of him and the older officer, it seems possible,that they could be related! Nevertheless, the crowd of passersby seem amused! (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
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