Crowd lined up for Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" at Esquire Theatre

Description

Crowd lined up to see Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. Note attached to photo: 57 years ago today, August 19th, on my 25th birthday, I opened a new, downtown movie theater, the Fox Esquire with the historic, 20th Century-Fox musical, "Alexander's Ragtime Band". Opening day ticket line was a block long! Women wore hats then... even in the summertime! (so did some men).

Date Issued

1938-08-19

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 14 x 23 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Snapshots

Member of

Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Esquire Theatre (Kansas City, Mo.)

Subject (Topical)

Theaters

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City (Mo.)

local_history_index:12th Street

local_history_index:Grand Avenue

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0007

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections