October 2nd - 8th - 1950

You are bidding on a great, vintage publication from MID-CENTURY Detroit culture. This Showbill from October 2-8, 1950 is from The DETROIT GRAND OPERA'S  proud presentation of The PHILADELPHIA LA SCALA OPERA. This 65+ year old stage bill is packed with some great documentation and some wonderful & graphical advertisements from that era.

IN ADDITION, attached to SIX internal pages are ORIGINAL TICKET STUBS to 6 of the performances this week, PLUS clipped NEWSPAPER REVIEWS that the original owner and patron of the Detroit Opera Company retrieved.  That Detroit resident was an avid Opera fanatic, and she not only attended performances constantly, but she also meticulously collected the reviews in the local Detroit newspapers and archived it all with the ticket stubs.  AWESOME and extremely rare collection of this ephemera.  This will make a fine addition to your collection. 

Lots of cool stuff here.

Featured is:

Detroit Grand Opera Association
Officers, Board of Directors, Contributors, Guarantors, Out-State Committees

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
General Chairman, Co-Chairmen, Advisory Board, Divisional Chairmen, Committee Members
Backstage Committee

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LA BOHEME

Monday - October 2

opera in four acts

with
ANN AYARS - FRANCES GREER - RICHARD TUCKER

CESARE BARDELLI - NICOLA MOSCONA - WILLIAM VAN ZANDT - LLOYD HARRIS - GEORGE DAVID -
JOHN MILLER - FRENCESCO CURCI

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There are some GREAT contemporary advertisements 

Enjoy the opera on records...J.L. HUDSON COMPANY
GENERAL MOTORS - "It's Also a KEY TO THE CITY" (great image of an old GM key)
LIZZETTE MAMMOTH - Coats, Suits, Dresses, Blouses - 19490 Livernois
CHRYSLER Corporation - "They're trying it on for size!" - Practical Imagination
Fashions by WALTON-PIERCE - Made-to-Order - 17100 Kercheval - 2110 Park Ave
DETROIT CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - 80th year - 5035 Woodward

The PHILADELPHIA LA SCALA OPERA Company & The DETROIT GRAND OPERA Association
present 
MILTON CROSS

KOEPPLINGER'S BIG FOUR - Health - Pumpernickel - Raisin & "Early American" White Bread
For BETTER Taste - STROH'S BOHEMIAN BEER - Fire Brewed
CROWLEY'S - Make your wedding day a cherished life-long memory - WO2-2400
CHEVROLET - a Million More Cars On The Road than any other make!

PHILADELPHIA LA SCALA OPERA Company Brings you These Artists
Munsel, Gujarrera, Berini, Steber, Knight, Stevens, Pierce, Moscona, Greer, Tucker, Ayars, Roman, Engram, Merrill, Witkowska, Thebom, Jobin, Housey, Sloan, Bardelli, Rossi, Harris

GRINNELL'S "First in Music Since 1879" - Which piano shall I buy?
KAROL'S CORSET SALON - 19464 Livernois, North of Outer Drive
CADILLAC - Most Beloved Car in the World!  (great illustration)
MILGRIM Distinctive Fashions - in the Fisher Building - Women's Apparel
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Quality comes first at Ford
E.C. DITTRICH & Co. - RICH FURS 57 years - 2341 Grand River

BOX SEAT HOLDERS

SAK'S FIFTH AVENUE - Second at Lothrop - Men's Clothing & Furnishings
BURROUGHS - Detroit, The Business Machine Capital of the World
PARKER Rust Proof Company - Bonderite, Parco Lubrite, Parco Compound
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL ART - 52 Putnam Avenue
UNDERSEAL - Rubberized Coating - protects car for life
SPEEDWAY '79 - "We're the largest selling premium gasoline in this area"
FURS BY ROBERT - 1550 Broadway - FASHION DEMANDS
EDITH BROWN presents her Fall and Winter Collection - 1862 Washington Blvd
THE ABINGTON HOTEL - 700 Seward Ave - Noted for Fine Food
It's ROLLINS for fine furs
R.H. FYFE SHOES - our exclusive PARK ORIGINALS
MORRIS DISNER & SONS - the smartest & finest in men's clothing - 6546 Cass
"I'm looking for a bargain - I found one, the new DE SOTO!" - Don't miss Groucho Marx
ROMA RESTAURANT - Italian & American Foods - 3401 RIOPELLE
NASH-KELVINATOR Corp - 2051 W. Fort Street
GREAT LAKES Tractor & Equipment - 2100 E. Maple - Birmingham
The world's greatest artists on RCA VICTOR RECORDS

RCA VICTOR'S New "Victrola" 45 attachment - 
Plays thru any radio or TV set

BOHN ALUMINUM & BRASS - 1400 Lafayette Building - BEST WISHES
Before you decide, take an AIRFLYTE Ride the world's most modern car
NASH AIRFLYTE For 1951 - Ambassador, Statesman, Rambler

on rear cover
BUICK ROADMASTER - with Dynaflow - "it keeps most interesting company"

This Show Bill has some normal handling & storage wear all around.  Internally it is pretty clean, and everything is strong and holding together fine.  The binding is holding, with the staples having only mild oxidation. There are some scuffs, dirt, staining mostly on the outer covers.  Internal pages are quite clean.  The ticket stubs and Newspaper Clippings are all fine but STAPLED to 6 of the internal pages.  Please see the photographs for the best indication of condition. 

If you need better scans or photos, feel free to contact me and tell me what you're interested in.  I'll do my best to get you the images.