Title: The Hippodrome Usher's Gazette. Vol. 2, No. 4. Oct. 21, 1916.
Description: New York: The Hippodrome, 1916. 1916. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide. Printed self-wraps with a pictorial banner title above 3 columns of text on the cover page. A four-page periodical, including the covers, illustrated with the title banner, a vignette decoration topped by an eagle framing the "Ushers Roll of Honor" and a photograph of Anna Pavlova performing the "Swan Dance" on the second page. Near fine.
A rare biweekly gazette published by the uniformed boys who, as the Hippodrome's ushers, assisted patrons to their seats. The gazette includes a "roll of honor" of current ushers, short poems and tales praising the shows presented at the Hippodrome as well as some mocking of their trouble-prone co-workers, and rumors, gossip, news and quips.
Below the honor roll, is a list of "Charles Dillinghams Theatres and Great Attractions", including "The Big Show" staged by R.H. Burnside at the Hippodrome, "Montgomery and Stone in 'Chin Chin'", etc.
Included are poems titled "The Big Show" and "Only a Tramp", the first few lines of which read: "Lem'me sit down a moment, / A stones got in me shoe; / Don't you commence your cussin, / I ain't done nuthin to you. / Yes; I am a Tramp, what of it? / Folks say we aint no good, / But a Tramp's got to live, I reckon, / Though folds don't reckon we should.." Newsy articles include a report of the "Broadway Ushers' Association" meeting, and a playful recounting of "Our Brooklyn Trip". Quips abound under the headings of "Hip-Pod-Ro-Me" and "Globe News" by Joe Downey: "The World series was played by Boston and Brooklyn; mostly by Boston. Queen Ann is dead".
RARE. Fine .
Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; THE HIPPODROME USHER'S GAZETTE; ROLL OF HONOR; THEODORE CASH; EUGENE MCCUE; CHARLES DILLINGHAM; THE BIG SHOW; GLOBE; RAYMOND HITCHCOCK; BETTY; CHIN CHIN; R. H. BURNSIDE; MONTGOMERY AND STONE; ONE TIME IN MAY; JOSEPH SANTLEY; ANNA PAV
- Book number: 97368
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