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America: grand historical spectacle, in four acts, and seventeen scenes

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Title
America: grand historical spectacle, in four acts, and seventeen scenes
Names
Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919 (Author)
Strobridge Lithographing Company (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1893
Place: Cincinnati
Publisher: Strobridge Litho. Co.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGTZ-Res. (America)
Topics
Venanzi, Angelo
Edel, Alfredo, 1856-1912
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.)
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
America (Choreographic work : Kiralfy, I)
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Genres
Ballet--Stories, plots, etc.
Librettos
Advertisements
Notes
Content: Ballet scenario.
Content: "The entire gigantic production, the ballets, processions, and mise-en-scene, conceived, created, and designed by Imre Kiralfy, and produced under his personal direction and supervision." -page [4]
Content: Costumes by Alfred Edel.
Content: Presented at the Auditorium Theatre during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, 1893.
Statement of responsibility: Imre Kiralfy ; Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau, proprietors and managers. Music by Angelo Venanzi
Ownership: Lillian Moore Collection.
Physical Description
Extent: 36 pages, 6 colored plates (including 1 foldout) ; 22 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737050322-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12291503
Photo Order: 65154
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fcc37d50-bc46-013b-fa2d-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1845: Creator Born
  • 1893: Issued
  • 1919: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8ac5a00-3620-013c-bb34-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8ac5a00-3620-013c-bb34-0242ac110003

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8ac5a00-3620-013c-bb34-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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