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[lutnistas]

Katowice ( Poland ) 

[kislak-center]

Check out the recent post on the Special Collections Processing Center’s blog about the history and impact of toy theaters in the Victorian Era. This fabulous specimen is one of two toy theaters that belong to the Charlotte Cushman Club Records. It was built in the 1880s by Charles Boucher, master carpenter at the @academymusicphl . Read the blog post here: http://ow.ly/g5zN30kfT1S Charlotte Cushman Club Records finding aid: http://ow.ly/yEqG30kfT41 Call number: Ms. Coll. 1223 * * * #scpc #kislakcenter #blog #toytheater #Victorian #miniaturemonday #librariesofinstagram #miniature #vintagetoys #pennlibraries #academyofmusic #specialcollections

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#Phigaro was awesome! #YingFang #Susanna #BrandonCedel #Figaro #JohnChest #CountAlmaviva #LaylaClaire #CountessAlmaviva #TheMarriageofFigaro #TheMarriageofFigaro2017 #Philadelphia #Philly #AcademyofMusic #Mozart #Amadeus #WolfgangAmadeusMozart #opera (at Academy of Music)

[librarycompany]

Joyeux Mardi Gras! This small and vibrant chromolithograph trade card promotes the Maennechor Carneval Mardis Gras performance that took place at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on March 1, 1881. 

Academy of Music trade cards] [graphic]. Philadelphia, 1879-1882.   11 prints : 1 engraving, 10 chromolithographs ; 11 x 16 cm. (4.25 x 6.25 in.) and smaller.

[ornamentodeux]

Exploring Philadelphia's Rich Musical Heritage

Philadelphia has a strong musical legacy. It’s always been known as a musical town. Its tradition of Soul music, Doo Wop music, a Jazz tradition that goes back more than 100 years. The Philadelphia Folk Festival is one of the oldest events of its kind in the United States. And while the Philadelphia Orchestra is not the oldest orchestra in the United States, (that honor belongs to the New York…

Exploring Philadelphia's Rich Musical Heritage

[westernmassvids]

New Year’s Eve..

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springtime in Northampton..

[speedandgrace2]

Brand new Sofia figure. Estelle Getty aka Sofia from Golden girls series. (July 25, 1923- July 22, 2008). As a child, she was known as Etty, a nickname that stemmed from her sister's inability to pronounce "Estelle" correctly, and it stuck with her throughout her life. As a weekly treat, every Friday night, her father would take their family to the Academy of Music on 14th Street to watch a film and a live vaudeville performance, and while watching those performances, Getty decided she wanted to become an actress. #goldengirls #estellegetty #academyofmusic #vaudeville #actress #neca #figure #toyfigures #SpeedAndGrace https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrvGzHNJqh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=