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Title: The Savoy Co. 13th year producing Gilbert & Sullivan of era the Mikado at the Broad Street Theatre May 1913
Description: Program for performance of The Mikado or, The town of Titipu, the opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan at the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia from May 14 to 17, 1913 for the benefit of Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital. Includes a list of the Savoy Company's previous performances from 1901; history of the Savoy Company; article on Gilbert and Sullivan's operas; list of members of the Savoy Company; cast of performers of the Mikado; article on the Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital; and cast of performers of every previous Savoy Company production. Cover image by artist Franz de Merlier and depicts the Mikado, or Emperior standing attired in a red hat and patterned kimono. In the right, a Japanese man, wearing a chonmage hairstyle and red kimono, sits on the floor. A line of four men, wearing chonmage hairstyles and patterned kimonos, hold swords in their right hands., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of the stage production., Advertisements on the inside covers and 7 p. of ads at the back.
Date: 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera -- Misc. - Savoy [P.2024.36]

Title: The Gale costume lectures music and myth of old Japan
Description: Program for "Music and Myth of Old Japan," performed by Albert Gale and Martha Brockway Gale as a part of their lecture series. On the cover, shows Albert Gale "drawn by a Japanese artist" wearing a chonmage hairstyle and attired in a kimono and holding a fan in his right hand. On pages two and three are photographs of Albert and Martha, attired in kimonos, acting in scenes from the performance. In the left, the image titled "posing" shows Albert kneeling and playing a shamisen as Martha stands on one leg and holds a fan behind her head. "Ready for guests" depicts Martha holding her hands up with a fan in her right hand. "Salutation" shows Albert and Martha facing each other in a deep bow. In the top center, "the stage setting" depicts Albert and Martha kneeling surrounded by Japanese objects, including screens, parasols, and a potted flower. In the right, "magic" shows Albert standing with his left hand out and holding a fan in his right hand as Martha kneels and looks up at him. "Ready for the street" shows Martha standing and holding a parasol. "'Ikebana (flower arrangement)'" shows Martha kneeling and placing flowers into a vase. Drawings in between the photographs include: a Japanese boy, attired in a kimono, with his back to the viewer and holding a kite shaped as a fish as a bird flies; vases filled with flowers; and a bird. On page four are bust-length portraits of Albert and Martha attired in Western dress. There are drawings of a landscape view with ships and a mountain and a Japanese woman, attired in a kimono, carrying a baby on her back., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of the stage production., Manuscript note written on cover: "Given under auspices of Senior class [extras?]. In Town Hall Wed. eve., Dec. 13. 1913. Adm. 50¢ Student 25¢. R.L.M., Text printed on cover: Elaborate stage setting of handsome Japanese draperies, rich costumes of Oriental silks and gold brocade, priceless musical instruments from the Buddhist and Shinto Temples, fascinating fold-tales interwoven with seductive melody, a glimpse of the queer and quaint customs of the "little brown people," the art-life of a strange, poetic race revealed. It takes you away from the commonplace and transports you to a wonderland of fancy - a land of myths and mystics., Contents: Program: Mythological birth of the fairyland of Nippon (Japan) - Kimigayo (the National Anthem of Japan) - The Music of a race the expression of its character - Banzai march - Japanese scales - The Shakuhachi - Oiwaki - Oiwaki (harmonized) - Shen Nen (New Year's song) - The Sono koto - Hime Matsu - Legend of the Koto - Legend of the bells - Costumes - Shin-fa-diu (Chinese melody) - Sumera-Mikuni (patriotic Japanese melody) - The Theater orchestra - Percussive instruments of wood - The Hioshigi - Riu-kiu-bushi (Formosan air) - A Buddhist prayer - Drums - Sakura (cherry tree) - The Hichiriki - Musical frogs and beetles. No intermission. Part II. A short scene from Japanese home-life, given entirely in the Japanese language, introducing home devotions to ancestors, flower arrangement, tea-drinking, posing to music and Japanese magic., Albert Gale (1870-1952) was a musicologist who described himself as a "ethnologist of music." His wife, Martha Brockway Gale, was a vocalist and choral director. Together they toured the country, including Philadelphia, giving lectures and recitals starting around 1906 on Native American, Chinese, and Japanese music and culture. Gale never traveled to Japan. He took lessons on Japanese and Chinese instruments from Japanese musicians in Seattle.
Creator: Gale Printing Co., engraver
Date: [ca. 1913]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera -- Misc. - Gale [P.2025.26]

Title: [Marshal Joffre coming down steps at Independence Hall. Phila., Pa.]
Description: Photograph depicting Marshal Joseph Joffre walking down the steps at Independence Hall during the French High Commission visit to Philadelphia on May 9, 1917. Shows Joffre, attired in uniform, holding his right hand up in a salute as he walks out of the doorway from Independence Hall and down the steps. A group of men walk in front of and behind Joffre, including several men attired in military caps. A police officer stands beside the doorway. In the left, an African American man, attired in a cap, a coat with buttons down the front, and pants, sits on the frame in the open window with his hands on his laps and looks on. Joseph Joffre was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He accompanied the French High Commission's trip to the United States in 1917 and visited Washington D.C., Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, they went to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin's grave, and the University of Pennsylvania., Title based on manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from event date., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.2-3; 7066.5-16].
Date: 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.4]

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