About This Item

  • Call NumberCLUB_0319
  • TitleElks minstrel show
  • SummaryCaption: "When one of the endmen in the annual Elks minstrel show broke several ribs an hour before curtain time, Thomas F. Cuite, 3d [second from right] jumped into burnt cork and satin and went on stage to 'stop the show.' 'Terrific' Tommy subbed for Al Wollman. Supporting the young star were Esteemed Leading Knight John Manning, Exalted Ruler Hyman D. Rapps, and former Magistrate Leo Healy."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteDate stamped on verso: Mar. 4, 1950. Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBlackface entertainers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Clubs -- New York (State) -- New York ; Minstrel shows -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Clubs: Social: Elks: IV