Object ID
2007.37.1
Object Name
Photograph, Cabinet
Date Created
1924
Object Entities
Hamalis, Michael (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
A Remembrance Photograph of the Performance "Skopinon of Chicago" at the Eighth Street Theatre Date: 1924 Donor: Michael Hamalis
Pictured are 15 men is suits/uniforms with what seem to be fake mustaches. 7 are seated and comprise the first row, while the remaining 8 stand above them, comprising the second row. The stand in front of a painted backdrop that features what seems to be trees, clouds, and a woman's silhouette atop an unknow fixture.
On the back of the photograph are 4 lines of Greek text written in pencil. To the right of that, in the upper right hand corner is the text, "1924 - Eighth Street Theatre" in blue cursive ink. At the bottom left of the back of the photograph is the text, "Hamal" written in the same blue cursive ink. On the middle of the bottom of the page is an address sticker with the text, "Hrisoula Hamal, 5815 W. Higgins #2F, Chicago, IL, 60630-2010" with the address crossed out in pencil and to the left is written, "old address" in cursive pencil.
Pictured are 15 men is suits/uniforms with what seem to be fake mustaches. 7 are seated and comprise the first row, while the remaining 8 stand above them, comprising the second row. The stand in front of a painted backdrop that features what seems to be trees, clouds, and a woman's silhouette atop an unknow fixture.
On the back of the photograph are 4 lines of Greek text written in pencil. To the right of that, in the upper right hand corner is the text, "1924 - Eighth Street Theatre" in blue cursive ink. At the bottom left of the back of the photograph is the text, "Hamal" written in the same blue cursive ink. On the middle of the bottom of the page is an address sticker with the text, "Hrisoula Hamal, 5815 W. Higgins #2F, Chicago, IL, 60630-2010" with the address crossed out in pencil and to the left is written, "old address" in cursive pencil.
Origin
The Eighth Street Theater on the north east corner of 8th Street and Wabash Avenue-- also known at times as Brooks Casino, The Garden Theater, and the American Music Hall-- was built sometime around the turn of the 20th Century. Designed by architects Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin (designers of the old Michael Reese Hospital, Cook County Hospital, and the Wrigley Mansion in Lincoln Park). On April 19, 1924, WLS Radio broadcast a program of square dance, western, and fiddle music called “The WLS Barn Dance,” aimed at rural audiences from the Allegheny Mountains to the Great Plains. It was an instant success, and made Chicago a significant center for Country music. During World War II, the theater was also used as a Army Air Forces Technical Training Center.
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Citation
Photograph, Cabinet, 1924, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/3809. Accessed 05/03/24.