Thank you. I agree about the street map. When I was writing the book, it had crossed my mind but it would have meant sacrificing photos of theaters to include one.
I never found a balcony shot of the Albee. That would have been nice, I agree.
I’m the author of Stepping Out in Cincinnati. I appreciate the comments about my new book.
Mike, you are correct—I had the date of the opening of the theater wrong. The caption says 1928, but it opened December 28, 1927. The “28” became the year unfortunately. It will be corrected for the second edition.
Regarding the number of Albee interior photos, I tried to find a balance of a range of theater photos in the whole chapter. The book is not just about theaters, so I was limited on how much space I had in the book for theaters and everything else. Plus, the selection of pictures depended a lot on availability. I had to include what I could find. There are collections whose owners don’t want them in a book. The Historical Society has none. I came across a collection of negatives (credited to W.T. Myers), and most of them made it into the book. In that collection more more interior shots of the Albee: a larger waiting room, a shot of the organ, the upstairs hallway, and a photo of each of the paintings in the upstairs hallway. I had to choose the best representation of the Albee, and those are what made it into the book.
I would be happy to address any issues or concerns. Criticisms too.
Just one more correction: the Albee opened December 24, 1927.
allen
Thank you. I agree about the street map. When I was writing the book, it had crossed my mind but it would have meant sacrificing photos of theaters to include one.
I never found a balcony shot of the Albee. That would have been nice, I agree.
I’m the author of Stepping Out in Cincinnati. I appreciate the comments about my new book.
Mike, you are correct—I had the date of the opening of the theater wrong. The caption says 1928, but it opened December 28, 1927. The “28” became the year unfortunately. It will be corrected for the second edition.
Regarding the number of Albee interior photos, I tried to find a balance of a range of theater photos in the whole chapter. The book is not just about theaters, so I was limited on how much space I had in the book for theaters and everything else. Plus, the selection of pictures depended a lot on availability. I had to include what I could find. There are collections whose owners don’t want them in a book. The Historical Society has none. I came across a collection of negatives (credited to W.T. Myers), and most of them made it into the book. In that collection more more interior shots of the Albee: a larger waiting room, a shot of the organ, the upstairs hallway, and a photo of each of the paintings in the upstairs hallway. I had to choose the best representation of the Albee, and those are what made it into the book.
I would be happy to address any issues or concerns. Criticisms too.
allen