I love how just a plate or silver cup can open up avenues of discovering these interesting glimpses into the past. Did you get one of the Faberge Eggs too?
I found out about Jacob Litt on josephhaworth.com. Apparently he was a producer who wanted to further his career. So he produced a revival of the play “Shenandoah” which was successful. It seems the play was about the Civil War. It’s cool that you have that plate. Where did you get it? My Great Grandfather Steven Smith won a silver cup for tap dancing in the play “In Old Kentucky”, mentioned in the post above.
I would love to have that photo. My Great Grandfather performed there in the early 1900’s as a tap dancer. He won a large silver cup. He was in a Vaudeville act. He travelled to Chicago from Toledo by train. Since he was just a young man and couldn’t afford the fare,but desparetly wanted to go he found an empty car and jumped on. What an adventure for him and the reward of the silver cup was worth any trouble he encountered. We still have the cup and the number he wore on his back as he performed, along with his wooden soled tap shoes. He met his wife on the Vaudeville circuit…she was a “fortune teller” we had the crystal ball she used but my mother sold it at a GARAGE SALE!!!!
Just recently an article appeared in the Bowling Green newspaper that the Cla-Zel theater is no longer showing movies. The theater is still open and hosts live shows with community theater groups,local school events and there are even weddings scheduled there as I understand. The theater is also used during the Black Swamp Art Festival for concert events. The Clazel is still well taken care of and is really a source of pride for Bowling Green. By the way, the name comes from the names of the original owners, {Cla}-rk and Ha-{zel} Young. The first movie I saw there was a “B” movie, kind of a Jaws wannabe back in the mid ‘70’s
I love how just a plate or silver cup can open up avenues of discovering these interesting glimpses into the past. Did you get one of the Faberge Eggs too?
I found out about Jacob Litt on josephhaworth.com. Apparently he was a producer who wanted to further his career. So he produced a revival of the play “Shenandoah” which was successful. It seems the play was about the Civil War. It’s cool that you have that plate. Where did you get it? My Great Grandfather Steven Smith won a silver cup for tap dancing in the play “In Old Kentucky”, mentioned in the post above.
I would love to have that photo. My Great Grandfather performed there in the early 1900’s as a tap dancer. He won a large silver cup. He was in a Vaudeville act. He travelled to Chicago from Toledo by train. Since he was just a young man and couldn’t afford the fare,but desparetly wanted to go he found an empty car and jumped on. What an adventure for him and the reward of the silver cup was worth any trouble he encountered. We still have the cup and the number he wore on his back as he performed, along with his wooden soled tap shoes. He met his wife on the Vaudeville circuit…she was a “fortune teller” we had the crystal ball she used but my mother sold it at a GARAGE SALE!!!!
Just recently an article appeared in the Bowling Green newspaper that the Cla-Zel theater is no longer showing movies. The theater is still open and hosts live shows with community theater groups,local school events and there are even weddings scheduled there as I understand. The theater is also used during the Black Swamp Art Festival for concert events. The Clazel is still well taken care of and is really a source of pride for Bowling Green. By the way, the name comes from the names of the original owners, {Cla}-rk and Ha-{zel} Young. The first movie I saw there was a “B” movie, kind of a Jaws wannabe back in the mid ‘70’s