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Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division scrapbooks

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Howard Thurston : clippings, programs, and ephemera

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Title
Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division scrapbooks

Howard Thurston : clippings, programs, and ephemera

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1919-06-03 (Approximate)
Place: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MWEZ+ n.c. 7372
Topics
Thurston, Howard, 1869-1936
Magicians
Genres
Ephemera
Leaflets
Physical Description
Extent: 1 sheet (4 pages) ; 18 x 27 cm (unfolded)
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22854483
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.228
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24141af0-9e19-013e-e321-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1919: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1919. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/014c60d0-3e49-013e-061d-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/014c60d0-3e49-013e-061d-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1919). Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/014c60d0-3e49-013e-061d-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/014c60d0-3e49-013e-061d-0242ac110002 | title= (text) Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre, (1919)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 19, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Promotional booklet for Howard Thurston's The Wonder Show of the Universe at the Apollo Theatre