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Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House

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Title
Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection clipping file

Personalities

Adelaide Herrmann

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1897-01
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-CLP (Herrmann, Adelaide)
Topics
Herrmann, Adelaide, 1853-1932
Magicians
Herrmann, Leon, 1867-1909
Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896
Herrmann, Carl, 1816-1887
Magic tricks
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Clippings
Physical Description
Extent: 9.3h x 2.2w cm (folded)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22804608
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.203
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 32e1a860-4961-013e-5ccf-0242ac110002
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

  • 1897: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7f71a20-6725-013e-6758-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7f71a20-6725-013e-6758-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7f71a20-6725-013e-6758-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Invitation to Adelaide Herrmann performing bullet catching trick at Metropolitan Opera House