Don’t Miss It. An Evening of Delirious Delicious Delight. Monster Minstrel and Vaudeville Entertainment. Given in Honor of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature.
Sacramento, California: Sutter Club, [1929?]. Large typographic broadside, 35 x 12 inches, printed in black with several small illustrations. Blank verso. Original folds, otherwise near fine. Item #BK0177 A large and striking broadside advertising a private minstrel and vaudeville performance at Sacramento’s Sutter Club, given in honor of California state officers and members of the legislature. The entertainment was scheduled for Thursday, February 21, at nine o’clock, with admission restricted to invited guests. The broadside promises an elaborate evening of entertainment: “Startling Stunts by Strenuous Stars The performance is further advertised as “A Great, Grand, Glorious Gathering of Wit and Music, Mirth and Melody,” with the occasion designated as a “Stag” affair. Founded in 1889, the Sutter Club was Sacramento’s leading private social club, with a membership drawn from the city’s political, commercial, and professional elite. Its first president, Newton Booth, had previously served as governor of California and United States senator. The club occupied rooms in the California National Bank Building at Fourth and J Streets, the location specified on the broadside, before moving to its present quarters in 1930. Although the broadside does not identify the performers or describe individual acts, its prominent advertisement of a “Monster Minstrel” entertainment leaves little doubt about the theatrical tradition being invoked. An unusually large and well-preserved survival documenting the social entertainments of California’s political establishment and the continued popularity of minstrelsy among the state's elite.
Mirth Provoking Monologues by Merry Mummers
Superb Songs by Siren Singers
Melodious Music by Masterly Manipulators”
Price: $450.00