Trivia & Tidbits

HAPPY NEW YEAR. According to the Arizona Republican of Dec. 31, 1899, the New Year’s Eve program at the Dorris Theatre was Spider and Fly.

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N0 ACT TOO SMALL FOR PHOENIX.  From the Arizona Republican, February 15, 1893.

Mrs. Tom Thumb, wife of the celebrated General Tom Thumb, visited Phoenix in February, 1893, with her troupe of little people. Advertisement from the Arizona Republican of Feb. 15, 1893.
Mrs. Tom Thumb, wife of the celebrated General Tom Thumb, visited Phoenix in February, 1893, with her troupe of little people. Advertisement from the Arizona Republican of Feb. 15, 1893.

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NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN DEPARTMENT. From the Arizona Republican March 29, 1893

Don’t think bad reviews are anything new to Phoenix theater — or that Valley rivalries are a new-fangled thing.Trivia 001

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MARCH 15, 1910

I guess this means no actresses need apply, since, in those days, performers were looked on as being not quite the thing.

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Groundbreaking ceremonies from the Graham Studios, later to become the Carefree/Dick Van Dyke Studios. (Clipping from Aug. 16, 1978 edition of the Arizona Republic.)
Groundbreaking ceremonies from the Graham Studios, later to become the Carefree/Dick Van Dyke Studios. (Clipping from Aug. 16, 1978 edition of the Arizona Republic.)