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.](https://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mrs-Tom-Thumb-Feb.-15-1893.jpg)
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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.
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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.)](https://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Dick-Van-Dyke-Studios.-Aug.-17-1968-Republic.jpg)