COTTON CLUB 2 PROGRAMS & MATCHBOOK CAB CALLOWAY BILL ROBINSON NICHOLAS BROTHERS

Description

this is a wonderful cotton club lot.
the lot consists of 2 different original nightclub programs & a matchbook cover.
the cotton club was a legendary new york nightclub which operated in harlem during the eras of prohibition & jim crow racial segregation.
Black, African American people could not initially patronize the cotton club, but the venue featured many of the most popular Black, African American entertainers.
program -
one of the programs is dated december 15, 1936.
this program features cab calloway, bill bojangles robinson.
loaded w photos & info.
1 pg portrait of calloway.
1 pg portrait of robinson
numerous images of scantily clad women/partially naked women.
contains quotes from famous attendees such as babe ruth -
'i went to the collton club for fifteen minutes.
at the end of three hours i was still amused and anything but bored.'
very displayable.
there is some wear/damage that includes -
both covers have heavy central vertical crease that goes into a few pages.
front cover has a long diagonal cover crease, corner creases & a corner chip & many smudges/blemishes/scratches.
long bottom binding split & a small upper edge binding split.
back cover has creases/scratches, but the imagery of the women shows thru very nicely.
inside blank cover has staining in a corner area & some tape repairs on another corner.
calloway portrait has very mild central vertical crease.
robinson portrait has a central vertical crease w some scratches/flecks. but, his image shows thru very nicely.
last pg has some scratches.
4 pgs detached at 1 staple but still attached to the program.
program -
one of the programs mentions that it's the third edition of the cotton club parade.
1937.
contents -
1 pg offers 3 images of bill bojangles robinson w info.
1 pg offers 3 images of cab calloway w info.
1 pg offers 3 imags of the nicholas brothers w info.
1 pg features cotton club parade sheet music.
several pgs showing
scantily clad women/partially naked women.
the program is in very nice condition.
very displayable.
there is some wear/damage that includes -
binding split which was amateurishly repaired w scotch tape.
edge tear.
some mild vertical creases from top to bottom - go thru-out, but are mild & don't deter.
cover has some other smaller cover creases.
inside blank cover has 2 pieces of old scotch tape on/near bottom edge.
matchbook cover -
the lot also includes a cotton club matchbook (no matches).
very displayable.
several creases from side to side, but not on imagery.
a scratch, but not on imagery.
terrific vintage cotton club lot!