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Folk Concert Poster Comfrey Brown Rice & Edwin Nevada City California

$ 26.4

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Size: 14x22
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Genre: Blues
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    An original concert poster for a Folk Concert featuring Comfrey, Brown Rice & Edwin playing at the Old Nevada Theater in Nevada City California on August 18th possibly 1960s given the .50 ticket price.
    Art by Griep - credit bottom center edge.  Any information on these musicians would be appreciated.  Nevada City is northeast of Sacramento about 50 miles west of Lake Tahoe.
    On paper and in excellent condition for its age with maybe some light general wear/handling  ---  please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful. Will be mailed well packed with insurance.
    Venue history from the website: "The Nevada Theatre is the oldest, continuously operated theatre venue on the west coast of the United States.
    Over 155 years of history, live performance, music, film, and art in Nevada County, CA."
    Wikipedia: "The
    Nevada Theatre
    , also known as the
    Cedar Theatre
    , located in downtown
    Nevada City, California
    , is California's oldest existing theater building Its principal periods of significance were 1850–1874, 1875–1899, 1900–1924, and 1925–1949.
    After the three-story Bailey House Hotel, at Broad and Bridge Streets, burned down in 1863, the Nevada Theatre Association began fundraising for a new building. Stock was sold at 0 a share, and a ball was held June 1865 to cover the remaining costs for the rustic vernacular
    Victorian
    building.The building's architect, builder, and engineer are unknown. When the theater opened on September 9, 1865, the first performance was the
    John Poole
    two-act comedy entitled
    The Dutch Governor, or 'Twould Puzzle a Conjurer
    .
    Silent films were screened as early as 1908, and the theater underwent a remodel in 1909, retrofitted as a movie house. A slanted floor and electric lights were added in 1915. By 1957, it closed because of a sluggish economy, but it was later purchased through public donations and reopened in 1968. With over 200 seats, including balcony seating, the theater is in use year round for both live performance and movies. It is wheelchair accessible. The backstage area is located under the stage and is painted baby blue. It includes a small room with makeup mirrors.  Notable past performers include
    Lotta Crabtree
    ,
    Mötley Crüe
    ,
    Jack London
    ,
    Emma Nevada
    ,
    Mark Twain
    , and
    The Second City
    comedy troupe.
    "