http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/search?docsPerPage%3D100;f80-subject%3DTheater%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland%20--%20Photographs. Results for your query: docsPerPage=100;f80-subject=Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG370.xml Victoria Wesnitzer was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who attended St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School prior to entering Notre Dame Academy from which she graduated in 1921. During those years the Academy was located on Ansel Road in Cleveland, having recently moved from Superior Avenue and East 18th Street. After graduation she married Raymond Noonan. In 1931 she returned to her alma mater for her ten-year class reunion. She was a resident of Cleveland at the time of her death. The collection consists of a photograph album depicting scenes of plays performed at the Jewish Community Center primarily in the 1950s and 1960s with actress Luci Wolpaw; including Yoshe Kalk, In the Gloaming, All My Sons, Burning Bush, Grass Harp, and World of Sholom Aleichem. Other activities include a book signing by author Jo Sinclair and various individuals in costume. Individuals pictured include Rabbi Barnett Brickner, Luci Wolpaw, Tedd Burr, Nolan D. Bell, Mary Jane Nottage, Paul Jacobs, harry Wolpaw, mark Feder, Herman A. Ei... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG370.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG480.xml George Gould (1905-1990) was a professional African American actor. Gould first worked with the Royal American Show, an African American theater group based in Tampa, Florida, in the 1930s. In the late 1950s, Cleveland, Ohio, became his base of operation. The majority of his work in Cleveland was at Karamu House under the direction of Dorothy and Reuben Silver. He also performed in several productions at the Cleveland Playhouse. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of George Gould in various theatrical productions, including those at the Cleveland Playhouse and Karamu House. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG480.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG371.xml Louis Kaferle (1900-1985) was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in the local Slovenian community. He was an officer of the Slovene National Benefit Society, a writer for the local Slovenian periodicals, and President of Cankarjeve Ustanove. The collection consists of photographs of individuals, groups, and activities of the Slovenian-American community of Cleveland, Ohio. Images include lodges, social clubs, parades, funerals, banquets, dramatic clubs, and musical groups. Individuals, in addition to Kaferle, include Frank Yankovic, the Johnny Pecon Orchestra, Mayor Ralph Locher, and others prominent in the Slovenian community. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG371.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG590.xml Samuel Kleinman (1893-1972) immigrated to the United States from Poland at the age of 12. He worked as a stagehand in Cleveland, Ohio, a profession he pursued until late in his life. He and his wife Dorothy were the parents of four sons, among them Jack Kleinman, a World War II veteran who was one of the benefactors of the Regensburg 12, a group of Jewish children who were displaced persons after the war and whom he helped to survive after the war ended. Another one of his sons was Bennett, who became a well-known lawyer. The collection consists of one photograph album. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG590.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG443.xml Karamu House was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Russell W. and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe, in conjunction with the Second Presbyterian Church Men's Club, as the Neighborhood Association (later as the Playhouse Settlement), a settlement house promoting interracial activities and cooperation through the performing arts. The Jelliffes saw a need to provide activities and social services for the city's growing African American population, in order to assist in their transition from rural Southern life to an urban setting. The Playhouse Settlement was renamed Karamu Theater in 1927. By 1941, the entire settlement had taken the name Karamu House. The Dumas Dramatic Club was created to support and encourage interest and activities in the performing arts. In 1922, the theater troupe's name was changed to The Gilpin Players in honor of noted African American actor Charles Gilpin. During the 1920s and 1930s, works by many accomplished playwrights were produced at Karamu, including those of Zora Neale Hurston, Euge... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG443.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG484.xml Russell W. (1891-1980) and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe (1892-1992) were social workers who in conjunction with the Second Presbyterian Church Men's Club of Cleveland, Ohio, founded the Neighborhood Association, popularly known as the Playhouse Settlement, in 1915. Founded primarily to aid African Americans who had migrated to Cleveland from the rural South, Playhouse Settlement offered the usual social services, but gained note for its dramatic and artistic programs. In 1927 the Jelliffes acquired property which was remodeled as a theater and named the Karamu Theater. In 1941, the Settlement was renamed Karamu House. The Jelliffes shared the directorship of Karamu House until their retirement in 1963, after which they served as trustees of the Karamu Foundation. Russell Jelliffe was also an active member of the Urban League, the Cleveland Community Relations Council on Race Relations, the executive committee of the local branch of the NAACP, and the Board of the Cleveland Council of Human Relations. He was involv... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG484.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG561.xml John Steinke (ca. 1895-ca. 1971) was a free-lance amateur photographer of German descent who was born in New York, but moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Most of his photographic activity appears to have spanned the 1920s-1940s. He lived in at least two different locations in Bratenahl during his lifetime: East 118th Street and Burton Avenue. By vocation, he worked in the sheet metal industry. As a photographer, he worked in a wide variety of genres, experimenting with fine-art photography as well as commissioned work for various organizations in the Cleveland area. He submitted, and had his work shown in Cleveland and other nearby cities, as well as at shows in the Smithsonian, Canada, France, Greece, and Japan. Steinke played an important early role in the Cleveland Photographic Society, being president of the club in 1923, as well a member of the Board of Trustees. He played a crucial role in not only forming, but also leading the club's Photographic School, doing much of the teaching himself. When the school expan... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG561.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT