Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 213

Price Realized: $ 660
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(BUSINESS.) Theatre Matron License. Small cloth covered booklet with license and photo identification for Sadie Canty, signed by Ms. Canty and the county Health Department officials, etc. New York City, 1936
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an uncommon relic of the heyday of the american movie theatre. Once upon a time, the movie theatres in America's larger cities were palatial affairs with plush carpeting and fancy cut-glass chandeliers; ushers led you down carpeted rows to your seats, and the restrooms might even be tended by a porter who could provide a bar of soap or a small towel. Unaccompanied children sat in a special area, supervised by a "Matron."