Mar 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2697 -

Sale 2697 - Lot 204

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Poster for an early appearance of Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra. Poster, 22 x 14 inches, in blue, red and black on board; moderate wear including a 3-inch closed tear, 4-inch crease, slight loss in margins, and tack holes; inked stamps on verso from the Frank Driggs Collection. Springfield, MA, 26 August [1931]
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This poster dates from the peak of Cab Calloway's early fame, and features an attractive engraving of Calloway conducting his band. The concert was held at Cook's Crystal Ballroom in Springfield's Riverside Park. No year is given on this poster, but the concert was advertised in the Springfield Union on 26 August 1931.

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