Annie Russell Theatre Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Annie Russell Theatre Postcard
Alternative Title
Annie Russell Theatre Postcard
Subject
Winter Park (Fla.)
Russell, Annie, 1864-1936
Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Theaters--Florida
Theatres
Description
Postcard showing the Annie Russell Theatre, located on the campus of Rollins College at 1000 Holt Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. The theatre was built in 1932 and was donated to the Rollins by Mary Curtis Bok Zimbalist in honor of her friend, Annie Ellen Russell (1864-1936), a British-born, American theatrical actress. Russell officially retired from the stage in 1918 and moved to Winter Park.She was encouraged by a friend to teach at Rollins College, and in 1931, the Annie Russell Theatre was founded. She opened the theatre in 1932 with a performance of In a Balcony. She taught at Rollins College until her death in 1936. The Annie Russell Theatre seats 377 people.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch black and white postcard: L. L. Cook Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
L. L. Cook Company
Date Created
ca. 1940
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1940
Date Issued
ca. 1940
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch black and white postcard: L. L. Cook Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
448 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch black and white postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Winter Park, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.593076, -81.34805
Temporal Coverage
1940-01-01/1940-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Theater Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the L. L. Cook Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by L. L. Cook Company and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Our History." Rollins College. http://www.rollins.edu/annierussell/history/index.html.
Jensen, Joan M. 2012. "The Politics of Performance: Rollins College and the Annie Russell Theatre." Florida Historical Quarterly. Vol. 91, No. 1 (Summer 2012): 49-85.
External Reference Title
Transcript
Annie Russel Theatrs
ROLLINS COLLEGE
WINTER PARK FLORIDA B1235
ROLLINS COLLEGE
WINTER PARK FLORIDA B1235
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
“Annie Russell Theatre Postcard,” RICHES, accessed December 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/971.