Description: (World's Fairs) Rose, Billy: Billy Rose's Aquacade: Stapled wraps. Billy Rose Aquacade, San Francisco, CA. 1940. B&W Illustrations: Very Good This is an oversized program. The program is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the program have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a two inch semi-closed tear to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. Though Billy Rose's Aquacade was first produced in Cleveland, OH in 1937, it opened as a special review for the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition-- and this time, it included not only Johnny Weissmuller, but introduced Esther Williams and Virginia Hopkins. "Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music, dance and swimming show produced by Billy Rose at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio during its second year, in 1937. The show featured Olympians Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm Jarret, Dick Degener, and other performers in a 5,000-seat amphitheater that could seat 2,000 diners. There was a 128 foot wide floating stage constructed on barges that could be moved to shore electrically for use as a dance floor. Dance bands such as Wayne King, Shep Fields, and Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra performed there. Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music, dance and swimming show produced by Billy Rose at the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio during its second year, in 1937. The show featured Olympians Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm Jarret, Dick Degener, and other performers in a 5,000-seat amphitheater that could seat 2,000 diners. There was a 128 foot wide floating stage constructed on barges that could be moved to shore electrically for use as a dance floor. Dance bands such as Wayne King, Shep Fields, and Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra performed there." (from Wikipedia) 1 132 #49265 $20
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Author: Rose, Billy
Book Title: Billy Rose's Aquacade
Cover: Stapled wraps
Language: English
Publisher: Billy Rose Aquacade
Publication Year: 1940
Place Published: San Francisco, CA
Pages: 32p.
Topic: World's Fairs
Format: Stapled wraps
Book Condition: Very Good
Defects: This is an oversized program. The program is in Very Good, condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, and corners of the program have some light bumping and rubbing., There is a two inch semi-closed tear to the bottom spine end., The text pages are clean and bright. Though Billy Rose's, Aquacade was first produced in Cleveland, OH in 1937, it opened, as a special review for the 1940 Golden Gate International, Exposition-- and this time, it included not only Johnny, Weissmuller, but introduced Esther Williams and Virginia, Hopkins. "Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music, dance and swimming, show produced by Billy Rose at the Great Lakes Exposition in, Cleveland, Ohio during its second year, in 1937. The show, featured Olympians Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm Jarret,, Dick Degener, and other performers in a 5,000-seat amphitheater, that could seat 2,000 diners. There was a 128 foot wide, floating stage constructed on barges that could be moved to, shore electrically for use as a dance floor. Dance bands such, as Wayne King, Shep Fields, and Glen Gray and his Casa Loma, Orchestra performed there. Billy Rose's Aquacade was a music,, dance and swimming show produced by Billy Rose at the Great, Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio during its second year, in, 1937. The show featured Olympians Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor, Holm Jarret, Dick Degener, and other performers in a 5,000-seat, amphitheater that could seat 2,000 diners. There was a 128 foot, wide floating stage constructed on barges that could be moved, to shore electrically for use as a dance floor. Dance bands, such as Wayne King, Shep Fields, and Glen Gray and his Casa, Loma Orchestra performed there." (from Wikipedia)
Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations
Binding: Stapled wraps
Subject: World's Fairs
Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA
Year Printed: 1940
