- Collection:
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
- Title:
- Letter: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles H. Douglass, Jr., Macon, Georgia, 1927 Feb. 19
- Creator:
- Cannan, M. A.
- Date of Original:
- 1927-02-19
- Subject:
- Colored Players Film Corporation
African Americans in the motion picture industry
African Americans in motion pictures
Race in motion pictures
Race films--United States
Feature films--United States
Motion picture theaters--Georgia--Macon
Film posters--Georgia
Advertising--Motion pictures--Georgia--Macon
Commercial agents--Pennsylvania
Prince of his race (Motion picture : 1926)
Flying Ace (Motion picture : 1926)
Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870-1940 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Letter from M. A. Cannan, office manager of the white-owned, Philadelphia-based Colored Players Film Corporation, to Douglass Theatre owner Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., dated February 19, 1927, confirming a contract for showing a film. Cannan confirms the contract that A Prince of His Race will be shown in the Douglass Theatre on two dates and thanks Douglass for the contract. He informs Douglass that advertising will ship today. Released in 1926, A Prince of His Race was directed by white director David Starkman and featured William A. Clayton, Jr., Shingzie Howard, Harry Henderson, Ethel Smith, Arline Mickey, and William Smith.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- dbr022
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dtrm/id:dbr022
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dtrm_dbr022
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dtrm_dbr022/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Theater Records Series, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. Business Records, 1906-1967, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- [1] p.
Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 19, folder 172, document 3. - Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[Note: This document contains typewritten, handwritten, and printed text.]
[printed text:
DAVID STARKMAN STUDIOS
General Manager 1135-1137 SOUTH 58TH STREET
[Note: The following corporate name and address appear with an oval logo on a film strip.]
1322 VINE ST. [STREET]
COLORED
PLAYERS C. P. F. C.
[COLORED PLAYERS FILM CORPORATION] FILM
CORPORATION
PHILA. [PHILADELPHIA], PA. [Pennsylvania]
TELEPHONE -- SPRUCE 3463 CABLE ADDRESS -- C. P. F. C. [COLORED PLAYERS FILM CORPORATION]]
[typewritten text: February 19,
1927
Mr. C. H. Douglas,
Douglas Theatre,
Macon, Ga. [Georgia]
Dear Sir:
We herewith confirm contract on "A PRINCE OF HIS RACE" to be used in the Douglas on March 29- 30 and wish to thank you for this contract.
Advertising is being shipped today.
Again thanking you and assuring you of our co-operation [cooperation] at all times, we are
Very truly yours
[Signed] COLORED PLAYERS FILM CORP. [CORPORATION]]
[Signed] [written text: M A Cannan]
[typewritten text: Office Manager
MAC/K]