2 Ads: Duke Ellington at the Masonic Temple (1935)
Title
2 Ads: Duke Ellington at the Masonic Temple (1935)
Description
Two advertisements for Duke Ellington at the Masonic Temple. Birmingham News, April 2 and April 4, 1935.
Fourth Avenue North's Masonic Temple was the leading entertainment site for Birmingham's Black community in this era, and its second floor ballroom hosted a wealth of both local and national bands. As this ad in Birmingham's leading white newspaper indicates, the temple invited the city's white community to witness -- in a reserved segregated seating section -- some of the most popular visiting acts.
Fourth Avenue North's Masonic Temple was the leading entertainment site for Birmingham's Black community in this era, and its second floor ballroom hosted a wealth of both local and national bands. As this ad in Birmingham's leading white newspaper indicates, the temple invited the city's white community to witness -- in a reserved segregated seating section -- some of the most popular visiting acts.
Date
1935-04-02
1935-04-04
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
Collection
Citation
“2 Ads: Duke Ellington at the Masonic Temple (1935),” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 3, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1340.