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Beatty's American Theater on First Street. From left to right: Band leader Bill Lake with motorcycle policemen Bill Emig and Tony Russo. Policemen in the background: Al Laederich, Andy McCarron, Theo Swanson, Lloyd Buffington, and Tom Short. Pharaoh the Great has just been awarded the key to the city. [Note: The actor playing "Pharaoh" is dressed in garments traditional to the Indian subcontinent: long Sherwani satin jacket, churidar trousers, and leather woven sandals. He is also wearing a jeweled and feathered turban on his head. It is unclear whether the actor is South Asian himself or playing "brown." ] Featured in the "City with a Past" exhibit with caption, "Show opening at Beatty's American Theatre on First Street. San Jose was a regular stop on the theater circuit, featuring such personalities as Lionel Barrymore and Sarah Bernhardt."
Theaters First Street (San Jose, Calif.) Police Vaudeville shows Theater programs Spectators Nineteen twenties (LCSH) Nineteen thirties (LCSH) Buffington, Lloyd Emig, William J Laederich, Albert J Lake, Bill McCarron, Andy Russo, Tony Short, Tony Swanson, Theodore
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