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Collection: Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection

Institution: Athenaeum of Philadelphia

MARC Description:
Includes: [1] 1 item with verso stamp "D. Sargent Bell, photographer ...", no. 2832. This item is labelled as the Peoples Theatre, Philadelphia, Penn. [2] 1 photo of an architectural rendering by Hoffman - Henon Co., architects & engineers, Philadelphia, Pa., for the Kenton Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., Mercantile & Theatre Properties, Inc. and the Stanley Co. of America, John J. McGuirk, president. Verso has "Berry & Homer, #4131" and "Kent Theatre". [3] 5 interior images with verso stamp "E.C. Luks, photographer, 1321 Arch St., Phila." labelled "Kenton Theatre". [4] 1 b&w snapshoot on Kodak paper, of "Kent" marquee, shot from under "El" train structure. [5] 1 col. snapshot of marquee, ca. 1960's. Glazer, Philadelphia theatres, A-Z give the name of this theater as the Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, with alternative names Peoples Theatre & Desmond Theatre. According to Glazer, this structure was originally built as the Peoples Theater, which opened in Aug. 1890. There was a major reconstruction in 1914 by architect Thomas Lamb. From 1924 to 1926 it was called the Desmond Theatre. In 1927, Hoffman and Henon faced the structure in sand brick. Glazer does not acknowledge the name "Kenton Theatre" shown in the Hoffman - Henon rendering & used as an identifying label on the verso of the "E.C. Luks" photo.

Quantity: 9 photoprints ; 8 x 11 cm. or smaller

Local Call: 43-P-110

RLIN: PAPV94-F161

Item dates:

Holding types: Photographs

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• Kent Theatre
  Client: Mercantile & Store Company
   

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2649 KENSINGTON AVE Browse this block
Philadelphia, PA

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[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] The Kenton Theatre (Berry & Homer, Photographers) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-001B	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] (Luks, E. C., Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-004A	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-007A
[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] Peoples Theatre, Philadelphia, Penn. (Bell, D. Sargent, Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-010	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] (Luks, E. C., Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-006A	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] (Luks, E. C., Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-002A
[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] (Luks, E. C., Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-005A	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-009	[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] (Luks, E. C., Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-003A
[[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]] Peoples Theatre, Philadelphia, Penn. (Bell, D. Sargent, Photographer) Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: 43-P-110-011

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