2 Lyric Theatre, Hackensack, Advertising Fans 1910s-20s

[BLeafe]

http://xrl.us/LyricTheatreHack


Seller's description:

This is a lot of two different 14” long by 6 3/4” wide hand fans from the family attic that were apparently distributed to patrons of the Lyric Theatre in Hackensack, NJ sometime post 1900 to the 1930s or 1940s. There is a titled picture printed on light cardboard that is stapled to an approx 11” long piece of light, thin wood. One scene is of a sailing ship passing a steamship at sea and it is titled “457-Old And New”. The second has a scene showing a country road during the summertime but the corner where the title is printed is torn and all that can be seen is the “mmer”, probably from Summer. Both have the notation “The American Art Works, Inc – Coshoton, Ohio” on the lower right corner and a reverse that reads “A Breezy Compliment From The Lyric Theatre – Hackensack, N. J.” and ads for the North Jersey Title Insurance Co and The Hackensack Trust Co. Both have light water stains on the back and the one on the back of the summer scene shows through on the right front while the other does not extend through to the picture side. I'd call the torn one VG and the sea scene EX.


A little research would have told the seller that The Lyric only existed from 1913 to probably 1930.



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[Editor]

From George Scudder's Historic Facts about Hackensack:

The most outstanding theater that existed in Bergen County was the Lyric on the west
side of Main Street just south of Mercer. In addition to motion pictures, the Lyric
featured five acts of top rate vaudeville and on Saturday evenings the lines were four
abreast up main Street and then around the comer on Mercer Street. The Lyric opened on
Saturday evening June 30, 1913. It was a very modern theater, very elaborate and fancy.
Box seating was arranged along both sidewalls, with thick carpeting, ornate chandeliers,
and elaborately decorated ceilings. The Lyric had a great history until the demise of
vaudeville and the depression days of the "30's". For many years after the vaudeville
closed, the theater had dramatic plays each week which were of excellent caliber and
were performed by some well known actors and actresses of that time.