Vintage Photo Print - Chicago - Scene from production of Swing Mikado – Vintage Wall Art
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Vintage Photo Print - Chicago - Scene from production of Swing Mikado comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Vintage Photo Print - Chicago - Scene from production of Swing Mikado
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The Swing Mikado was a 1939 Chicago stage production that reimagined Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "The Mikado" in a jazz-age idiom, with swing music and a largely Black cast. The show ran at the Chicago Civic Opera House and drew national attention as a bold reinterpretation of a familiar classic. This scene captures the staging and costumes that gave the production its energy, offering a glimpse of a Chicago theater experiment from the late 1930s.
| Subjects | Historic Print Archive |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,536 × 938 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132440 |
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