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| Title | Jack Benny with talent tryout girls inside Metropolitan Theatre, Seattle, 1954 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1954 |
| Caption | Jack Benny, one of the most popular comedians of all time poses with aspiring performers. His visit to Seattle's Metropolitan Theatre for talent tryouts occurred just months before the 1911-vintage theatre closed its doors. Like these girls, Benny began his entertainment career at a young age. While still in his teens he performed in vaudeville as a violinist. He made his radio debut in 1929 and had his own successful network show from 1932-1955. With the advent of television, Benny made the leap to this new medium with a TV special in 1950 that eventually turned into a series that ran from 1953-1965. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Comedian, talent tryout, Met theater.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 1, 1954. |
| Subjects | Comedians--Washington (State)--Seattle; Girls--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.18760.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
