The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South
- Producing Organization
- WHRO (Television station : Norfolk, Va.)
- Contributing Organization
- WHRO (Norfolk, Virginia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/535-c24qj7957r
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- Description
- Program Description
- One of Hampton Roads' greatest treasures, the Attucks Theatre, turns 100 years old. Musicians of the greatest caliber have performed at the Attucks, legends like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole just to name a few. The 600 seat venue was an instant source of pride to Norfolk's Black Community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
- Other Description
- "The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South" was produced in partnership with the City of Norfolk, Norfolk State University, and the Virginia Arts Festival.
- Broadcast Date
- 2019-02-08
- Asset type
- Program
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:26:46
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WHRO (Television station : Norfolk, Va.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WHRO
Identifier: ATTUCKSTHEATRE-WHRO (WHRO)
Format: Hard Drive
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Identifier: cpb-aacip-535-c24qj7957r.mov.mp4 (mediainfo)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:26:46
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South,” 2019-02-08, WHRO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 29, 2023, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-535-c24qj7957r.
- MLA: “The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South.” 2019-02-08. WHRO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 29, 2023. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-535-c24qj7957r>.
- APA: The Historic Attucks Theatre: Apollo of the South. Boston, MA: WHRO, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-535-c24qj7957r