Why Opera Houses Were More Popular than Opera
Opera houses provided entertainment and culture in small towns throughout Nebraska between 1880 and 1920.Was opera really that popular?It’s true that opera and classical ...
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What We Found
Hoot Gibson
The career of Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (1892-1962), the cowboy film star, spanned the silent and sound era of motion pictures. Sometimes called the "Dean of Cowboy ...
Fun and Games
What kinds of indoor activities did you (or your parents) use to keep busy during those hot days of summer?
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
The Stuart Theater (140 N. 13th Street) hosted the world premiere for “Cheers for Miss Bishop” in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 22, 1941. ...
A Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Story Played Out in Western Nebraska in 1968
This article appears in the Winter 2023 issue of Nebraska History Magazine, a quarterly publication of History Nebraska. Family-plus members receive four issues per ...
When author Bess Streeter Aldrich brought Hollywood to Nebraska
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Many Nebraskans remember when Terms of Endearment held its world premiere in Lincoln on November 22, 1983. The movie was partly filmed ...
Opening Doors: Film Director Joan Micklin Silver of Omaha
This article appears in the Winter 2024 issue of Nebraska History Magazine. Nebraska State Historical Society members receive four issues of the magazine per year. The ...
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