More sources for information about the Follies/Belasco Theatre...
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CSULB - A Visit to Old Los Angeles
www.csulb.edu This view of the Belasco Theatre is on the Main Street portion of Brent Dickerson's great early Los Angeles tour.
L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org Here's a shot of the exterior as the Follies in 1920 from the Library's collection.
The Follies in the 1970's with a modernized facade.
Also from the LAPL collection: early exterior - see the postcard version in the CSULB collection above | 1919 view - the Follies is on the lower left | another 70's exterior view
The 1947 Project
www.1947project.com Here's a closeup view of the Follies entrance in 1933 on this site that has as its motto "Los Angeles de-mythified." This is only one pic on a nice Burlesque page with lots of ads and clippings about the Follies . full size view
Here's a Follies ad from the site's Burlesque page.
A view showing the side of the auditorium from the same 1947 Project page.
UCLA - Calisphere Photo Collection
www.cdlib.org A lobby view of the Belasco/Follies from the UCLA collection's S. Charles Lee Archive. Note the wonderful displays in this photo advertising the comic and ecdysiasts. full size view
A view of the proscenium.
Here we're looking back into the house, again in a photo from the S. Charles Lee Archive.
He evidently did some remodeling of the Follies Theatre in the 1930's -- perhaps the modernized facade.
The Lee Archive has 2 additional images of the Belasco/Follies: foyer at rear of main floor | boxes and proscenium |
search UCLA calisphere | more from the Lee archive on google
For more Los Angeles Theatres near the Belasco/Follies Theatre see our Main Street Theaters page.