| Cherokee, NC: Mountainside Theatre |
Country: United States of America State: North Carolina City: Cherokee Location: 622 Drama Road Open-air theatre, opened 1 July 1950. Used for performances of the historical drama "Unto These Hills" and other events. 2800 seats. Notable world premieres:
Links: visitcherokeenc.com, Wikipedia: Unto These Hills, Wikidata: Mountainside Theatre |
Front Text: "Night-time Scene. Mountainside Theatre. Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, N. C."Publisher: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville NC; E-12107 Type: Moonlight Card; Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The Mountainside Theatre has been created from a natural amphitheatre in the hills above the Indian Village of Cherokee. in this sylvan setting, in the shadow of the everlasting peaks of the Great Smoky Montains, will be presented a moving and authentic saga of Cherokee Indians and their mountaineer neighbors. It is the story of the handful of Cherokees who hid in the Great Smokies rather than move west on The Trail of Tears. Through their descendants, Indian customs and mountain traditions, fast becoming extinct, are being revived and preserved."Publisher: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville NC; K-141; C11896 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "The Mountainside Theatre was created from a natural amphitheatre in the hills above the Indian Village of Cherokee. in this sylvan setting, in the shadow of the everlasting peaks of the Great Smoky Montains, is presented the drama 'Unto These Hills' - a moving and authentic saga of the Cherokee Indians and their mountaineer neighbors. It is the story of the handful of Cherokees who hid in the Great Smokies rather than move west on The Trail of Tears. Through their descendants, Indian customs and mountain traditions, fast becoming extinct, are being revived and preserved."Publisher: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville NC; K189; C12497 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "'Unto These Hills'", inscription: "Mountainside Theatre"Reverse Text: "'Unto These Hills'. Cherokee, North Carolina. This is the entrance to Mountainside Theatre, the 2900-capacity show place where the great Cherokee Indian drama, 'Unto These Hills,' is shown each summer from late June through Labor Day, nightly except Monday." Publisher: W. M. Cline Company, Gatlinburg TN; Color King; Princess Color; CM-18; 126913 Size: Modern Not sent. |
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