A Night at Mister Kelly’s
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Thursday, March 21st, from 10AM - 7PM
On view through Saturday, July 20th
Relive a night on the town in the mid-twentieth century.
Mister Kelly’s was one of the hotspots of Chicago nightlife in the 1950s through the mid-1970s. Located on Rush Street in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood, the club was a welcoming venue where people could be entertained by top-shelf jazz and comedy talent and see rising stars who later gained international fame. Names like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Mort Sahl, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, and Richard Pryor regularly graced the marquee of Mister Kelly’s. And club founders and brothers George and Oscar Marienthal thought of everything to ensure a quality experience for their patrons. This exhibition draws on the Mister Kelly’s Collection at the Newberry to re-create the excitement of a night at Mister Kelly’s.
A Night at Mister Kelly’s is supported by the Rosaline G. Cohn Endowment for Exhibitions. The Newberry also thanks David Marienthal for his gift of the Mister Kelly’s Collection.
CURATOR
Alison Hinderliter, Lloyd Lewis Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Selector for Modern Music, Newberry Library
HOURS
Tuesday – Thursday
10am – 7pm
Friday and Saturday
10am – 5pm
Admission for Newberry exhibitions is free. No advance registration required.
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