A program for the Academy of Music dating back to 1889-90. The John Kilduff Collection.	John Kilduff Collection.     An old pass for the Academy of Music for the performance of Ben Hur, dating to about 1911, which was located at 516 North Howard Street.   A look at the Academy of Music looking north in the 500 block of North Howard Street. Just to the left of the theater is the Auditorium, which still stands today and looks much like it did back then.

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The 500 block of North Howard Street, was first the site of the Academy of Music, and in the late 1920's, the site of Baltimore largest theater, the Stanley Theatre. Only the Mayfair ( AKA Auditorium ) Theatre survives out of the block, once known as Kernan's Corner, which also included the Maryland Theatre. The Academy of Music, circa 1870's.

A ticket from nearly 100 years ago , in which my great grandfather, John Kilduff was the "doorkeeper" for the Academy of Music, which to my understanding, was quite an honor back then. The John Kilduff Collection.	The Academy of Music was located at 516 North Howard Street, and was torn down to make room for the Stanley Theatre in the late 1920's. Movies were shown here off and on during the 1900's to 1920's., but the theater was mainly a legitimate theater. The Stanley has also since been razed, and the location is a parking lot.
From what I understand, there was a big explosion in the Baltimore Harbor, in which a ship carrying dyamite sank with several people dying in the disaster. The program above appears to have been a benefit for those victims, presented by the Academy of Music. The John Kilduff Collection.

Here's something unusual from the Academy of Music. Above is a ticket for the 1889 Annual Ball of the Howards at the Harris' Academy of Music. To the right is the program for the same show. Both items were found in the John Kilduff Collection.
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