The Bird Cage Theater: The Curtain Rises on Tombstone, Arizona’s National Treasure

Published: October, 2024  Pages: 352  Features: 75 b&w illus. Notes. Bib. Index.

Tombstone, Arizona, is forever associated with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, and the legendary OK Corral gunfight that made it a cultural symbol of the Old West. The town’s most iconic and storied original building is the Bird Cage Theater—a stunning example of late nineteenth-century variety theaters that were a staple in entertainment around the globe. The modest interior that was once filled with orchestra music, cigar smoke, laughter and whistles, and cheers and jeers is now an empty canvas for the echoes of the past. more... about The Bird Cage Theater: The Curtain Rises on Tombstone, Arizona’s National Treasure