CATHCART, WALLACE HUGH (2 Apr. 1865-6 Sept. 1942), prominent bibliophile, is best known for his association with the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY of Cleveland, first as its president and then as its director. Born and raised in Elyria, Ohio, Cathcart first became fascinated with books as a bookstore clerk.
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CATTON, BRUCE (9 Oct. 1899-28 Aug. 1978) went from a Cleveland newspaper career to become an authority on the CIVIL WAR and one of America's most honored popular historians.
CENTRO CULTURAL HISPANO DE CLEVELAND, INC. (HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER OF CLEVELAND), located in the Cleveland YMCA branch at 3200 Franklin Blvd., is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to preserve and develop the Hispanic Culture in Greater Cleveland through the arts.
CHALIFOUX, ALICE (January 22, 1908 - July 31, 2008) was princicpal harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra from 1931-1974 and for many years was the Orchestra's only female member. Her performing style has been credited with elevating the harp out of its tradition as a quiet, background instrument. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Alice was the youngest of four children of Oliver Chalifoux and Alice Halle Chalifoux.
CHAPMAN, EDMUND HAUPT (14 Aug. 1906-14 Oct. 1975) was a professor of Art History and chairman of the department of Art & Architecture at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (1946-1972), and author of Cleveland: Village to Metropolis.
CHARLES DICKENS'S VISIT TO CLEVELAND was part of a tour to the U.S. in 1842. The English novelist, his wife, and a traveling friend, Mr. Putnam, arrived just after midnight on Monday, 25 Apr., on the steamboat Constitution after a rough voyage across Lake Erie from Sandusky. It didn't prove to be a particularly successful stopover.
CHESNUTT, CHARLES WADDELL (20 June 1858-15 Nov. 1932) was an AFRICAN AMERICAN author and lawyer who dealt with sensitive issues, like race, from an African American point of view. Born in Cleveland to Andrew J. and Maria Chesnutt, the family moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where the Chesnutts had family ties.
The CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND is a choral group of more than 80 singers from the Greater Cleveland area. It was formed in 1975 by alumni and parents of the Cleveland Hts. High School A Cappella Choir. A. Edward Battaglia II, a former director of the Hts. High choir, has been the society's founding director for its entire history.
The CIURLIONIS LITHUANIAN NATIONAL ART ENSEMBLE was an internationally known group of entertainers formed in 1940 in Vilnius, Lithuania, by Alfonsas Mikulskis. It was organized to keep the nationalist spirit alive in the people despite Soviet and Nazi domination. The Ciurlionis, named after the noted Lithuanian composer Mikalojus K.
CLEAVELAND, MOSES (29 Jan. 1754-16 Nov. 1806), founder of the city of Cleveland, was born in Canterbury, Conn. In 1777, Cleaveland began service in the Revolutionary War in a Connecticut Continental Regiment, and graduated from Yale. Resigning his commission in 1781, he practiced law in Canterbury, and on 2 Mar. 1794 married Esther Champion and had four children.
The CLEVELAND AREA ARTS COUNCIL was a nonprofit, nongovernmental agency formed in 1972 to serve as a catalyst for the Greater Cleveland arts community. Headquartered first in the ARCADE and later in PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, it was financed primarily through government and foundation grants and did not serve as a funding agency itself.
CLEVELAND BALLET refers to three ballet companies in the city’s history. The first Cleveland Ballet (alternatively known as the Popeloff Ballet) was incorporated in 1935 by RUSSIAN émigré dancer Sergei Popeloff and became inactive in 1942.
The CLEVELAND CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY was organized to bring ensembles of the highest quality to Cleveland for chamber music performances. Organized in 1949 by a small group of individuals, in 1951 the Chamber Music Society received a bequest from Grover Higgins "for one thing only, the nurturing of chamber music in some form—its creation, its interpretation, its publication and its nourishment." Alan S.
CLEVELAND CHAMBER SYMPHONY is a professional orchestra-in-residence at CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. devoted to the performance of new music, along with neglected masterworks of the past.
The CLEVELAND CINEMATHEQUE provides a local venue for the showing of non-mainstream foreign and American films, as well as film series, retrospectives, and classics. Incorporated in Dec. 1984, it was founded by film buffs John Ewing, George Gund, and Ron Holloway. Under the direction of Ewing and the co-sponsorship of the CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV.
The CLEVELAND COMPOSERS' GUILD, one of the oldest continuously operating composers' groups in the U.S., evolved from the activities of the Manuscript Section of the FORTNIGHTLY MUSICAL CLUB. The club had been recognizing the importance of the work of Cleveland composers as early as 1912, when compositions by JAS. H.
The CLEVELAND CULTURAL COALITION, an umbrella organization for arts organizations, was founded in 1987 with grants from local foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Harriet Wadsworth, the first director, served from 1987-93. The organization was then known as the Cleveland Arts Consortium and focused on increasing audiences for member organizations, marketing the arts, and a discount ticket program.
The CLEVELAND FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, Local No. 4, one of the city's oldest labor unions, had its origins as the Musicians' Mutual Protective Assn., founded 4 Dec. 1877. In 1895 the association joined the American Federation of Musicians and became Local No. 4. A division between black and white musicians in 1910 resulted in the formation of the black musicians' own Local No. 550 of the American Federation.
The CLEVELAND FILM EXCHANGE BUILDING at 2100-2112 Payne Ave., on the southeast corner of Payne Ave. and East 21st St., was built in 1920. When films were viewed on nickelodeons and when the movies shown in cinemas were silent, film studios sold their movies sight unseen. Sold films were not returnable or refundable.
The CLEVELAND FOLK ARTS ASSN. was formed in 1950 by the 24 nationality groups that organized the first annual Cleveland Folk Arts Festival on 28 Jan. 1950 at the Music Hall. The purpose of the association was "to gather and disseminate information through the media of arts and literature what each nationality, racial and cultural group had contributed and is contributing to the U.S.
The CLEVELAND GRAND ORCHESTRA was a forerunner of the CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA. CONRAD MIZER, a local impresario, decided after the demise of the CLEVELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in 1902 to try a series of winter concerts.
The CLEVELAND HARMONIC SOCIETY was one of the earliest musical organizations in Cleveland. Organized in 1835 by 7 amateur instrumental performers, its emphasis soon shifted to choral music. In 1837 the society gave a number of concerts under the leadership of G. W. Pratt. A spring concert in 1839 presented 26 pieces, including works by Handel and Haydn.
The CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART, a professional school for artists, began as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, founded in the fall of 1882 in the home of Sarah M. Kimball, 1265 Euclid Ave. Within weeks classes had grown and were moved to quarters in the Case Block. Although its title implied otherwise, the Western Reserve School of Design for Women did have a few male students.
The CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC is a nationally recognized conservatory, which was founded in 1920 by a group of supporters led by Martha Bell (Mrs. Franklyn B.) Sanders and Mary Hutchens (Mrs. Joseph T.) Smith. Classes were first held in the Statler Hotel and then moved to the Hall residence at E. 31st St. and Euclid Ave.