Category: Fine Arts and Literature

The GAGE GALLERY OF FINE ARTS was a privately owned art gallery established by Geo. E. Gage in 1910. Born in Hudson, NY, Gage had worked in a variety of fields and once owned a small art store in Hudson, where he became acquainted with members of the famous Hudson River School. As a result of a meeting with Maj. Chas. J. Strong of WM. TAYLOR SON & CO.

The GERMAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA, also known as the Germania, was an ensemble used for all musical purposes in the German community and the longest-lasting orchestra in early Cleveland. Appearing on the scene as early as 3 June 1854, the Germania probably absorbed the earlier ST. CECILIA SOCIETY orchestra soon after the Civil War.

The GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, composed entirely of German-American musicians, was active in Cleveland from the late 1860s into the 1880s. The orchestra was apparently established in 1868, perhaps absorbing new members from the ST.

GILDENMEISTER, RICHARD LEE (10 July 1932 – 17 Dec 2020) was born in Bellevue, Ohio, to parents Frances and Corrine Gildenmeister. As a master bookseller, Gildenmeister worked to promote the works of local and national authors throughout northeast Ohio by fostering a strong connection between authors and their readers. 

GLASBENA MATICA is one of America's most highly regarded Slovenian choruses, having presented operas and classical works at the SLOVENIAN NATL. HOME on St. Clair Ave. It originated in 1930 as Samostojna (Independent) Zarja, an offshoot of the ZARJA SINGING SOCIETY.

GLASER, VAUGHN (17 Nov. 1872 - 23 Nov. 1958) was a Cleveland-born character actor who forged a lengthy and prolific stage and screen career. From the late 1890s on, he was a fixture on Cleveland-area stages, both as a leading man and as founder and leader of the Vaughn Glaser Stock Company.

The GREAT LAKES THEATER FESTIVAL began as the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival with a performance of As You Like It on 11 July 1962, with a 30-member acting company performing 6 plays by Shakespeare that summer.

The GUENTHER ART GALLERIES CO. was established in 1868 by Felix Guenther in the Old Forest City House Hotel on PUBLIC SQUARE. Over the years, the Guenther Galleries made a series of moves up Euclid Ave. to the Stone Bldg., the King Bldg., the Siegel Store Bldg., the site of the Cowell & Hubbard Block, the site of the Keith Bldg., and 1725-27 Euclid Ave.

The HARMONIA CHOPIN SINGING SOCIETY was established in 1902 by young Polish immigrants interested in preserving their heritage. It was formed on 2 Aug. 1902 as the Harmonia Choir by B. W. Ruszkowski, Stanislaw Rakwitz, John Kaczmarski, Boleslaw Szbarbach, Joseph Sznajder, and John Mendrzycki. The group soon took over the Kosciuszko House, a small hall over a tavern at E. 65th St. opposite Baxter Rd.

HAYASHI, MASUMI (3 September1945- 17August 2006) was a Japanese-American photographer known for her panoramic collages capturing typically abandoned or isolated landscapes.

The HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATER, known for its youth productions and theater classes, is one of the oldest children's theaters in the country. The theater was founded in 1945 and operated under the auspices of the Cleveland Hts.-Univ. Hts. Board of Education. In 1952 Jerry Leonard became the group's first director and its guiding force. He shaped the organization into a full-fledged professional children's theater company.

HEMINGWAY, ROBERT N. (1 Jan. 1907 - 5 June 1999) accompanied world-renowned musicians on the piano and became a principal in the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. He was born in Memphis, Tenn. to William B. Hemingway and Lulu B. (Countee), a celebrated music teacher.

HIMES, CHESTER B. (29 July 1909 - 12 Nov. 1984) was an internationally acclaimed author who wrote detective novels, protest literature and short stories. He was born in Jefferson City, MO to Estelle (Bomar) and Joseph Himes, who was a professor in the mechanical department of a local college.

The HISTORIES OF CLEVELAND provide evidence of different intentions on the part of their authors. A general, if imperfect, trend can be described, leading from celebratory, even "boomerish," full-scale general histories to more limited analyses of specific historical segments.