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Carole Bancroft's Notes |
Object Name |
Note |
Scope & Content |
Carole Bancroft's Notes. Documentation done by Carole Bancroft of her interactions and autographs of the different celebrities that she and her husband Mike had chauffeured. The celebrities include: Lena Horne; Linda Ellerbee; Mike LaCross; George Carlin; Natlee Cole; Tom Jones; Rosemary Clooney; BB King; Chuck Berry; Charlie Pride; Wayne Newton; Harry Belafonte; Tom Dreesen; Gary Shandling, Mitzi Gaynor; Roy Orbison; Eddie Rabbit; Englebert Humperdinck; Luther Vandross; Celia Cruz; Paul Anka; Gloria Estefan; Etelle Getty; Robert Hays; Shirley MacLaine; Roseanne Barr; Bob Hope; Red Skelton; Howie Mandell; The O'Jays; Patti La Bell; Smother's Brothers; Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, and Sid Ceasar; Frank Sinatra; Diana Ross; Connie Francis; Chaka Khan; Fat's Domino; Bill Cosby; Johnny Cash; Kenny G; Jerry Seinfeld; Debbie Reynolds; Andy Williams; Julio Inglesias; Mickey Rooney; Jazz Explosion; The Temptations; Grover Washington; The Four Tops; Little Richard; 5th Dimension; James Brown; The Whispers; After 7; Spry Gyra; Sinbad; Steve Lawrence and Eddie Gorme; Gladys Knight; Sha-Na-Na; Gallagher; Crystal Gale; Smokey Robinson; Linda Ronstadt; Liza Minnelli; Ray Charles; The Beach Boys; Chuck Berry; Jerry Lee Lewis; Berry Manilow; Tony Orlando; and Danny Kay. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Bancroft, Carole |
Catalog Number |
2018.026.006.1 |
Extent of Description |
11 x 8.5 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Notes |
"The Circle Star Theatre was a performing arts venue in San Carlos, San Mateo County, California. Its name is based on it being a theater in the round, featuring a rotating circular stage with none of its 3,743 seats further than 50 feet (15 m) from the stage. Unlike similar venues across the United States, the Circle Star Theatre stage had the ability to rotate in either direction without limit, thanks to the slip ring and brush system that supplied electrical power and lighting signals to it. The theatre's address was 2 Circle Star Way, San Carlos, CA 94070. "In 1971, the theatre was purchased by Marquee Entertainment, run by Don Jo Medlevine of the famed Chicago nightclub Chez Paree. Marquee Entertainment booked Las Vegas acts such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Liberace, among many others. In the mid-1970s the theatre was kept solvent by booking Motown acts to increase its diversity.[1] "Don Jo Medlevine sold the Circle Star Theater to Dr. Leonard Bloom. Dr. Bloom later sold the theater to a local car dealer. The new ownership did not have the same elite relationships with the top entertainers as Dr. Bloom had, so it was closed in December 1993.[2] The building caught fire on April 18, 1997, damaging much of the backstage area, though by this time plans had already been made for its demolition.[3] The theater was ultimately demolished to make way for the Circle Star Center, a complex containing two four-story office buildings and a small hotel, since 2015 or 2014 Softbank owns the buildings and uses them as offices. The hotel is now a extended stay America." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Star_Theater (8/23/2018)] |
Search Terms |
A Sterling Rose Limousine Service Circle Star Theatre |
Subjects |
Celebrities Entertainers Writing |
People |
Bancroft, Carole Bancroft, Mike |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Jim Kelly |