A Child's View: 19th-Century Paper Theaters January 26, 2011

Mirroring the grandeur of the great stages of London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen and other world capitals, these colorfully designed and skillfully executed paper theaters flourished in the living rooms of families for generations, offering creative and educational activities for budding young actors and theater impresarios. This retrospective of a private collector includes over a century of paper theaters from England, Germany, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, and the United States.