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Portrait of the Filodramatic Circle Gasperinese, in costume for the "Passion Play of Christ," 1931
- Neighborhood
- Bella Vista/Hawthorne/Italian Market
- Related Story
- Maria Innocenza's Boarding House — 505 Catharine Street
- Date Created
- 1931
- Description
- Portrait of the Filodramatic Circle Gasperinese, in costume for the annually performed "Passion Play of Christ." The play was presented in Italian, at the auditorium of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church at 7th & Christian streets. Led by director Antonio Pisano, the players were all natives of Gasperina, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy.The group was active for about ten years over the 1920s and 1930s.
- Contributing Institution
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Pisano and Siciliano Families Collection
- This Item Is Unavailable For Purchase
