While Cochise County may have seemed remote from the centers of entertainment during the late 1800s and early 1900s, that didn't stop many of the best-performing artists in the nation from appearing on stage here. Opera, offBroadway plays, one-act comedies, and Vaudeville were regularly on the bill at theaters in Bisbee, Douglas, and Tombstone during the county's early years. Borderlands historian Mike Anderson will explain how the development of sophisticated mining town economies and reliable transportation lines attracted top-notch live performers to Cochise County and how the emerging motion picture industry powerfully impacted the entertainment industry.
For information visit www.cochise.edu/cll or call (520) 515-5492.
