The Caffe Cino at Lincoln Center

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In March through May of 1985, the Vincent Astor Gallery at the Lincoln Center Library and Museum of the Performing Arts hosted an exhibit, “Caffe Cino and Its Legacy,” curated by Richard Buck (left) and Magie Dominic. (Read Richard Buck’s comparison of Off-Off-Broadway histories here. Magie Dominic’s page is here.)

Richard Buck

Magie Dominic (with John Borske and Donald Kvares).

Part of a Cino costume display.
“Dames at Sea” costumes in roreground.

Two youngsters pose behind
Joe Cino’s re-created coffee-bar.

Bob Dahdah, Eddie Barton,
and Jacque Lynn Colton.

Helen Hanft (who did a speech from ‘Why
Hanna’s Skirt Won’t Stay Down’) with Bob Heide.

There were many exhibits.
Here, one honoring Doric Wilson.

Me making an exhibit of myself
(Neil Flanagan watches.)

An exhibit honoring probably the Cino’s most
frequent participant, Bob Dahdah.

Charlotte Oberly identifies hersefl with
Wally Androchuk in this PHOTO.

A central arch bears Joe Cino’s favorite saying.

Paul Foster’s exhibit certainly catches the eye.

Joe Davies

Linda Eskenas–Magic Time, indeed!

Ellen Stewart, Jean-Claude van Itallie,
Shirley Stoler, Joe Davies’ nose.

Bob Dahdah with one of Off-Off’s staunchest supporters and patrons, Doctor Paul Cranefield.

Dan Clark

Kenny Burgess

Writer/actor/director
Jim Perkinson

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H.M. Koutoukas

John Gilman and Donald Kvares

Ellen Stewart, Magie Dominic

Playwright Tom LaBar and actor Bill Mahoney parenthesize a young student of theatre history.

The only photo of me with the love of my life, actor Joe Pichette….and I’m in drag.

The Harmonizing Harris Sisters
(aka The Shrieking Violets”)

Ellen Stewart, a whole lot of Harrises, Shirley Stoler downfront, and Jean-Claude Van Itallie amongst them.

Kenny Burgess’ flyer for the appearances of Cino people at the exhibit. Kenny did it in the style of his Cino posters, made to look like abstract art so the police wouldn’t realize we were doing shows.

One of Kenny Burgess’ Cino doors.