Type | Weekly entertainment newspaper |
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Founded | 1853 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1924 |
Headquarters | New York City, 88-90 Centre Street |
Free online archives | New York Clipper at the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University Library |
The New York Clipper, also known as The Clipper, was a weekly entertainment newspaper published in New York City from 1853 to 1924. It covered many topics, including circuses, dance, music, the outdoors, sports, and theatre. It had a circulation of about 25,000.[1] The publishers also produced the yearly New York Clipper Annual. In 1924, The Clipper was absorbed into the entertainment journal Variety.