The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
This photograph of varied materials relating to The New Penelope was taken at the ARCMTL archive centre in Montreal.
This photo shows a waitress tidying up the bleachers during two sets of the Mothers of Invention show in 1967, at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street.
Richard King was a friend of Gary Eisenkraft who also happened to work as doorman at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke St. In an interview with Harriet Eisenkraft, […]
Suzanne McCarrey worked as a waitress at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street at the age of 16. In this audio clip, she explains the challenges of serving […]
In this interview excerpt, Alan Brown, former band member of the popular band The Sidetrack, remembers the danger of having long hair in Montreal in the 1960s and […]
In this clip, The Sidetrack is playing on the gazebo on Mount Royal in the summer of 1967. The event is one of the 3 love-in concerts that […]
This article relates in a few words the short life of The New Penelope, from its successful days to its downfall. Transcription: (Caption of photo) GARY EISENKRAFT He […]
During an interview with ARCMTL, a nostalgic Pierre Huet, well-known Quebec songwriter, recounts The New Penelope’s closing concert and its unexpected ending. Here is the English translation of […]
In this audio clip, Gary Eisenkraft’s childhood friend Richard King remembers Gary’s untarnishable passion for music through the years, despite the challenges he faced. Transcription: Richard King: You […]
In this excerpt, a young man enters The New Penelope on Sherbrooke street at night. We then see him inside the empty concert venue, walking on the stage […]
New Penelope owner and manager Gary Eisenkraft lent the club for the filming of High, but also appears as an extra in some scenes. In this still from […]
This still from Larry Kent’s film High is one of very few images that exist of the front of The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street. The backlit sign […]
