| | 3 | Author: | Beals, Kathryn | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Kathryn Beals papers
1927-1928,
1976,
1994 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1927-1928, | | | | Abstract: | Papers and Photographs, 1927-1928, 1979, 1994. This collection contains
correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings, and ephemera of Kathryn Beals, including two letters
to her sister from acquaintances upon Kathryn’s death in 1976. The bulk of the collection consists
of correspondence with her family and ephemera she collected while touring with the Peters-Wright
vaudeville dance troupe for 15 months in 1927-1928. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Correspondence | Entertainers--United States | Photographs | Theaters—United States | Vaudeville | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 5 | Author: | McCaslin, Nellie | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nellie McCaslin Papers
1943-2005 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1943-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Nellie McCaslin Papers document the writing and teaching career from 1957-2005 of this mostly New York City-based theatre for youth author, actress, workshop leader, playwright, and university professor. Included are: speeches, articles by and about McCaslin, lecture notes, book publicity and drafts, playscripts, correspondence, awards, and research for a dissertation on McCaslin. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Theatre for Youth and Community Collection | | | | Subjects: | Children's plays -- History and criticism. | Children's plays. | Children's theater -- United States. | Creative drama -- Study and teaching. | Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | Drama in education -- Study and teaching. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 8 | Author: | Maye, Billee | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Billee Maye Vaudeville collection,
1920-1998 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1920-1998 | | | | Abstract: | The Billee Maye Vaudeville collection consists of
documentation, photographs, correspondence, and publications related to the career of
Billee Maye primarily during 1920 to 1940. Billee Maye was a singer and dancer who
performed during the Vaudeville era. The majority of her career was spent with colleague
Harry Roye, performing the "Roye and Maye" act for twenty years on the B.F.-Orpheum
circuit. The collection consists of documentation, photographs, correspondence, and
publications related to the career of Billee Maye primarily during 1920 to
1940. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Theaters -- United States | Vaudeville -- United States -- 20th century | Vaudeville | Entertainer -- Dancers | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 11 | Author: | Cullen, Frank, 1936-?,
McNeilly, Donald, 1945-,
American Museum of Vaudeville | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | American Vaudeville Museum collection
1845-2007
(bulk
1910-1940) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1845-2007 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of materials
documenting vaudeville and other entertainment in the United States,
particularly in the 1910s through 1940s. Primary materials such as photographs,
scrapbooks and handwritten stage scripts document the careers of particular
performers. There are substantial numbers of sheet music and theatre programs,
and a large LP collection. The collection focuses on vaudeville but encompasses
other forms and eras of American entertainment as well. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Blackface entertainers | Burlesque (Theater) | Entertainers -- United
States | Minstrel shows | Musical theater | Theaters -- United
States | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 14 | Author: | Asher, Sandy | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sandra Fenichel Asher Papers
1976-2001 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1976-2001 | | | | Abstract: | The collection contains the papers of Sandra Fenichel Asher from 1976 through the present. The bulk of the collection consists of typescripts of plays written by Asher; production information, such as programs, season flyers, press releases, posters, photographs, study guides and newsletters; and correspondence with publishers and producers. Also included are biographical materials like vitae, awards, biographies and press releases about Asher. | | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Theatre for Youth and Community Collection | | | | Subjects: | Children's theater -- United States. | Children's plays, American -- United States. | Dramatists, American -- United States. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 15 | Author: | Sothern, Edward Hugh | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Edward Sothern scrapbook and photograph portfolio
circa 1860-1920
(bulk 1870-1900) ead | | | | Date(s): | circa 1860-1920 | | | | Abstract: | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, sketches, photographs, letters, hotel receipts and other memorabilia of Edward Hugh Sothern and his father, Edward Askew Sothern concerning their acting careers and personal interests, as well as a photograph portfolio containing five studio portraits and one color sketch of Julia Marlowe, E. H. Sothern, and others, mostly between 1870 and 1900. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Actors—Pictorial works | Theater—United States—History—19th century | Theater—England—History—19th century | Europe—Description and travel | Europe—History—1789-1900 | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 16 | Author: | Couldock, C. W. (Charles Walter), 1815-1898. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Walter Couldock scrapbook
1815-1898 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1815-1898 | | | | Abstract: | Scrapbook containing chiefly photoengraved portraits; some original engravings are also present. Also included are press reviews which
describe plays in New Orleans and San Francisco in which Couldock, and his daughter Eliza Couldock, performed. Two letters are present.
One from 1862 refers to the London appearance of E.A. Sothern as Lord Dundreary; the other, from 1871, was written to Couldock from the
actress Charlotte Cushman. The portraits cover a broad spectrum of famous people, particularly rulers, statesmen, military leaders, the
nobility, and authors. Others included are actors and actresses, musicians, scientists, artists, and explorers. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Authors -- Portraits. | Kings and rulers -- Portraits. | Nobility -- Portraits. | Statesmen -- Portraits. | Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 17 | Author: | Mazzanovich, Anton | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Anton Mazzanovich Papers, ead | | | | Date(s): | unknown | | | | Abstract: | The collection contains correspondence, diary, newspaper clippings, articles, theater programs, photographs, and other materials relating to Anton Mazzanovich's experiences in Arizona and New Mexico, and his theatrical activities in New York. The materials date from 1885-1934, with the bulk of materials dating from 1924 through 1934. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Frontier and pioneer life. | Apache Indians -- Wars. | Apache Indians -- Photographs. | Theater -- United States. | Cities and towns -- Arizona -- History -- Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 20 | Author: | Wertheim, Arthur Frank, 1935- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Arthur Frank Wertheim Papers
1862-2005
(bulk 1895-1929) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1862-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Printed material and photographs, 1862-2005 (bulk 1895-1929). The bulk of the material is photocopies of printed materials, primarily newspaper and journal articles, collected by Wertheim while researching the writing of his book, Vaudeville Wars. The collection contains information on many aspects of Vaudeville including; performers, theater and circuit owners and managers, theater and circuit management and organization, professional associations and unions, theater buildings, legal activities, and the history of vaudeville as an industry. Photographs contain images of people, organizations and places associated with vaudeville. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Actors – Labor Unions – United States. | Entertainers -- United States. | Labor Unions – United States. | Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.). | Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres. | Shubert Brothers Archive – Lee, Jacob, & Sam. | Theater management – United States. | Theaters -- United States. | Theatrical managers -- United States. | Revues. | Vaudeville | Vaudeville – Employees – Labor Unions – United States. | Vaudeville—History. | White Rats of America. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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