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Arthur Frank Wertheim was born December 22, 1935, in New York, N.Y. Son of Albert (a stockbroker) and Ruth (Weisberg) Wertheim. He married Carol J. Youngberg, February 4, 1972; they have one son, Jason Albert.
Arthur Frank Werthheim received his B.A. in 1957 from Yale University. He then went to New York University where he got his M.A. in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1970. From 1971-78 he was an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Arthur then went to the University of Indonesia, Jakarta where he was a Fulbright professor of American studies for one year, 1978-79.
He has written several books on 20th Century American culture, including The New York Little Renaissance and Radio Comedy. He has also co-edited with Barbara Bair three volumes of the Papers of Will Rogers and edited Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies and American Popular Culture. He was a former professor of American History at the University of Southern California and other universities, as well as an administrator at the University of California, Los Angeles. His awards include a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Indonesia.
Printed material and photographs, 1862-2005 (bulk 1895-1929). The bulk of the material is photocopies of printed material, 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.
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| Series I: Managers/Owners/Theaters, 1851-1998 | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically by last name. | |||||||||||
| It contains photocopies from various sources of information related to individuals, as a manager, owner, or of various theaters between 1851 - 1998. | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Anderson, Max C., 1860 or 1-1915 , 1900- 1922, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Casey, Pat, (P.J.), d.1962., 1908-09, 1914, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Chase, P. B., (Plimpton B.), 1860-1938., 1902, 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Considine, John W., 1863-1943., 1905-1910, 1943, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Cordray, John F., 1851- 1895, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Cort, John, 1859-1929., 1891-1913, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Cox, George Barnsdale, 1853-1916., 1912, 1916, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Davis, Harry., 1904-1910 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Erlanger, A. L., (Abraham Lincoln), 1860-1930., 1908- 1930, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Fox, William, 1879-1952., 1910- 1941, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915., undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Fynes, J. Austin, (James Austin), b.1859 or 60, 1898-1905, 1915 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Grauman, Sid, 1880-1950., 1909, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Hammerstein, Arthur, 1872-1955., 1930, 1955, 1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Hammerstein, Oscar, 1846-1919., 1906, 1919, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960. , Dissertation by Carroll, John F. c.1998 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Hammerstein, William (Willie), 1874-1914., 1913-1919, 1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Hammerstein’s Olympia Theatre., 1895, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Hammerstein’s Victoria Theatre., 1898- 1934, undated | |||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | Hart, Max, 1874-1950., 1918-1928, 1950, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Hooley, Richard M. (Uncle Dick), 1822-1893., 1893 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Jacobs, H. R. (Henry). , 1886- 1915 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Kernan, James., 1905 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Klaw, Marc, 1858-1936., 1908, 1936, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Levitt, Michael B., 1843-1935., 1887- 1920, 1940, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927., 1910- 1927, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Loew, Sullivan & Considine War., 1911-1915 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Loew’s Theatres., 1910-1976, 1983, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Miner, Henry Clay, (Harry), 1865 or 6-1950., 1842-1900 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Miner’s Theatres., 1876-1913, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Moore, James., 1898, 1909 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | Morris, William, (Bill), 1873-1932. (1), 1908- 1953, 1995, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Morris, William, (Bill), 1873-1932. (2) , 1908- 1932, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Morrison, Patsy., undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Pantages, Alexander, 1876-1936., 1907 - 1936, 1960-1964, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres., 1909- 1929, 1966-1971, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Pastor, Antonio, (Tony), 1836-1911., 1899-1911, 1931, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Poli, Sylvester Z., 1859-1937., 1860-1920 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Poli, Sylvester Z. , Dissertation by: Oberdeck, Kathryn Jane, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Poli Theatres., 1906, undated | |||||||||
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| 4 | 1 | Proctor, F.F., (Frederick Freeman), 1851-1929., 1901-1953, 1991, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Proctor Enterprises., 1888-1905, 1912, 1986-1987, 1990, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Proctor’s Fifth Ave. Theatre., 1873- 1906, 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Proctor’s Newark Theatre (Park Place)., 1898 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Proctor’s Pleasure Palace Theatre., 1895- 1903, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Proctor’s Theatre 23rd Street., 1891-1904, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Proctor’s Theatre, Troy, NY, 4th Street., 1990, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Rhinock, Joseph L., d. 1926., 1926, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, (Roxy), 1882-1936., 1927, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Scribner, Samuel A., d. 1941., 1908, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Shea, Mauarice A., (Mort), 1880-1940., 1940, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Shea, Michael, 1859-1934., 1934, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Shea, P.F., (Pat)., 1899, 1915 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Shubert Brothers Archive (Lee, Jacob, Sam)., 1905- 1925, 1989- 1996, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Shubert, Lee, 1875-1953., 1953, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Shubert, Lee & Albee/Keith—Correspondence., 1910-1922 | |||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Sullivan and Considine Theatre Circuit., 1886-1914, undated | |||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | Sullivan, Timothy D., (Big Tim), 1862-1913., 1896- 1914, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Sun, Gus, (Gustave Ferdinand), 1868-1959., 1907 - 1939, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Theatres, Atlantic City., 1980 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Theatres, Boston., 1982-1987, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Theatres, Chicago Includes Auditorium., 1883-1906, 1972, 1986-87, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Theatres, Hippodrome, New York City., 1904- 1912, 1972- 1993, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Theatres, Los Angeles., 1982-83, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Theatres, Miscellanous., 1895-1913,1971- 1987, 1989- 1993, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Theatres, New York City., 1892-1910, 1973, 1986-1995, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Theatres, Radio City Music Hall., undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Theatres, San Francisco., 1903-1907, 1983-1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Theatres, Time Square., 1977- 1992 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Theatres, Ziegfeld., 1927, 1973 | |||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Williams, Percy G., 1857-1923., 1857-1929 | |||||||||
| 5 | 15 | Williams Alhambra Harlem Theatre., 1904, undated | |||||||||
| Series II: Unions, 1895-1994 (bulk 1895-1939) | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically by name. | |||||||||||
| It contains photocopies from various sources of information related to the history of Actors Union’s including primary leaders of a union between 1895 - 1994. | |||||||||||
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| 6 | 1 | Actors Equity Association., 1913- 1924, Undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Actors National Protective Union., 1895-1910 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Associated Actors and Artists of America (Four A’s)., 1909- 1939, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Associated Actresses of America (Women’s Branch of the White Rats)., 1907- 1914 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Comedy Club., 1906-1914 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Friars Club, Friars National Association, Inc., undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Golden, George Fuller, 1868-1912., 1897- 1912 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Lights Club of Freeport., undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Mountford, Harry, 1871-1950., 1920-21, 1950 | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | National Vaudeville Artists, Inc., 1916- 1925, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Silverman, Sime, 1873-1933., 1905-1950, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Variety (Magazine), 1905-1956, 1980, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | Variety and Vaudeville: Sime Silverman’s influence on the organization of Vaudeville Artists. Dissertation by Lowell Stewart Harris , 1994 | |||||||||
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| 7 | 1 | White Rats Actors Union., 1901, -1937, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | White Rats Actors Union—A historical study of the White Rats. Dissertation by Thomas Colley, 1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | White Rats Actors Union- The White Rats versus The Czars of Vaudeville , 1971 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | White Rats Bullentin, 1901., 1901 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | White Rats Bullentin, 1902., 1902 | |||||||||
| Series III: Legal, 1914-1939 | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically by name. | |||||||||||
| It contains photocopies of Legal documents and correspondence summoned by the court, of the case between the Federal Trade Commission and Vaudeville Managers, Owners and Unions between 1914 – 1920. Also contains photocopies of articles from various newspapers and magazines covering the hearings between 1918 -1920. Includes other legal hearings between 1921-1939. | |||||||||||
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| 8 | 1 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … (1), 1914-1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … (2), 1914-1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … (3), 1914-1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … (4), 1914-1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … (5), 1914-1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville … News related from Billboard , 1918-1920 | |||||||||
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| 9 | 1 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville News related from New York ‘Clipper’ , 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Federal Trade Commission vs. Vaudeville News related from Variety. , 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Hart vs Keith., 1921-1926 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Miscellaneous., 1921- 1939 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Senate Hearings – Stock Exchange Practices., 1932, 1934 | |||||||||
| Series IV: Performers, 1894-2003 (bulk 1905-1960) | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically by surname. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material including entries from encyclopedias and other reference resources, newspaper clippings, journal and magazine articles and book chapters. The information about the performers includes biographical information, performance and work history, research on individual performers or acts, and performers’ impact on vaudeville as an industry. The series contains material from the time of vaudeville as well as material from retrospectives and research done after the end of vaudeville. | |||||||||||
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| 10 | 1 | Allen, Fred, 1923, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Bergere, Valerie, 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Barrymore, Ethel, 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Bayes, Nora, 1911-1928, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Burke, Ethel (Billie), 1908 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Byers, Chester, 1910-1916, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Bernhardt, Sarah, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 8 | Brice, Fanny, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Butt, Alfred, 1908-16, 1962, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Carlisle, Gertie, 1925 | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Carrillo, Leopoldo Antonio (Leo), 1906-1909, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 12 | Carter, Lincoln J., 1926, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 13 | Casey, Patrick (Pat), undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 14 | Castle, Irene and Vernon, 1913-1918, 1969, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 15 | Cherry Sisters, 1934, 1942, 1944, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 16 | Chevalier, Albert (Chivvy), undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 17 | Clarke, Harry, 1908, 1923, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 18 | Cline, Margaret (Maggie), undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 19 | Cohan, George M., 1908, 1917 | |||||||||
| 10 | 20 | Corbett, James J., 1908 | |||||||||
| 10 | 21 | Dausset, Carmen, 1923-1994, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 22 | Davies, Reine, 1913-1922, 1938, 1975 | |||||||||
| 10 | 23 | Dickinson, Richard, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 24 | Dolly Sisters (Rosika (Rose) and Jansci (Jenny) Deutsch), undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 25 | D’orsay, Fifi, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 26 | Dresser, Louise, 1907-1936, 1965-1994, undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 27 | Dressler, Marie, 1908, 1934, undated | |||||||||
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| 11 | 1 | Edwards, Gus (Augustus Edwards Simon), 1909-1948, 1979-1988, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Eltinge, Julian, 1905-1941, 1976-1992 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Fogarty, Frank, 1914, 1925, 1976, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Foy, Eddie (Edwin Fitzgerald), 1908, 1914, 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Franklin, Irene, 1914-1941, 1981-1993, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Friganza, Trixie, 1908, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Frisco, Joe (Louis Wilson Joseph), undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Green, Burton (James), 1922, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 9 | Harrigan, Edward, 1894 | |||||||||
| 11 | 10 | Hart, Billy (William Lenhart) and Hart, Marie (Mabel Markwith) , 1935, 1983, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Hart, Joseph, 1906-1909, 1921, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | Hastings, Ned, 1969 | |||||||||
| 11 | 13 | Held, Anna, 1908 | |||||||||
| 11 | 14 | Henry, Louise, 1904-1905, 1970, 1994 | |||||||||
| 11 | 15 | Hite, Mabel, 1908 | |||||||||
| 11 | 16 | Hitchcock, Raymond, 1908 | |||||||||
| 11 | 17 | Hoffman, Gertrude, 1910, 1955-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 18 | Hogan, Ernest, 1903-1905, 1973, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 19 | Hope, Bob, 2003 | |||||||||
| 11 | 20 | Houdini, Harry, 1906-1926, 1962-1979, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 21 | Janis, Elsie, 1908, 1932, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 22 | Jessel, George, 1950, 1981, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 23 | Jolson, Al, 1988-1994 | |||||||||
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| 12 | 1 | Kajiyama, Tameo, 1921 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Kalich, Bertha, 1905-1939, 1971-1983, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Keaton, Buster, 1906-1966, 1993-1995, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Kelly, Harry, 1908 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | La Rue, Grace, 1914-1956, 1971-1983, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Latell, Al, 1924 | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Mackaye, Perry Wallace, 1908 | |||||||||
| 12 | 8 | Mann, Louis, 1908-1931, 1961-1983, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Mann, Sam, 1965-1966, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 10 | Marlowe, Julia, 1908 | |||||||||
| 12 | 11 | May, George, 1956 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | McIntyre and Health (James McIntyre and Thomas Health), 1925, 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 13 | McKee, Buck, 1910-1941, 1977-1992, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 14 | Mitchell, Abbie, 1960, 1973, 1980 | |||||||||
| 12 | 15 | Montgomery, David, 1905, 1909-1910, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 16 | Morris, Nina, 1905-1918, 1975, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 17 | Morton Family (Sam, Kitty, Clara, Paul), 1905-1912 | |||||||||
| 12 | 18 | Morton, James J., 1938, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 19 | Niblo, Fred, 1906-1948, 1972-1992, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 20 | North, Bob (Harold Young), 1936, 1983, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 21 | Norton, Ruby, 1906, undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 22 | Norworth, Jack, 1930-1959, 1974-1983, undated | |||||||||
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| 13 | 1 | Rice, Fanny, 1906-1913, 1936, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Ring, Blanche, 1908-1916, 1961-1988, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Robinson, Bill (Bojangles), undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Rogers Brothers (Gus and Max Solomon), 1908 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Romaine, Martin, 1917, 1927, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Rooney, Pat, 1909-1952, 1962-1981, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Roshanara, (Olive Craddock), 1926 | |||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Russell, Lillian, 1922 | |||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Sandow, Eugen, 1995 | |||||||||
| 13 | 10 | Sargent, Epes Winthrop, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Stahl, Rose, 1905-1916, 1975, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Stevens, Ashton, 1951, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Stone, Fred (1), 1914-1959, 1975-1992, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Stone, Fred (2), 1914-1959, 1975-1992, undated | |||||||||
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| 14 | 1 | Tanguay, Eva, 1908-1947, 1971-1989, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | Tiller Girls, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 3 | Tilley, Vesta, 1902, 1952, 1956, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 4 | Tinney, Frank, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 5 | Trix, Helen, 1948-1956, 1976, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Tucker, Sophie, 1945, 1981 | |||||||||
| 14 | 7 | Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1928, 1966-1991, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 8 | Van and Schenck (Gus Van and Joe Schenck), 1914-1919, 1968, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 9 | Walton, Florence, 1919, 1953, 1975, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 10 | Weber and Fields (Joe Weber and Lew Fields), 1904, 1908, 1989, 1995, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 11 | Williams, Bert (Egbert, Austins), 1918-1922, 1981, 1992, undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 12 | Williams, Gus (Gustave Wilhelm Leweck), 1986 | |||||||||
| 14 | 13 | Wills, Nat, undated | |||||||||
| Series V: Pre-Vaudeville, 1862-1991 (bulk 1862-1929) | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material including newspaper clippings, advertisements, journal and magazine articles and book chapters. This series includes information on variety theaters, management and circuits, and the transition from variety to vaudeville. Information about other entertainment venues like circuses, medicine shows, concert salons and early museums is also included. | |||||||||||
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| 15 | 1 | Circus shows, 1890, 1918 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2 | Concert saloons, 1862-1868, 1968-1991 | |||||||||
| 15 | 3 | Early variety combinations, 1888-1896, 1907, 1913 | |||||||||
| 15 | 4 | Early variety general, 1888-1915, 1927-1929 | |||||||||
| 15 | 5 | Early variety managers, 1877-1896, 1906-1912 | |||||||||
| 15 | 6 | Early variety theaters, 1878-1901, 1981 | |||||||||
| 15 | 7 | Medicine shows, 1889, 1974 | |||||||||
| 15 | 8 | Museums, 1889-1915, 1959 | |||||||||
| 15 | 9 | Theatrical Managers Association, 1889-1894 | |||||||||
| 15 | 10 | Variety and vaudeville, 1864-1907, 1940 | |||||||||
| 15 | 11 | Variety circuits, 1889-1890, undated | |||||||||
| 15 | 12 | Variety in New York , 1879-1910 | |||||||||
| 15 | 13 | Variety in San Francisco, 1881-1910 | |||||||||
| Series VI: Circuits | |||||||||||
| This series is divided into two subseries the Orpheum Circuit and the Keith-Albee Circuit. | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Orpheum Circuit, 1883-2005 (bulk 1883-1940) | |||||||||||
| Subseries note: This subseries is arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material including newspaper clippings, advertisements, journal and magazine articles and book chapters. This series includes information on the operations and history of the Orpheum Circuit, Orpheum Circuit executives and employees, management of the theaters, the theater buildings, and interactions with managers’ associations, unions and performers. | |||||||||||
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| 16 | 1 | 1909, 1909, undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1920, 1920 | |||||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1922, 1922, undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 4 | Ackerman, Charles L., 1903, 1909 | |||||||||
| 16 | 5 | Beck, Martin, 1908-1940, undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 6 | Boston Orpheum theater, undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Castle, George and Kohl, Charles E. , 1883, 1910-1918, undated | |||||||||
| 16 | 8 | Early Orpheum and Walters, Gustav (1), 1893-1899 | |||||||||
| 16 | 9 | Early Orpheum and Walters, Gustav (2), 1893-1899 | |||||||||
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| 17 | 1 | Death of Gustav Walters, 1891-1898 | |||||||||
| 17 | 2 | Des Moines Orpheum theater, 1951, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 3 | Denver Orpheum theater, 1932, 1955, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 4 | Duluth Orpheum theater, 1940-1941, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 5 | General history, 1907-1928, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 6 | Heiman, Marcus, 1920, 1927 | |||||||||
| 17 | 7 | Hopkins, Col. John D. , 1895-1909, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 8 | Lansburgh, Gustave Albert architect, 2005 | |||||||||
| 17 | 9 | Lehman, Martin, 1917 | |||||||||
| 17 | 10 | Los Angeles Orpheum theater, 1908-1926, 1989-1999, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 11 | Memphis Orpheum theater, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 12 | Meyerfeld, Morris, 1908, 1935, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 13 | Middleton, George, 1901, 1928 | |||||||||
| 17 | 14 | Minneapolis Orpheum theater , 1993, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 15 | Morrisey, John, 1897-1903 | |||||||||
| 17 | 16 | New Orleans Orpheum theater, 1989, 1993, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 17 | Oakland Orpheum theater, 1907, 1925, 1967 | |||||||||
| 17 | 18 | Omaha Orpheum theater, 1925-1926, 1988, undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 19 | Orpheum theaters (1), 1925 | |||||||||
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| 18 | 1 | Orpheum theaters (2), 1971-1987, undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 2 | San Francisco Orpheum theater, 1901-1938, 1971-1975 | |||||||||
| 18 | 3 | Sioux City Orpheum theater, 1924, 1979, 1982, undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Singer, Mort, 1911, 1920, 1944 | |||||||||
| 18 | 5 | South Bend Orpheum theater, 1973, undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | St. Paul Orpheum theater, 1975-1981, undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Vancouver Orpheum theater, 1999, undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 8 | Western circuit vaudeville theaters, 1897-1900 | |||||||||
| 18 | 9 | Western Vaudeville Manager’s Association, 1908-1914, undated | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Keith-Albee Circuit, 1885-2005 (bulk 1885-1930) | |||||||||||
| Subseries note: This subseries is arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material including newspaper clippings, advertisements, journal and magazine articles and book chapters. This series includes information on the operations and history of the Keith-Albee Circuit, Keith-Albee Circuit executives and employees, management of the theaters, the theater buildings, and interactions with managers’ associations, unions and performers. Information about Edward F. Albee and Benjamin F. Keith and their families is included. | |||||||||||
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| 19 | 1 | Albee, Edward F., 1891-1930, 1953, undated | |||||||||
| 19 | 2 | Albee, Ethel and Albee, Reed, 1914-1924 | |||||||||
| 19 | 3 | Albee Jr., Edward playwright, 1997-2005 | |||||||||
| 19 | 4 | Batcheller, George H., 1885-1913 | |||||||||
| 19 | 5 | Boston Herald news clippings (1), 1883-1884 | |||||||||
| 19 | 6 | Boston Herald news clippings (2), 1885 | |||||||||
| 19 | 7 | Boston Herald news clippings (3), 1887-1888 | |||||||||
| 19 | 8 | Bunnell Museum, 1887-1906 | |||||||||
| 19 | 9 | Continuous performance and the Princess Theater , 1900 | |||||||||
| 19 | 10 | Death of E.F. Albee, 1930 | |||||||||
| 19 | 11 | Early Keith, 1888-1921 | |||||||||
| 19 | 12 | Europe trip, 1895-1897 | |||||||||
| 19 | 13 | Female Varieties: Gender and cultural hierarchy on the Keith vaudeville circuit, 1890-1925 (dissertation) , 1994 | |||||||||
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| 20 | 1 | General (1), 1907-1929, undated | |||||||||
| 20 | 2 | General (2), 1960-1982 | |||||||||
| 20 | 3 | Goodman, Maurice general counsel, 1914, 1929 | |||||||||
| 20 | 4 | Growth of Keith’s theaters, 1898-1899 | |||||||||
| 20 | 5 | Hennessy, Daniel, 1910-1923, undated | |||||||||
| 20 | 6 | Hillsboro, New Hampshire, 1885, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 20 | 7 | Hodgdon, Samuel K., 1896-1898, 1912, 1922 | |||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Independents versus United Booking Offices (UBO) , 1909 | |||||||||
| 20 | 9 | Keith’s will (A. Paul Keith), 1918-1920 | |||||||||
| 20 | 10 | Keith’s Bijou Theater Philadelphia, 1889-1896, 1967 | |||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Keith’s theater Chestnut Street Philadelphia, 1900-1910 | |||||||||
| 20 | 12 | Keith’s theater Union Square, 1882-1915, 1983-1993 | |||||||||
| 20 | 13 | Keith’s theaters Boston (1), 1892-1929, 1975-1983 | |||||||||
| 20 | 14 | Keith’s theaters Boston (2), 1892-1929, 1975-1983 | |||||||||
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| 21 | 1 | Keith’s theaters Cleveland and Columbus, 1907-1908 | |||||||||
| 21 | 2 | Keith’s theaters Philadelphia, 1900-1914, undated | |||||||||
| 21 | 3 | Keith’s theaters Providence, 1898-1903, undated | |||||||||
| 21 | 4 | McElfatrick and Sons architects, 1966, undated | |||||||||
| 21 | 5 | Murdock, John J., 1909-1915, 1948 | |||||||||
| 21 | 6 | New York Star photos of Keith executives, undated | |||||||||
| 21 | 7 | News and events 1885-1886, 1885-1886 | |||||||||
| 21 | 8 | Palace Theater New York, 1912-1913, 1977-1991 | |||||||||
| 21 | 9 | Theatrical syndicate, 1896-1903, 1924, 1940 | |||||||||
| 21 | 10 | United Booking Offices (UBO), 1908-1916 | |||||||||
| 21 | 11 | Vaudeville West: To Los Angeles and the final Stages of Vaudeville (dissertation) , 1987 | |||||||||
| 21 | 12 | Willard, Frances E., 1896-1897 | |||||||||
| Series VII: Subject Files, 1884-2004 (bulk 1884-1929) | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material including newspaper clippings, journal and magazine articles, book chapters and dissertations, as well as Wertheim’s research notes. A variety of topics are covered including vaudeville audiences and salaries, agents, theater critics, industry publications, censorship, racial and ethnic diversity in vaudeville, and the transition from vaudeville to radio and film. | |||||||||||
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| 22 | 1 | African Americans in vaudeville, 1906-1927, 1996-2000, undated | |||||||||
| 22 | 2 | American performers abroad, 1897-1912 | |||||||||
| 22 | 3 | American vaudeville managers: their organization and influence (dissertation) , 1981 | |||||||||
| 22 | 4 | Audience studies, 1896-1914, 1960-1993 | |||||||||
| 22 | 5 | Correspondence to Michael Shea, 1899-1904, undated | |||||||||
| 22 | 6 | Early agents, 1884-1910 | |||||||||
| 22 | 7 | Ethnic humor, 1902, 1971-1992 | |||||||||
| 22 | 8 | European vaudeville, 1894-1914 | |||||||||
| 22 | 9 | Houdini notes from abroad, 1902-1903 | |||||||||
| 22 | 10 | Industry publications, 1888-1923 | |||||||||
| 22 | 11 | Jewish comedians, 1910-1911, undated | |||||||||
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| 23 | 1 | Miscellaneous circuits, 1903-1912 | |||||||||
| 23 | 2 | Miscellaneous topics (1), 1883-1898, 1901-1949 | |||||||||
| 23 | 3 | Miscellaneous topics (2), 1971-1992 | |||||||||
| 23 | 4 | Playlets, 1897, 1910-1917 | |||||||||
| 23 | 5 | Research notes from Joseph P. Kennedy collection at the JFK Library , 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 23 | 6 | Rise and fall of the racial comics (dissertation), 1963 | |||||||||
| 23 | 7 | Sunday crusades and censorship, 1906-1923 | |||||||||
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| 24 | 1 | The Vaudeville Wars: William Morris, E.F. Albee, the White Rats and the Business of Entertainment (dissertation) , 2004 | |||||||||
| 24 | 2 | Theater critics, 1977, undated | |||||||||
| 24 | 3 | Theatrical hotels, 1913 | |||||||||
| 24 | 4 | Transition from vaudeville to radio and film (1), 1901-1929 | |||||||||
| 24 | 5 | Transition from vaudeville to radio and film (2), 1930-1982, undated | |||||||||
| 24 | 6 | Vaudeville and motion picture shows a study of theaters in Portland, Oregon , 1914 | |||||||||
| 24 | 7 | Vaudeville salaries, 1906-1915, 1923 | |||||||||
| 24 | 8 | Vaudeville - theater in a package, 1990, 1916, 1971 | |||||||||
| 24 | 9 | Wertheim research notes, undated | |||||||||
| 24 | 10 | Who’s who in music and drama , 1914 | |||||||||
| 24 | 11 | Who’s who in vaudeville 1911, 1911 | |||||||||
| Series VIII: News and Events, 1895-1929 | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains printed material consisting primarily of newspaper clippings, and journal articles that chronicle the news and events of each year. Much of the material comes from industry publications like Variety and the New York Star. Other documents include business records such as legal agreements, union and association meeting minutes and correspondence. | |||||||||||
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| 25 | 1 | 1895 - General, 1895 | |||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 1896 - General, 1896 | |||||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1896 - Legitimate actors in vaudeville, 1896 | |||||||||
| 25 | 4 | 1899 - General, 1899 | |||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 1900 – Formation of the Association of the Vaudeville Managers of the United States , 1900 | |||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 1900 - Formation of White Rats, 1900 | |||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 1900 - General, 1900 | |||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 1901 - General, 1901 | |||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 1901 - White Rats strike, 1901 | |||||||||
| 25 | 10 | 1902 - General, 1902 | |||||||||
| 25 | 11 | 1903 - General, 1903 | |||||||||
| 25 | 12 | 1903 - Orpheum, 1903 | |||||||||
| 25 | 13 | 1903 - Percy Williams/Association of Vaudeville Managers (AVM) feud , 1903 | |||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 1904 - Formation of Western Vaudeville Association, 1904 | |||||||||
| 25 | 15 | 1904 - General, 1904 | |||||||||
| 25 | 16 | 1904 - Keith expands, 1904 | |||||||||
| 25 | 17 | 1905 - Five and ten cent vaudeville, 1905 | |||||||||
| 25 | 18 | 1905 - General, 1905 | |||||||||
| 25 | 19 | 1905 - Keith circuit, 1905 | |||||||||
| 25 | 20 | 1905 - Orpheum, 1905 | |||||||||
| 25 | 21 | 1905 - Sullivan and Considine small time, 1905 | |||||||||
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| 26 | 1 | 1906 - Combinations, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1906 - Earthquake and New Orpheum, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 3 | 1906 - General, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 4 | 1906 - Hammerstein, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 1906 - Keith, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 1906 - Morris, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 1906 - Poli joins the United Booking Offices, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 8 | 1906 - United Booking Offices (UBO), 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 1906 - Variety Why Artists Should Organize, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 1906 - Williams, 1906 | |||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 1907 - Advanced Vaudeville (1), 1907 | |||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 1907 - Advanced Vaudeville (2), 1907 | |||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 1907 - Advanced Vaudeville legal agreements , 1907 | |||||||||
| 26 | 14 | 1907 - Orpheum, 1907 | |||||||||
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| 27 | 1 | 1907 - Variety, 1907 | |||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 1908 - Beck and Orpheum, 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1908 - General, 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1908 - Morris, William, 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 5 | 1908 - United Booking Office (UBO), 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 1908 - Variety, 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 7 | 1908 - White Rats, 1908 | |||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 1909 - Beck, Morris, Keith feud, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 9 | 1909 - Film and vaudeville, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 1909 - General , 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 11 | 1909 - Kellermann, Annette, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 1909 - Morris, William, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 1909 - Orpheum, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 1909 - Variety, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 15 | 1909 - United Booking Offices and Keith, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 1909 - Voss Agency Bill and blacklisting, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 1909 - White Rats, 1909 | |||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 1909 - World Circuit, 1909 | |||||||||
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| 28 | 1 | 1910 - Cox, George and Rhinock, Joseph, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 2 | 1910 - Fox, William, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1910 - General, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 1910 - Hammerstein, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 1910 - International activities, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 1910 - Orpheum and Beck, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 7 | 1910 - United Booking Offices (UBO), 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 1910 - White Rats, 1910 | |||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 1911 - Actors Society, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 1911 - Fox, William, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 1911 - General, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 1911 - Hammerstein and the Victoria Theater, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 1911 - Keith-Proctor dissolution, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 1911 - Orpheum, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 1911 - Vaudeville Managers Protective Association, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 16 | 1911 - White Rats, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 17 | 1911 - Williams, Percy and Tanguay, Eva, 1911 | |||||||||
| 28 | 18 | 1911 - United Booking Offices and Keith, 1911 | |||||||||
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| 29 | 1 | 1912 - General, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 2 | 1912 - Hammerstein, Oscar, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1912 - Keith and United Booking Offices (UBO), 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 4 | 1912 - Orpheum and Bernhardt, Sarah, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 5 | 1912 - Proctor and Keith, Fifth Avenue Theater, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 1912 - Small time growth, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 7 | 1912 - Shuberts, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 8 | 1912 - Western Vaudevillle Managers Association, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 1912 - White Rats, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 10 | 1912 - Williams, Percy sale of Williams’ theaters, 1912 | |||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 1912 - 1913 - Palace controversy, 1912-1913 | |||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 1912 - 1915 - Hammerstein, Oscar, 1912-1915 | |||||||||
| 29 | 13 | 1913 - General, 1913 | |||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 1913 - Keith and United Booking Offices (UBO), 1913 | |||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 1913 - Loews, 1913 | |||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 1913 - Martinelli controversy, 1913 | |||||||||
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| 30 | 1 | 1913 - Variety blacklist, 1913 | |||||||||
| 30 | 2 | 1913 - Western Vaudeville Managers Association (WVMA), 1913 | |||||||||
| 30 | 3 | 1913 - White Rats and The Player, 1913 | |||||||||
| 30 | 4 | 1913 - 1916 - Proctor, F.F., 1913-1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 5 | 1914 - Beck, Martin and the Orpheum, 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 6 | 1914 - Death of Hammerstein, William, 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 1914 - Death of Keith, Benjamin F., 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 8 | 1914 - General, 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 1914 - Keith and United Booking Offices (UBO), 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 10 | 1914 - Tanguay, Eva, 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 1914 - White Rats, 1914 | |||||||||
| 30 | 12 | 1914 - 1915 - Film houses takeover, 1914-1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 13 | 1914 - 1916 - World War I, 1914 - 1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 1915 - Fischer suits, 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 15 | 1915 - General, 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 16 | 1915 - Keith and United Booking Offices (UBO), 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 17 | 1915 - Orpheum circuit and Beck, 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 18 | 1915 - Pantages and Loews, 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 19 | 1915 - White Rats, 1915 | |||||||||
| 30 | 20 | 1916 - Beck, Martin and Orpheum circuit, 1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 21 | 1916 - General, 1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 22 | 1916 - Loews circuit, 1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 23 | 1916 - Morris returns, 1916 | |||||||||
| 30 | 24 | 1916 - National Vaudeville Artists (NVA)and Vaudeville Managers Protective Association (VMPA) reorganize, 1916 | |||||||||
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| 31 | 1 | 1917 - General, 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 2 | 1917 - Keith and United Booking Offices (UBO), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1917 - Loews circuit, 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 4 | 1917 - Orpheum circuit, 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 5 | 1917 - Vaudeville Managers Protective Association (VMPA), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 6 | 1917 - 1918 - White Rats, 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 7 | 1917 - White Rats strike (1), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 8 | 1917 - White Rats strike (2), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 9 | 1917 - White Rats strike (3), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 1917 - White Rats strike (4), 1917 | |||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 1917 - World War I, 1917 | |||||||||
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| 32 | 1 | 1918 - General, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 2 | 1918 - Keith Vaudeville Exchange, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 3 | 1918 - Loews circuit, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 4 | 1918 - Pantages, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 5 | 1918 - Paul Keith dies, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 1918 - New York Star, 1918 | |||||||||
| 32 | 7 | 1919 - General, 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 8 | 1919 - Keith, United Booking Offices and Vaudeville Managers Protective Association , 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 1919 - Loews circuit, 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 10 | 1919 - Orpheum , 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 1919 - Pantages, Alexander, 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 12 | 1919 - New York Star, 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 13 | 1919 - White Rats, 1919 | |||||||||
| 32 | 14 | 1920 - General, 1920 | |||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 1920 - Loews and Pantages, 1920 | |||||||||
| 32 | 16 | 1920- Orpheum and Beck, 1920 | |||||||||
| 32 | 17 | 1920 - New York Star, 1920 | |||||||||
| 32 | 18 | 1920 - White Rats, American Artists’ Association and Equity, 1920 | |||||||||
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| 33 | 1 | 1920 - 1921 - Shubert Advanced Vaudeville, 1920-1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 2 | 1921 - General, 1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 3 | 1921 - Keith, 1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 4 | 1921 - Loews circuit, 1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 5 | 1921 - New York Star, 1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 6 | 1921 - Orpheum, 1921 | |||||||||
| 33 | 7 | 1922 - General, 1922 | |||||||||
| 33 | 8 | 1922 - Keith, 1922 | |||||||||
| 33 | 9 | 1922 - Loews circuit, 1922 | |||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 1922 - New York Star, 1922 | |||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 1922 - Orpheum, 1922 | |||||||||
| 33 | 12 | 1922-1926 - Impact of radio, 1922-1926 | |||||||||
| 33 | 13 | 1923 - Equity, 1923 | |||||||||
| 33 | 14 | 1923 - General, 1923 | |||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 1923 - Keith, 1923 | |||||||||
| 33 | 16 | 1923 - Orpheum, 1923 | |||||||||
| 33 | 17 | 1923 - New York Star, 1923 | |||||||||
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| 34 | 1 | 1924 - General, 1924 | |||||||||
| 34 | 2 | 1924 - Keith, 1924 | |||||||||
| 34 | 3 | 1924 - New York Star, 1924 | |||||||||
| 34 | 4 | 1925 - General, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 5 | 1925 - Keith, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 6 | 1925 - Loews circuit, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 7 | 1925 - New York Star, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 8 | 1925 - Orpheum, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 1925 - Pantages, 1925 | |||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 1926 - Fox, Loews and Pantages, 1926 | |||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 1926 - General, 1926 | |||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 1926 - Keith and Albee, 1926 | |||||||||
| 34 | 13 | 1926 - New York Star, 1926 | |||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 1926 - Orpheum, 1926 | |||||||||
| 34 | 15 | 1927 - Fox, William, 1927 | |||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 1927 - General, 1927 | |||||||||
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| 35 | 1 | 1927 - Keith and Albee, 1927 | |||||||||
| 35 | 2 | 1927 - Merger of vaudeville and film companies, 1927 | |||||||||
| 35 | 3 | 1927 - Poli circuit, 1927 | |||||||||
| 35 | 4 | 1928 - Darling, Edward V., 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 5 | 1927-1929 - Decline of vaudeville, 1927-1929 | |||||||||
| 35 | 6 | 1928 - Fox and Poli, 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 7 | 1928 - Formation of Keith-Albee corporation (1), 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 8 | 1928 - Formation of Keith-Albee corporation (2), 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 9 | 1928 - Formation of Keith-Albee corporation (3), 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 10 | 1928 - Formation of Keith-Albee corporation (4), 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 11 | 1928 - General, 1928 | |||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 1928 - Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) agreement, 1928 | |||||||||
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| 36 | 1 | 1928 - Keith-Albee-Orpheum (KAO) film trade, 1928 | |||||||||
| 36 | 2 | 1928 - Pathe Exchange and DeMille, Cecil B., 1928 | |||||||||
| 36 | 3 | 1928 - Pathe Exchange and Murdock, John J., 1928 | |||||||||
| 36 | 4 | 1929 - Albee, National Variety Artists (NVA), Vaudeville Mangers Protective Association (VMPA) , 1929 | |||||||||
| 36 | 5 | 1929 - Fox buys Loews, 1929 | |||||||||
| 36 | 6 | 1929 - General, 1929 | |||||||||
| 36 | 7 | 1929 - Keith and Proctors, 1929 | |||||||||
| 36 | 8 | 1929 - Pantages and RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum), 1929 | |||||||||
| 36 | 9 | 1929 - RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum), 1929 | |||||||||
| Series IX: Photographs, 1895-1928 | |||||||||||
| Series note: This series is arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains images of performers, owners, managers, the founders of the White Rats union, theaters, booking offices, and association members and events. Some images come from the book the Papers of Will Rogers. | |||||||||||
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| 37 | 1 | Images from the Papers of Will Rogers (1), 1904-1908, 1925-1928, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 2 | Images from the Papers of Will Rogers (2), 1904-1910, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 3 | Miner, Henry (Harry), 1898-1902, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 4 | Organizations, 1900, 1920, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 5 | Pastor, Antonio (Tony), 1880, 1927, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 6 | People, 1900-1913, undated | |||||||||
| Note:101 Ranch Season of 1913 is filed with panoramas above the Arizona/Southwest photo collection. | |||||||||||
| 37 | 7 | Places, 1895-1924, undated | |||||||||
| 37 | 8 | Program of the first performance in any Orpheum theater, undated | |||||||||