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Lawson, Mark. Set designs for Everything, a musical revue, 1918.

Title: Set designs for Everything, a musical revue, 1918.

Two set designs in watercolor and pencil signed Mark Lawson were for R. H. Burnside's musical revue Everything produced by Charles Dillingham at the Hippodrome with music by John Philip Sousa and Irving Berlin.

ArchivalResource: 4 items : color ; 66 cm. x 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/748678611 View

Dillingham, Charles B. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1923.

Title: Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1923.

ArchivalResource: 5 items (5 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155898293 View

Paul Kester papers, 1880-1933

Title: Paul Kester papers 1880-1933

Paul Kester (1870-1933) was an American dramatist and author. He wrote popular novels and also plays which were produced on Broadway with well-known American and British actors. His older brother, Vaughan Kester (1869-1911) was a journalist and novelist who wrote short stories and assisted Paul with his plays. Harriet Watkins Kester was their mother and Jessie Jennings Kester was married to Vaughan Kester. Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts and personal papers of Paul Kester and his brother Vaughan covering their work as dramatists and their correspondence with people in the performing arts. Harriet Watkins Kester's and Jessie Jennings Kester's personal papers are included in the collection. The bulk of Paul Kester's papers is correspondence with actors, actresses, playwrights, producers, publishers, and script writers. His personal letters, 1888-1924, are mainly to his mother, brother and sister-in-law and many of the letters refer to his daily activities as a playwright. Writings contain his working notes and drafts of some of his plays and novels. Miscellaneous papers include photographs of the Kester family and small collections of other individuals' papers. Vaughan Kester's papers contain incoming letters from colleagues; outgoing letters, 1891-1907, to his mother and to Paul Wilstach; writings; and miscellaneous papers. Papers of Harriet Watkins Kester consist of correspondence, 1874-1926, with her sons Paul and Vaughan about their careers and with her daughter-in-law Jessie; and writings, diaries and other materials. Jessie Jennings Kester's correspondence, 1899-1914, is with friends, her brother-in-law and mother-in-law, and with various members of the Kester and Watkins families. Also includes scrapbooks with press notices of Paul Kester's novels and plays.

ArchivalResource: 43 linear feet (42 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1641 View

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924. Correspondence with Arlo Bates, Charles B. Dillingham, Norman Forbes Robertson, Grant Richards, her sister, Mrs. [Louise Chandler] Moulton, Charlie Stoddard, Mrs. Rideing, Colonel Bunbury, and others.

Title: Correspondence with Arlo Bates, Charles B. Dillingham, Norman Forbes Robertson, Grant Richards, her sister, Mrs. [Louise Chandler] Moulton, Charlie Stoddard, Mrs. Rideing, Colonel Bunbury, and others. 1857-1948.

One letter in another handwriting, written on Burnett's behalf; only two letters are dated: Mar. 26, 1901 & Dec. 2, 1904; two letters each to Bates and Dillingham. Letter to Stoddard on mourning stationary, undated. Letter to Mrs. Rideing apologizing for not writing. Two letters to Colonel Bunbury arranging transport of books to the Royal Engineers in Bermuda.

ArchivalResource: 16 letters & 2 photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17995717 View

Charles B. Dillingham papers, 1903-1931, 1910-1927

Title: Charles B. Dillingham papers 1903-1931 1910-1927

Collection consists of correspondence, stage managers'reports, receipt books, roster and salary records, and some personal papers of Dillingham. Correspondence, 1903-1927, of Dillingham and his associates Bruce Edwards and Fred G. Latham with theatrical people relates mainly to the casting and production of shows at the Globe Theatre and at the Hippodrome. Some of the correspondence concerns the management of the road shows on tour in the United States. Records include stage managers' reports, 1910-1911 and 1926- 1927; receipt books, 1906-1907, 1913-1914 and 1920-1928, recording box office receipts for shows at the Globe Theatre; and roster and salary records, 1908-1909. Also, personal and miscellaneous papers, some of which were removed from the R.H. Burnside Papers, containing Dillingham's memoirs of his life in the theater, last will and testament, notebook, and research notes.

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http://archives.nypl.org/mss/813 View

Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980

Title: Robert Baral papers 1876-1980

Robert Baral was a free-lance writer and sometime publicist. The collection consists of photographs, clippings, programs, and correspondence relating to Ziegfeld, the , and the revue era. With its roots in the late nineteenth century Europe, the revue has been defined as a form of light entertainment that consisted of topical sketches, comedy, music and dance, which was loosely held together by a theme. In America, the revue evolved full of spectacular effects under the inspired direction of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., who was often imitated but never surpassed. Ziegfeld Follies

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21525 View

R. H. Burnside collection, circa 1905-1952

Title: R. H. Burnside collection circa 1905-1952

Showman R.H. Burnside (1870-1952) was born in Glasgow to a theatrical family. His career began at London's Savoy Theatre in the 1880's where he worked backstage for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on its original productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. After moving to America, Burnside staged over 200 shows during his career, including many musicals for which he wrote music, libretti and lyrics. He was most closely identified with his direction of the popular musical extravaganzas at N.Y.'s Hippodrome Theatre between 1908-1923.

ArchivalResource: 76 boxes; 34.4 linear feet

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21994 View