Townsend Walsh papers 1763-1935 1890-1935

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Townsend Walsh papers 1763-1935 1890-1935

The Townsend Walsh Papers (1763-1935, bulk 1890-1935) consist of the professional and personal papers of theatrical press agent Townsend Walsh (1872-1935). The collection includes important material relating to both the theatre and circus in the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Major international circus also known as "The Greatest Show on Earth". Originally competitors, Ringling Brothers purchased Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907, and as a result of World War I locomotive fuel shortages, the two combined in 1919, giving the circus its present title. From the description of Collection, 1973-1979, 1976-1977. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196743 ...

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Skinner, Otis, 1858-1942

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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00005f Irish writer, poet, and playwright. From the description of Collection, 1851-1957 (bulk 1877-1957). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625016 Irish poet, dramatist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

John Quinn

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Hamlin, Fred

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Julia Marlowe

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W. J. Lawrence

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Joseph Jefferson

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Andrew Mack

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Francis Wilson

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Blanche Bates

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Mrs. Patrick Campbell

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Chauncey Olcott

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Everywoman Company

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John Drew

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Waldron, James Albert

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Barrymores

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Wizard of Oz Company

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Walsh family

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E. H. Sothern

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Otis Skinner and Co.

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Ernest d'Hevilly

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Otis Skinner

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Alice Walsh

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Walter Ringham

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Harvard

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Albany Academy

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Hackett, Francis, 1883-1962

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Irish-born author and editor in the U.S. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wicklow [Ireland], to Stark Young, 1935 Feb. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870941 ...

Harry E. Dixey

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Shipman, Louis Evan, 1869-1933

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Louis Evan Shipman was a playwright and author. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University and Harvard University. From the guide to the Louis Evan Shipman papers, ca. 1859-1933., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Playwright, novelist and editor of Life (1922-1924), Louis Evan Shipman's most sucessful play was probably D'ARCY OF THE GUARDS (1901). Other titles include THE CRISIS, THE CROSSING, ON PAROLE, THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUT...

Dudley Walsh

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Grimaldi, ...

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Leotard

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Hyde, James Clarence

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Coward, Edward Fales, 1862-1933

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Snow, Albert J., 1935-

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Minnie Maddern

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Balanche Bates and Co.

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Hitchy Koo

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Henry Bartholomew

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Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946

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American journalist, playwright, and drama critic. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : Shoreham, Long Island, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1934 June 18 and Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868185 American playwright and author. From the description of Papers of Channing Pollock, 1922-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80691647 Author, dramatist, lecturer, publicist. From the description of Letters, 1942-1945. (Ohio State...

Thompson, Lester.

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Henry Savage's

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Tyrone Power

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John Walsh

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Porter, Benjamin Curtis, 1845-1908.

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Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890

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Dionysius Lardner Boucicault was born in Dublin on 26th December 1820. His Irish mother Anna, nee Darley, was married to Samuel Boursiquot, but it is likely that Dion was the son of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, who was closer in age to Anna than her husband. In 1828, Anna and her children followed Lardner to London when he became Professor of Philosophy and Astronomy at the new University College. Dion attended several schools in London, but it was a production of Pizarro in 183...

Norwood, Edwin P.

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Lawrence, Willian J. (William John), 1862-1940.

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Walsh, Townsend

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Walsh graduated from Harvard in 1895. From the description of Themes in English 23, 1893-1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073932 From the description of Notes and theme for French 7, 1893-1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073931 From the description of Frederick Lemaitre et son temps : theme for French 1a, May 1, 1892. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073808 From the description of Themes in French 4, 1892-1893. (...