Theater collection, 1849-1964.

Stark, Samuel

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Biographical Note Authority on history of the theatre, particularly American theatre, and collector of theatre material, including photos, autographs, clippings, etc. Particular interest in Cole Porter. From the guide to the Samuel Stark Theatre collection addenda, 1868-1990, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.) ...

Skinner, Otis, 1858-1942

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Otis Skinner (1858-1942) was an American actor and writer. Born June 28, 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was brought up in Hartford, Connecticut where his father Charles Skinner was a Universalist minister. Otis Skinner was interested in theater from a young age, and through his father's friendship with P.T. Barnum was introduced to William Pleater Davidge, who gave him his first theatrical role. In the latter half of the 1870s, he played various bit roles in stock companies, and alongsid...

Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962

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Poet. Married Una Call Kuster in 1913. From the description of Papers of Robinson Jeffers, 1924-1941 (bulk 1924-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130961 Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) was an American poet and dramatist. Born in Pittsburgh in 1887, he graduated from Occidental College in 1905. He married Una Call Jeffers (1884-1950) in 1913, and they had three children. His inspiration came from his wife, their home that he built in 1919, Tor House, and the rugged Big Sur...

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593

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Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x0000fa ...

Koller, Ann Marie

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De Mille, Henry Churchill, 1850-1893

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McRae, John M.

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Vincent, W. D. (William D.)

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Amateur historian with a particular interest in Pacific Northwest history; collector of books and bookplates. Spokane, Washington banker; president, Old National Bank of Spokane (1920-1933). From the description of William David Vincent papers and bookplate collection, 1863-1933. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852792 W.D. (William) Vincent (1866-1935) was a collector of books and bookplates, and also an amateur historian with a particular i...

Forbes-Robertson, Diana.

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Maxine Elliott was born Jessie Dermot in 1868 in Rockland, Maine. She was an actress who appeared in her first play in 1890 and her last in 1920. She owned and played in the Maxine Elliott Theater, in New York which opened in 1908. She died in 1940. Diana Forbes Robertson was Maxine Elliott's niece, she was an author, and married Vincent Sheean. From the description of Maxine Elliot collection 1846-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701358 ...

Hersholt, Jean

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Douglas, William, -1791

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Prebendary of Westminster and Canon Residentiary of Sarum. From the description of William Douglas sermons, 1807. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145405908 ...

BROWNELL, ATHERTON

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Bates, Blanche, 1873-1941

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a leading American film production company, was established in 1924, an amalgam of three older production companies: Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures, and was under the corporate control of the exhibiting concern, Loew's Inc. From the guide to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films and personalities scrapbooks, 1920-1944, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the ...

Barclay, Eloise.

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Duerr, Edwin, 1904-1985

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Director of the University of California Little Theatre. From the description of Edwin J. Duerr papers, 1918-1974. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78092557 ...

Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946

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Margarete Hauptmann was the second wife of Gerhart Hauptmann; they married in 1904. Maxa Mück was a friend of Margarete Hauptmann's. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1911-1952. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863425 Author. From the description of Letter of Gerhart Hauptmann, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450807 ...

Robson, May, 1865-1942.

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Nirdlinger, Charles Frederic

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Taylor, C. Ralph (Charles Ralph), 1877-

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English physician. From the description of Letter, 1812, Nov. 18 : [London], to Hume, Esq. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35519928 Epithet: son of R Taylor, of Exeter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001151.0x000187 ...

MacLeod, Melba I.

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Irving, Isabel, 1871-1944

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Savage, George Milton, 1904-

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Tacoma native, George Milton Savage (1904-1977), was a playwright and University of Washington faculty member who was active in the theater and writing scene in the Pacific Northwest during the 1930s and 1940s, before moving to Los Angeles. Savage, the son of a prominent Tacoma contractor, attended the Phillips Exeter Academy and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Washington, where he taught composition and literature from 1930 to 1951...

Pease, Vera Jane.

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Riskin, Robert D.

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Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852

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American actor and playwright. From the description of Scrapbook, 1813-1852 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811929 From the description of Letter : Washington, to Elizabeth Payne, 1850 April 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22772908 From the description of Home, sweet home, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237626353 Appointed by President Tyler, the actor and playwright served as U.S. Consul in Tunis from 1842-1845, a...

Dickson, Samuel Henry, 1798-1872

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0003e6 Physician and educator. Samuel Henry Dickson was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Dickson practiced in Charleston and became dean of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1847 he moved to New York, and in 1857 he became a professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelph...

Taylor, Samuel W. (Samuel Woolley), 1907-1997

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Mormon author and historian. From the description of Cedar Breaks, 1970? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 366744563 From the description of Papers, 1940-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122623033 From the description of Correspondence, 1947-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553158 From the description of Family kingdom, ca. 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122550731 From the guide to the Samuel Woolley Taylor correspondence, 1947-1948, ...

Schnitzler, Arthur, 1862-1931

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Olga Schnitzler (née Gussmann; 1882-1970) was Arthur's wife; they were married in 1903 and divorced in 1921. Arthur and Olga Schnitzler were good friends of Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel since at least 1921; Alma recounts numerous anecdotes about Schnitzler in her memoir Mein Leben. The Schnitzlers had two children, Lilli and Heinrich. Heinrich Schnitzler (1902-1982) was a director, dramatist, and teacher; he emigrated to the U.S. in 1938. After the Schnitzlers divorced, Alma remained close frie...

Clarke, B. H.

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Lang, Anton, 1875-1938

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Van Wyck, William, 1883-1956

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William Van Wyck (1883-1956) was a critic, lecturer, and USC alumnus (BA 1917; MA 1918). He also attended the University of Geneva, New York University, and UCLA. He published a number of translations, including ones of The Canterbury Tales, Cyrano de Bergerac, Sonnets for Helen, and Chanticleer. From the description of William Van Wyck papers, 1916-1956. (San Leandro Community Library). WorldCat record id: 700954823 William Van Wyck wrote a book about the Van Wyck family. ...

Echegaray, José, 1832-1916

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Massett, Stephen C.

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Epithet: American singer and entertainer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x00033a ...

Grube, Max, 1854-1934

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Elliott, Maxine, 1868-1940

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American actress, producer, & theatre owner; debuted on stage, 1890; ret. from stage, 1920; d. Mar. 5, 1940. From the description of Maxine Elliott autograph, between 1890 and 1940. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 643245449 ...

Morgan, Bayard Quincy, 1883-

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Morgan earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig in 1907. He taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1934, when he joined the Stanford faculty as head of the German department. He focused on the field of translation and published a large number of translations of German literary works. He was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1948. He died in 1967. From the description of Bayard Quincy Morgan papers, 1907-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702917393 ...

Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899

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Playwright, producer; owner of Daly's Theatre in New York City. From the description of [John] Augustin Daly letter to Mr. [William A. ]Jenner [manuscript], 1892 Dec 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 191870954 American dramatist and theatrical manager. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mr. Bouton (bookseller in New York), 1882 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526011 From the description of Autograph l...

Larkin, Oliver W.

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Art critic. Full name: Oliver Waterman Larkin. Born 1896. From the description of Papers Oliver W. Larkin, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132378 ...

Barrymore, John, 1882-1942

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Nichols, Dorothy M.

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Gray, Henry David, 1873-

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Gray, professor emeritus of English at Stanford University, was part of the faculty on the 1929 Floating University, a seven-month academic cruise sponsored by New York University. From the description of Henry Gray David correspondence relating to the Floating University, 1954-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 705270788 Biographical/Historical note Gray, professor emeritus of English at Stanford University, was part o...

Martin-Harvey, John, Sir, 1863-1944

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Shaw was an Irish comic dramatist, literary critic, and Socialist propagandist. Martin-Harvey was an English actor, producer, and theatre manager. From the description of Papers concerning Bernard Shaw, 1908-1937. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83426546 From the guide to the Papers concerning Bernard Shaw, 1908-1937 and undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Martin-Harvey was an English actor, producer and theatre manage...

Jack, Sam T., 1851-1899

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Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955

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American actor, director, manager, promoter, and critic. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890-1955] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508085 Hampden was an American actor. From the description of [Letter] 1930 Jun. 19, 16 Gramercy Park, New York [to] Marjory P. Nield / Walter Hampden. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 231685962 ...

Collins, James M., 1950-

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Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed : Grand Hôtel Mürren ; and 31 Clifton Crescent, Fotherstone, to Olga Nethersole, 1913 July 26 and 1915 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126227 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Joan Severn, [1897?] Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 763487288 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 11 December 1906, to an unidentified recipient, 1906...

Rosenstein, Sophie

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