Aloysius I. Mudd collection, 1800-1919.

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Aloysius I. Mudd collection, 1800-1919.

This collection, predominately clippings and programs, documents the history of theaters, performance and popular entertainment in Washington D.C. from 1800-1919 and is a resource for information about 19th and early 20th century actors, actresses, singers and vaudeville performers.

70 lin. ft. (166 boxes)

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Mudd, Aloysius I. (Aloysius Ignatius), 1844-

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Aloysius I. Mudd was an expert on Washington D.C. theater history. He compiled records of every theatrical and operatic performance in Washington D.C. from June 1800 through the early 1900s, put together a history of Ford's Theatre, and completed THE HISTORY OF POLITE VAUDEVILLE. He also wrote two papers for the Columbia Historical Society on early theaters in Washington from 1800-1850. Mudd was the day manager of the Washington office of the Associated Press until 1892 ...