Marjorie Himmelstern collection on the Belasco and Bender families, 1892-1926.

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Marjorie Himmelstern collection on the Belasco and Bender families, 1892-1926.

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The collection consists mainly of materials relating to David Belasco and his family collected by Belasco's grand niece Marjorie Himmelstern. There are also materials relating to the Bender family, who were maternal relations of Ms. Himmelstern. Included are 1907 and 1911 programs from the New Alcazar Theatre; newspaper clippings about David Belasco and the New Alcazar Theatre; a program from a 1921 dinner honoring David Belasco given by the Society of Arts and Sciences at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City, and two volumes of issues of the New Alcazar Messenger (a weekly publication of the New Alcazar Theatre) from 1907 through 1910. Photographs in the collection include: a photograph of Reyna Belasco (1892); a seemingly earlier, undated photograph of Humphrey and Reyna Belasco; photographs of Noah Bender, the donor's maternal grandfather (1926); David Belasco's publicity stills; and a photograph from a Bender family photo album of a woman cooking on a stove outside, apparently as a result of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (labeled "Mrs. Hahn, 1906"). Oversize items consist of the following: pages from a David Belasco scrapbook, which include a series of 12 photographs (1909) of Belasco (apparently in his home) taken by the Byron Company, the great New York photography studio that specialized in photographing Broadway theatrical productions; a photograph of David Belasco's daughter Reina; a photograph of David Belasco's daughter Augusta; a photograph of Humphrey and David Belasco; a caricature of the New Alcazar Theatre staff; and newspaper clippings.

1 box and 1 oversize folder (.2 linear feet)

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Bender family.

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Belasco, David, 1853-1931

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American theatrical producer and playwright. From the description of Letter : to Luther Price, 1906 Apr. 2. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494221 American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright. From the description of David Belasco letter, 1905 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709924141 From the description of David Belasco letter, 1929 Oct. 30. (Unknown). W...

Bender, Noah

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Himmelstern family.

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Byron Company (New York, N.Y.)

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Photography company founded in 1844 in England and expanded by Joseph Byron in New York City. From the description of Photographs, [ca. 1895-1930], [ca. 1895]-1910 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155486468 Photography company. It was founded in 1844 in England and expanded by Joseph Byron in New York. From the description of Photographs, 1896-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155489794 ...

Online Archive of California

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Himmelstern, Marjorie, 1913-2010.

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Marjorie Himmelstern was a grand neice of prominent playwrite, producer, and theatre owner David Belasco, who was born in San Francisco in 1853 to Humphrey (1830-1911) and Reyna (b. 1830) Belasco, emigrants from London, England. Humphrey and Reyna had 10 children, including Frederic (Frederick), Walter, Edward, George, and Sarah. David Belasco started his theatrical career as a child actor, but he switched to stage managing and producing as a young man. He built and managed two theatres in New Y...

Belasco family.

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New Alcazar Theatre (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Mayer family.

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Belasco, Reyna

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Belasco, Humphrey Abraham, 1830-1911

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Judah L. Magnes Museum

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