Theater collection, [ca. 1856-ca.1986]

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Theater collection, [ca. 1856-ca.1986]

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Books, theater programs, playbills, scrapbook, 3 photographs, portrait print, oil painting, 2 Nò„ masks and other materials connected with theater history; also includes Wright's lecture notes, correspondence and articles and materials on Chautauqua/Lyceum and Wright's teacher Elias Day. Includes scrapbook of playbills from Wash., D.C. theaters (ca. 1894-1911); photos of Joseph Jefferson (autographed) and Edwin Booth after oil portraits; portrait engraving of Sarah Bernhardt; oil painting of Elias Day by Merton Grenhagen.

ca. 8 linear ft.

Ohio State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7006199

Ohio State University Libraries

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Grenhagen, Merton.

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Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Palm Beach, to Mrs. Sullivan, 1903 Feb. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489232 From the description of [Letter] 1893 Feb. 22 [to] Madame / J. Jefferson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244251899 From the description of Letter, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451408 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Clancy and Reilly, 1880 Mar. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923

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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was a French actress. From the guide to the Sarah Bernhardt Collection, 1878-1969, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Actress, sculptor, and painter, Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris, France. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007114 French born actress, artist, and writer. From the description of Sarah Bernhardt Collection, c...

Day, Elias.

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Wright, Edward A.

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Educator, lecturer and performer. Beginning in 1922 Wright toured the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Far East presenting over 5000 performances of character sketches, impersonations and storytelling. Billed as "The Boy Impersonator," he toured with the Chautauqua summer circuit and the Lyceum winter circuit as a student of Elias Day. From 1937-67, Wright was chairman of the Dept. of Theatre, Denison University (Granville, Ohio). Author of A primer for playgoers and Understanding today's theatre. ...