Charles "Tiny" Burnett scrapbooks, 1906-1908.

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Charles "Tiny" Burnett scrapbooks, 1906-1908.

The Charles "Tiny" Burnett scrapbooks relate to Burnett's role as manager of the Lois Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Reviews, actor profiles and advertisements for particular shows comprise the bulk of the material. Volume 2 also contains an alphabetical index of productions that took place in 1908, accompanied by Burnett's impressions of the shows' audience size and the audiences' levels of enthusiasm. Advertisements for the Lois Theatre are featured prominently in all 3 volumes. Newspaper clippings comprise the bulk of the collection. Volume 1 predates Burnett's employment with Pantages. Volume 2 is inscribed by Burnett on the flyleaf and contains a few handbills.

3 v. ; sizes vary.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284280

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Burnett, Tiny, 1888-1974.

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Charles "Tiny" Burnett (1888-1974) was a musician with the Pantages and Orpheum vaudeville circuits based in Seattle, Washington from 1908 to 1933. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Burnett moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1908. Later that same year, he was employed as the manager of the Lois Theatre in Seattle, owned and operated as part of the Pantages Circuit. During this period, both dramatic productions (for example, the Pantages Players stock company) and vaudeville programs were presented at th...

Pantages Circuit of Vaudeville Theatres

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Lois Theatre (Seattle, Wash.)

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