Papers, 1910-1979.

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Papers, 1910-1979.

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Includes books, certificates, correspondence, notes, photographs and programs, with many photos of Ethyl in her roles at local theatres, such as the Alcazar, Oakland's Ye Liberty Playhouse, the Republic Theatre, the Majestic, the Corona, and the Orpheum. Also contains documentation relating to McFarland-Joy's dance studio and to her involvement in Dance Masters/California Association of Teachers of Dancing.

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Museum of Performance & Design

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Museum of Performance & Design

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Joy, Ethyl McFarland, 1910-1983.

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Dancer, actress, early San Francisco dance teacher, and student of Ruth St. Denis. She acted in many local theatres, including the Alcazar Theatre's stock company for two seasons around 1913, and appeared in vaudeville revues at the Orpheum Theatre. She then turned to social dancing and opened a dance school, the McFarland/Joy Dance Studio, with her sister, Cora McFarland, where they specialized in teaching modern dance, social dancing, and various ethnic dances, particu...

Dance Masters of America

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Dance Masters of California.

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Orpheum Theatre

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McFarland Joy Dance Studio.

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Republic Theatre.

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Alcazar Theatre.

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Majestic Theatre.

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McFarland, Cora.

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Corona Theatre.

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Ye Liberty Playhouse.

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