Theatrical costume collection, 1900s.

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Theatrical costume collection, 1900s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435495253

The collection consists of photographs, some autographed by Sophie Tucker, Nellie V. Nichols and Rosa Roma. Also included are dresses, gloves, music, feathers and hair combs, all apparently collected by Rosa Roma during her career on stage.

3 oversized boxes (4.5 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525754

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Roma, Rosa.

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Rosa Roma, the Gypsy violinist, performed in theatres in the early 1900s. Sophie Tucker was an entertainer. Born Sophia Abuza somewhere in Russia, the daughter of Jennie "Dolly" Yacha and Charles Abuza (born Kalish), a deserting soldier en route to the United States who took on a dead companion's identity and became a restauranteur. After eight years in Boston, the Abuzas moved their restaurant to Hartford, Connecticut, where Sophie sometimes sang to its show-business cl...

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966

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Entertainer, of New York, N.Y., and Hollywood, Calif. From the description of Papers, 1911-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70941582 Sophie Tucker (1884-1966) was a Russian-born popular American entertainer. She gained fame as a performer in vaudeville and burlesque in the World War I era, and continued her career for many years in nightclubs, films, radio and television. From the guide to the Sophie Tucker autobiographical writings, (The New York Public Libr...

Nichols, Nellie V.

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