Andrew Salama papers, 1903-1973.

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Andrew Salama papers, 1903-1973.

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The papers include sheet music, musical arrangements by Salama of Russian and other folk and classical music, notes, uncataloged photographs, and an audiocassette. Also included is a scrapbook of clippings and ephemera relating to Nikita Balieff and La Chauve-Souris theater group.

7 boxes (4 linear ft.)

eng,

rus,

fre,

ger,

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Teatr "Letuchai︠a︡ myshʹ".

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Salama, Andrew, 1885?-1952

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Andrew ("Andrei") Salama was born and reared in Russia. During the Russian Revolution, Salama escaped to France were he joined a theater group called La Chauve Souris [the bat], which was made up of Russian actors, singers and dancers, and was led by the impresario, Nikita Balieff. The troop performed throughout Europe as well as in the United States. Sometime in the 1920s he immigrated to the U.S. where he settled in New York City and worked as a musical arranger, perfo...