Papers of the McHugh family, 1909-1930.

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Papers of the McHugh family, 1909-1930.

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Materials in the McHugh family collection chiefly represent Frank McHugh's early theater days. Frank McHugh's scrapbook contains clippings and programs from McHugh family performances 1917-1920. Also in the collection are twenty-two daily planners that belonged to Frank. These date from 1909-1930, and trace Frank's travels around the country with his family and with touring companies. The earliest of these are particularly interesting because Frank would have been only eleven years old at the time of their writing. Of chief interest in the collection are Ed McHugh's memoirs, which were discovered then researched, edited and published by family members. The memoirs, given the title Human Hearts: Episodes in the Life of the McHugh Theatrical Family, chronicle the entire family history and give a remarkable insight into theater life.

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McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981

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Frank McHugh (1898-1981) was an American stage and film actor from the 1920s through the 1960s. McHugh was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania and grew up in a theatrical family. His parents ran a theater company and his father, Edward McHugh was an actor. By the time Frank McHugh was ten he was touring in a Vaudeville act with his brother Matt and sister Kitty, both of whom also become actors as adults. Another of his brothers, Ed McHugh Jr., was a stage manager on Broadway for many ye...

McHugh, Edward A.

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McHugh, Edward A., Jr.

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McHugh family.

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The McHugh family were well-known performers in Pittsburgh theater in the early years of the twentieth century, and several family members went on to successes elsewhere. Originally from the Connellsville, PA area, family patriarch Aristide "Cutie" McHugh (who went by the stage name Edward A. McHugh) moved his family to Homestead, Pa. just outside of Pittsburgh in 1897. Cutie was best known for his comedic roles, especially the role of the tramp in the popular melodrama Human Hearts. He was to p...