Two Orphans Collection, 1874-1926.

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Two Orphans Collection, 1874-1926.

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The Two Orphans Collection is chiefly comprised of programs and photographs. The twelve photographs, in carte-de-visite format, are of the original cast of the first United States production of the play at the Union Square Theatre in 1874. Among them are photos of McKee Rankin, Kitty Blanchard, and Kate Claxton, famous actors of that epoch. There are fifty-nine programs from different productions in several United States theatres. Notable among the programs are those for the first production at the Union Square Theatre, in 1874, and the tragic production of the play at the Brooklyn Theatre, in 1876, where nearly 300 people lost their lives in a fire, including two of the actors. The scrapbook contains twelve large photographs of different scenes of the production of the play at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, in 1904.

1 document box, 1 oversize box (.57 linear feet).

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New Amsterdam Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Thorne, Jr., Charles R.

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Ennery, Adolphe ˜d'œ 1811-1899

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Mackay, F. F. (Frank Findley), 1832-1923

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Union Square Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Cormon, Eugène, 1810-1903

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Claxton, Kate, 1848-1924

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Kate Claxton was a popular American actress, and was even called the American Sarah Bernhardt. She began her career in Chicago, and later played in stock companies in New York, mostly in comedy and melodrama. She created a sensation in the role of Louise in The Two Orphans, touring widely in the part and becoming a household name. She was onstage at the time of the tragic Brooklyn Theatre Fire in 1876. She was married to actor Charles A. Stevenson from 1878-1911. The city of Claxton, Georgia, wa...

Parselle, John, 1820-1885

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Morant, Fanny.

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Wilkins, Marie.

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Granger, Maude, 1850 or 1851-1928

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Cogswell, W. J.

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Vernon, Ida.

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Brooklyn Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Blanchard, Kitty, 1847-1911

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Robson, Stuart, 1836-1903

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Stuart Robson (born Henry Robson Stuart), 1836-1903, actor, successful comedian; played "Bertie the Lamb" in "The Henrietta;" teamed up with W.H. Crane, 1877-1889. From the description of Letter to Roy S. Baker, 1898 December 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57240143 ...

Rankin, McKee, 1844-1914

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