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Artist:

Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896  Search this

Sitter:

Sissieretta Jones, 5 Jan 1868 - 24 Jun 1933  Search this

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 14 x 9.7 cm (5 1/2 x 3 13/16")

Mount: 16.6 x 10.9 cm (6 9/16 x 4 5/16")

Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1895

Topic:

Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this

Interior\Studio  Search this

Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this

Sissieretta Jones: Female  Search this

Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2009.37

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 123

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43b5388df-9402-4079-bcd0-3dbc23756e52

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2009.37

Artist:

George Kendall Warren, 1834 - 29 Nov 1884  Search this

Sitter:

Thomas Greene Wiggins, 25 May 1849 - 13 Jun 1908  Search this

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 11.5 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16")

Sheet: 14.7 x 10.2 cm (5 13/16 x 4")

Mount: 16.5 x 10.7 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/16")

Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1882

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this

Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this

Thomas Greene Wiggins: Male  Search this

Thomas Greene Wiggins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this

Thomas Greene Wiggins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Thomas Greene Wiggins: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2000.14

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 123

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490b177f9-d18b-4ae7-9af6-75598ae473f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2000.14

Artist:

Frederick Styles Agate, 1807 - 1 May 1844  Search this

Sitter:

Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 62.2 x 49.2 x 2.5cm (24 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 1")

Frame: 84.8 x 73 x 9.5cm (33 3/8 x 28 3/4 x 3 3/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1832

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Headdress  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Male  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater Manager  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Kathryn and Gilbert Miller Fund in memory of Alexander Ince

Object number:

NPG.66.20

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 132

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm498bc288f-43e3-4a8b-a082-5b27ad768634

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.20

Artist:

William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep 1885  Search this

Sitter:

Charlotte Saunders Cushman, 23 Jul 1816 - 17 Feb 1876  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 71.1 x 56.8 x 3.8cm (28 x 22 3/8 x 1 1/2")

Frame: 95.9 x 81.3 x 12.1cm (37 3/4 x 32 x 4 3/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1853

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this

Charlotte Saunders Cushman: Female  Search this

Charlotte Saunders Cushman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.72.15

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 132

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40284738c-8549-400f-a1d5-427417ccfa35

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.15

Artist:

Henry Perronet Briggs, c. 1791 - 18 Jan 1844  Search this

Sitter:

Ira Frederick Aldridge, 24 Jul 1807 - 10 Aug 1867  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 128.3 x 103.5 x 5.1cm (50 1/2 x 40 3/4 x 2")

Frame: 162.6 x 136.8 x 12.7cm (64 x 53 7/8 x 5")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1830

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this

Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this

Ira Frederick Aldridge: Male  Search this

Ira Frederick Aldridge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.72.73

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 120

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ab4a00e6-ea82-41ff-bf54-0c299c33d0eb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.73

Artist:

Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860  Search this

Sitter:

Juliana Westray Wood, 1778 - 1838  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Frame: 103.8 x 90.8 x 10.8cm (40 7/8 x 35 3/4 x 4 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1811

Topic:

Exterior  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this

Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this

Architecture\Column  Search this

Juliana Westray Wood: Female  Search this

Juliana Westray Wood: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; frame conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee

Object number:

NPG.81.120

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 140

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm400a15233-a03b-44a6-bb00-4f2d63d36896

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.120

Artist:

Henry Inman, 28 Oct 1801 - 17 Jan 1846  Search this

Sitter:

James Henry Hackett, 15 Mar 1800 - 28 Dec 1871  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 76.8 x 64.1 x 2.5cm (30 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1")

Frame: 105.4 x 92.1 x 10.2cm (41 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 4")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

c. 1832

Topic:

Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this

Exterior\Landscape\Rural  Search this

Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Owl  Search this

James Henry Hackett: Male  Search this

James Henry Hackett: Literature\Writer  Search this

James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

James Henry Hackett: Performing Arts\Theater Manager  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.96.47

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 132

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47e1f0cf4-bfae-49b5-acbb-4e0634701aa0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.47

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Edited by:

Judy Samuelson  Search this

Subject of:

Anna Deavere Smith, American, born 1950  Search this

George Costello Wolfe, American, born 1954  Search this

Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Closed): 8 3/8 × 5 7/16 × 1/8 in. (21.2 × 13.8 × 0.3 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 8 3/8 × 10 11/16 × 3/4 in. (21.2 × 27.1 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Drama (Theatre)  Search this

Justice  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Resistance  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick

Object number:

2015.64.12

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition:

Taking the Stage

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f7188d5-f979-4816-b77a-88a67a066e71

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.12

Painter:

Schoppe, Palmer 1912-2001  Search this

Medium:

Mixed media on acrylic board

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Johnson Collection, The 100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203 Spartanburg South Carolina 29306 Accession Number: 2005.04.10

Date:

1987

Topic:

Architecture interior--Commercial--Hotel  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Band  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Piano  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Trumpet  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Trombone  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Saxophone  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Clarinet  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Banjo  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Drum  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Cello  Search this

Control number:

IAP 68670826

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_477762

Painter:

Schoppe, Palmer 1912-2001  Search this

Medium:

Mixed media on acrylic board

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Johnson Collection, The 100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203 Spartanburg South Carolina 29306 Accession Number: 2005.04.11

Date:

1987

Topic:

Architecture interior--Commercial--Hotel  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Voice  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Band  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Piano  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Trumpet  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Trombone  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Saxophone  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Clarinet  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Guitar  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Drum  Search this

Performing Arts--Music--Cello  Search this

Control number:

IAP 68670827

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_477763

Creator:

Boudini, Phil  Search this

Boudini Brothers  Search this

Boudini, Dan, 1891-  Search this

Names:

Orpheum Circuit  Search this

Bernard, Adele  Search this

Extent:

1.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Business records

Advertisements

Periodicals

Contracts

Postcards

Sheet music

Programs

Scores

Magazines (periodicals)

Telegrams

Music

Scrip

Date:

1909-1928

Scope and Contents:

The papers document the Boudini Brothers Vaudeville act. They include letters, postcards and telegrams, mostly of a business nature (such as relating to bookings); business papers including contracts and papers relating to expenses; photographs of the family and of the act; programs; scores and sheet music; music manuscripts; advertisements for appearances; magazines; periodicals; clippings and articles; calendars; scrip; and miscellaneous.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Phil and Dan Boudini (original names: Filippo and Domenico D'Agostino) were accordionists. Phil was born in Ireland, Dan in Italy. As children, they and their parents moved to Paris. After an apprenticeship, Dan worked in an accordion store. After immigrating to America, they appeared as a vaudeville act during the 1910s and 1920s, performing on the Orpheum Circuit. Initially, the act was called the Boudini Brothers. Their agent was also Harry Houdini's agent and suggested that they adopt the similar name. Phil left the act in 1917, and Dan Boudini's wife, Adele Bernard, joined the act. That act ended in 1928 and Dan and Adele lived the rest of their lives in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Provenance:

Division of Culture and the Arts.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Performing arts  Search this

Vaudeville  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Accordionists  Search this

Accordion music  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Business records

Advertisements

Periodicals

Contracts

Postcards

Sheet music

Programs

Scores

Magazines (periodicals)

Telegrams

Music -- Manuscripts

Scrip

Citation:

Boudini Brothers Vaudeville Collection, 1909-1928, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1426

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1426

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 3 (Series 10), Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection / Series 10: Magazine Articles and Newspaper Clippings / 10.1: Domestic Articles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref21062

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 3 (Series 10), Folder 21

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection / Series 10: Magazine Articles and Newspaper Clippings / 10.1: Domestic Articles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref21070

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 2 (Series 11), Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

December 1969

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection / Series 11: Publicity

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref54227

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 2 (Series 11), Folder 23

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

Summer 1971

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection

Duke Ellington Collection / Series 11: Publicity

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref54242

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 13 (Series 2), Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection

Duke Ellington Collection / Series 2: Performances and Programs / 2.2: Domestic Tours

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref14641

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 13 (Series 2), Folder 27

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection

Duke Ellington Collection / Series 2: Performances and Programs / 2.2: Domestic Tours

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref14660

Collection Collector:

Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Container:

Box 13 (Series 2), Folder 30

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Collection Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Duke Ellington Collection

Duke Ellington Collection / Series 2: Performances and Programs / 2.2: Domestic Tours

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0301-ref14663

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Computerworld Magazine.  Search this

Collection Source:

Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Container:

Box 26 (Series 10), Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Collection Rights:

Copyright held by donor and/or heirs. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.] .

Collection Citation:

The Computer World Smithsonian Awards, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Computer World Smithsonian Awards

Computer World Smithsonian Awards / Series 10: Awards / 10.7: Media, Arts, and Entertainment

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0425-ref3142

Creator:

Community Life, Div. of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Falcon Trio.  Search this

Names:

Bykowski, Edward  Search this

Maziarz, Edward F.  Search this

Walker, Anton  Search this

Extent:

2 Cubic feet (4 boxes; 1 oversize folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1912-1913

Scope and Contents:

The Falcon Trio Vaudeville Collection consists mostly of scrapbook pages that cover the career of the Falcon Trio. Included are photographs of the Trio while performing, those probably used for publicity purposes, some personal photographs, and photographs of fellow vaudevillians. Most of the images are unidentified, but beside the Trio, there are images of other acts that were on the same circuit. The collection also includes newspaper clippings of advertisements, write-ups featuring the Trio, and of the numerous theaters where they played for up to a week's engagement. There is also correspondence between Falcon and the many booking agents who handled the act. In addition, there are railroad stubs and ephemera belonging to Ed Maziarz, mementos of the Falcon's travels.

The material is not in chronological order making it difficult to compare the gains in salaries through the years, particularly from 1918 through the 1920s, and also to compare the cost of railroad travel.

Most of the contracts were between Ed Falcon, signing for the Trio, and the managers of the theaters where they performed. The terms of the contracts covered rehearsal time, publicity material the act was to provide, personal behavior, the commission percentage, billings, and length of time of performance. Some letters from the Falcon's agents suggested ideas for publicity that might be utilized by the performers. One mimeographed letter from E. F. Albee (B. F. Keith circuit) to the vaudeville artists reminded them to provide good photographs, have good costumes, to keep up standards, to keep the act interesting, not to use old material, and to keep the act fresh and clean.

Many of the contracts, in the early years especially, provided that no act could play in the same city within a year or two years. The act's name may have been changed to get around these provisos.

Several letters are of special interest because they give an idea of the relationship with the booking agents and their efforts on behalf of their clients. Bookings were obtained keeping in mind that travel should be cheap and easy. Occasionally there was trouble with lost baggage. From the letterheads and from the contents of the letters, one can see the variety of specialties of the booking agents such as those only working with circuits, with fairs, or in certain geographic areas.

The collection should be of particular use to those interested in the vaudeville days and booking of acts.

Biographical / Historical:

Edward F. Maziarz (Eddie Falcon) was born on September 12, 1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By the fall of 1911, he, Edward Bykowski, and Anton (Tony) Walker had begun their aerial act. From photographs, it seems they did their stunts from airplanes. Once on the vaudeville circuit, their act was done on aerial rings on stage. In their publicity, they stressed the difference between rings and the use of bars and the trapeze. The latter provided a foundation on which to sit or stand or rest, aerial rings required the performers to continue the routine until it was accomplished without any stalling. There was comedy throughout the six to eight minutes of the trio's performance. It is assumed that Eddie Falcon was the comic because of several of the images in which he appears.

Except for an interruption while Eddie Falcon served in the Navy (1918-1919), the group performed quite steadily from 1912 to 1931. The Trio played tour circuits, such as Pantages, Keith, Lowes, Hippodrome, and state and county fairs. They had contracts with a number of booking agents to whom they paid a commission of 5%, and were solicited by other booking agents who wanted to represent them. From press write-ups and letters from their own agents and those soliciting them, it appears that the Falcon Trio had a good reputation and did not often have open dates.

Provenance:

Transferred from the Division of Home and Community Life, April 1985.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Entertainers -- 1900-1940  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Clippings -- 1900-1950

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950

Scrapbooks -- 1900-1950

Citation:

Falcon Trio Vaudville Collection, 1912-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0160

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Falcon Trio Vaudeville Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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