Josephine Schlenk and Sophie Schlenk photographs of theatrical performers collection
Scope and Contents
Promotional photographs of theater performers collected by sisters Josephine Schlenk and Sophie Schlenk, 1927-1930. The Schlenk sisters were cast members of the musical, Gay Paree, directed by Jacob J. Shubert. Many of the photographs are portraits of their fellow cast members.
Dates
- 1927 - 1930
- Majority of material found within 1927 - 1930
Creator
- Schlenk, Josephine, 1908- (Collector)
- Schlenk, Sophie, 1910- (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Josephine Schlenk and Sophie Schlenk Photographs of Theatrical Performers Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ian Brabner, Bookseller, on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2006.
Arrangement
Photographs arranged alphabetically by the surname of the performer, followed by individuals with unidentified surnames, group portraits. The collection includes a program for Gay Paree at the Shubert Theatre February 6, 1928.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Promotional photographs of theater performers collected by sisters Josephine Schlenk and Sophie Schlenk, 1927-1930. The Schlenk sisters were cast members of the musical, Gay Paree, directed by Jacob J. Shubert. Many of the photographs are portraits of their fellow cast members, as well as other theatrical performers. Portraits of individuals include the Schlenk sisters, as well as James Allatin, Alice Boulden, Irene Cornell, Patsy Costello, Dulcy Dowd, Bobby Pinkus, James Rennie, Charles "Chic" Sale, Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton, Eric Titus, Lillian Ward, and Lorraine Weimar. Interior group portraits show the cast of Gay Paree at Bob Berger's, a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, 1928. The collection includes a program for Gay Paree at the Shubert Theatre February 6, 1928.
- Actors -- Portraits
- Allatin, James, b. 1905 -- Portraits
- Boulden, Alice -- Portraits
- Cornell, Irene -- Portraits
- Costello, Patsy -- Portraits
- Dancers -- Pictorial works
- Dancers -- Portraits
- Dowd, Dulcy -- Portraits
- Entertainers -- Pictorial works
- Entertainers -- Portraits
- Photographic prints
- Pinkus, Bobby, b. 1908 -- Portraits
- Rennie, James, 1890-1965 -- Portraits
- Sale, Charles, 1885-1936 -- Portraits
- Schlenk, Josephine, 1908- -- Portraits
- Schlenk, Sophie, 1910- -- Portraits
- Shubert, Jacob J., 1878?-1963 -- Portraits
- Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 -- Portraits
- Studio portraits
- Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
- Theatrical companies -- Pictorial works
- Titus, Eric -- Portraits
- Ward, Lillian -- Portraits
- Weimar, Lorraine -- Portraits
- Title
- Guide to the Josephine Schlenk and Sophie Schlenk Photographs of Theatrical Performers Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- November 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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