Kay Barnes papers, 1903-1972.

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Creator

Barnes, Kay.

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division

Extent

• .4 lf. (1 box).

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Scope/Contents Note

The Kay Barnes papers consist of correspondence, a scrapbook and ephemera documenting her career, as well as aspects of the career of her father, James R. Barnes. The correspondence includes a few letters from John Philip Sousa to Kay Barnes' mother, letters from Ivah Wills Coburn and some cards and letters from Charles Coburn. The ephemera contains materials from Kay Barnes' work with the Mrs. Fiske Company. Her scrapbook contains clippings, telegrams and letters documenting her career from 1919. Productions include OH, MY DEAR, APPLE BLOSSOMS,ENTER MADAME and THE BAT, among others.

Biographical/Historical Note

Kay Barnes, actress was the daughter of theatrical managerJames R. Barnes. She appeared with the Rochester Players,the Mrs. Fiske Company and the Coburn Players. In 1927 she married radio vice-president and general manager, Theodore Franklin Allen (Ted Allen).

Controlled Access Terms

• Barnes, Kay.
• Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932 -- Photographs.
• Coburn, Charles, 1877-1961.
• Barnes, James R., d. 1942.
• Coburn, Ivah Wills, 1882-1937.
• Archibald, Gilda Varesi. Enter madame.
• Hirsch, Louis A. (Louis Achille), 1887-1924. Oh, my dear.
• Albery, James, 1838-1889. Apple blossoms.
• Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958. The bat.
• Mrs. Fiske Company.
• Theater -- United States.
• Scrapbooks.
• Actresses -- United States.

Additional Creator Names

• Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.
• Coburn, Charles, 1877-1961.
• Coburn, Ivah Wills, 1882-1937.