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Additional authors

1. Edwards, Bruce.
2. Latham, Fred G., 1853-1943.
3. Ade, George, 1866-1944.
4. Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
5. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
6. Butt, Alfred, Sir, 1878-
7. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
8. Crowninshield, Frank, 1872-1947.
9. Chambers, C. Haddon (Charles Haddon), 1860-1921.
10. Erlanger, Abraham Lincoln, 1860-1930.
11. Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946.
12. Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915.
13. Frohman, Daniel, 1851-1940.
14. Houghton, Arthur.
15. Janis, Elsie, 1889-1956.
16. Lonsdale, Frederick, 1881-1954.
17. Maude, Cyril, 1862-1951.
18. Nethersole, Louis.
19. Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.
20. Dillingham Theatre Corporation.

Description

1. 46 linear feet (32 boxes, 18 v.)

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, stage managers' reports, receipt books, roster and salary records, and some personal papers of Dillingham.

Subject

1. Theatrical managers
2. Theatrical producers and directors
3. Wills
4. Memoirs
5. Actors
6. Vaudeville
7. Musical theater
8. Theater > Casting
9. Theater management
10. Theater > Production and direction
11. Theaters > New York (State) > New York
12. Globe Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
13. Hippodrome Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
14. Dillingham, C. B (Charles Bancroft), 1868-1934

Genre/Form

1. Memoirs.
2. Wills.

Call number

1. MssCol 813

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Charles Bancroft Dillingham (1868-1934) was a leading theatrical producer in New York City during the first three decades of the 20th century. With his own company, the Dillingham Theatre Corporation, and in partnership with A.L. Erlanger and Florenz Ziegfeld, he produced many comedies, musical comedies, operettas, and vaudeville shows for the Broadway stage. He built and owned the Globe Theatre and for many years managed the Hippodrome, a large theatrical house in New York.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Dillingham, C. B. (Charles Bancroft), 1868-1934.

Title

1. Charles B. Dillingham papers, 1903-1931, bulk (1910-1927)

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Charles Bancroft Dillingham (1868-1934) was a leading theatrical producer in New York City during the first three decades of the 20th century. With his own company, the Dillingham Theatre Corporation, and in partnership with A.L. Erlanger and Florenz Ziegfeld, he produced many comedies, musical comedies, operettas, and vaudeville shows for the Broadway stage. He built and owned the Globe Theatre and for many years managed the Hippodrome, a large theatrical house in New York.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Theatrical producers and directors.
2. Theatrical managers.

Added author

1. Edwards, Bruce.
2. Latham, Fred G., 1853-1943.
3. Ade, George, 1866-1944.
4. Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
5. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
6. Butt, Alfred, Sir, 1878-
7. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
8. Crowninshield, Frank, 1872-1947.
9. Chambers, C. Haddon (Charles Haddon), 1860-1921.
10. Erlanger, Abraham Lincoln, 1860-1930.
11. Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946.
12. Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915.
13. Frohman, Daniel, 1851-1940.
14. Houghton, Arthur.
15. Janis, Elsie, 1889-1956.
16. Lonsdale, Frederick, 1881-1954.
17. Maude, Cyril, 1862-1951.
18. Nethersole, Louis.
19. Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.
20. Dillingham Theatre Corporation.

Research call number

1. MssCol 813