Research Catalog

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Description

1. (1 portfolio)

Summary

1. Most of the Fay Tunis correspondence consists of fan mail from persons who had seen her dance, and wanted to meet her.

Subject

1. Burlesque (Theater) > United States
2. Theater > New York (State) > New York
3. Dancers > United States > 20th century
4. Tunis, Fay

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1950-001

Access (note)

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

Source (note)

1. unknown

Biography (note)

1. Fay Tunis (1887-1967) was a dancer who appeared in two Broadway shows in the 1910s, and later danced in various burlesque houses in New York and elsewhere.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Tunis, Fay.

Title

1. Letters to Fay Tunis, 1926-1951.

Restricted access

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

Biography

1. Fay Tunis (1887-1967) was a dancer who appeared in two Broadway shows in the 1910s, and later danced in various burlesque houses in New York and elsewhere. In addition to her stage appearances, Fay Tunis appeared in at least one silent film, a 1915 version of CARMEN which starred Theda Bara.

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Research call number

1. *T-Mss 1950-001