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R. H. Burnside collection

Title: R. H. Burnside collection, circa 1905-1952.
Author: Burnside, R. H. (Robert Hubberthorne), 1873-1952.
Supplementary Content: Collection guide

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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 76	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 76	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 75	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 75	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 74	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 74	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 73	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 73	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 72	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 72	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 71	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 71	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 70	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 70	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 69	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 69	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 67	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 67	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 66	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 66	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 65	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 65	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 64	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 64	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 63	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 63	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 62	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 62	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 61	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 61	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 60	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 60	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 59	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 59	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 58	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 58	Offsite
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Box 57	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 57	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 56	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1952-002 Box 56	Offsite

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Description

34.4 linear ft. (76 boxes)

Summary

Burnside possessed a treasure trove of memorabilia from the Hippodrome; full color designs and production files from the musical spectacles highlight and comprise the bulk of the collection.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Costume design drawings.
Set design drawings.
Promptbooks.
Librettos.

Note

Approximately 100 plays by Burnside as sole or co-author donated with the Burnside papers may be found as bound typescripts in the Theatre Division. Search The New York Public Library Catalog using Burnside, R. H. as author.

Access (note)

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

Terms of Use (note)

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Source (note)

R. H. Burnside estate,

Biography (note)

Showman R.H. Burnside was born in Glasgow to a theatrical family.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Collection guide available in repository and on the internet.

Provenance (note)

The collection was salvaged from Burnside's family home, Pine Lawn, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was divided between the Library's Manuscripts, Theatre and Music Divisions.

Call Number

*T-Mss 1952-002

OCLC

610055519
610055519

Author

Burnside, R. H. (Robert Hubberthorne), 1873-1952.

Title

R. H. Burnside collection, circa 1905-1952.

Restricted Access

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

Access

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

Terms Of Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Biography

Showman R.H. Burnside was born in Glasgow to a theatrical family. By the age of twelve he had twice run away from home to join the circus. His career began at London's Savoy Theatre in the 1880s where he worked backstage for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on its original productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. After moving to America, Burnside staged over 200 shows during his career, including many musicals for which he wrote music, librettos and lyrics. He was most closely identified with his direction of the popular musical extravaganzas at N.Y.'s Hippodrome Theatre, a vast playhouse where he mounted circus-sized spectacles with casts of hundreds between 1908-1923. After the Hippodrome's heydey, Burnside acquired all its costumes and equipment and began a theatrical rental business, R. H. Burnside Productions, while continuing to stage theatrical productions in a variety of venues.

Provenance

The collection was salvaged from Burnside's family home, Pine Lawn, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was divided between the Library's Manuscripts, Theatre and Music Divisions.

Indexes