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Kiralfy Brothers production and biographical materials
- Title
- Kiralfy Brothers production and biographical materials, circa 1860-1952.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 1 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2022-001 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- Additional Authors
- Chickering, Elmer
- Description
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- Papers contain a manuscript promptbook for Bolossy Kiralfy's revised version of The Black Crook, a typescript for Robert Griffin Morris' The Water Queen, as well as programs, clippings, photographs, and other archival material related to productions created and produced by Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy, known professionally as the Kiralfy Brothers. The collection also documents other family members who were performers, as well as research into the family's history, focused on the Bolossy side. Productions documented, to varying degrees, include America, The Black Crook, Carnival of Venice, Constantinople, Dolores, Excelsior, L'Orient, The Ratcatcher or the Pied Piper of Hamelin, To-Morrow, and The Water Queen.
- Subjects
- Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919
- Kiralfy, Bolossy, -1932
- Morris, Robert Griffin > Water queen
- Barras, Charles M., 1826-1873 > Black crook
- Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919 > America
- Kiralfy, Bolossy, -1932 > Black crook
- Programs
- Kiralfy Kiddies
- Theatrical producers and directors > United States
- Business records
- Promptbooks
- Photographic prints
- Scripts
- Kiralfy Brothers
- Genre/Form
- Scripts.
- Photographic prints.
- Programs.
- Promptbooks.
- Business records.
- Source (note)
- Marston C. Bob Leonard
- Biography (note)
- The brothers Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy were among the foremost choreographers and producers in late 19th-century America. After emigrating to the United States from Hungary in 1869, they quickly became two of the most important figures in popular theatre in the country. They produced the pantomime Humpty Dumpty, one of the few such pieces to enjoy much success in the United States despite the immense popularity of the form in Europe. They also revived the Charles Baras' 1866 melodrama The Black Crook multiple times in New York. This collection was purchased from Bolossy Kiralfy's grandson Marston C. Bob Leonard.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2022-001
- Title
- Kiralfy Brothers production and biographical materials, circa 1860-1952.
- Biography
- The brothers Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy were among the foremost choreographers and producers in late 19th-century America. After emigrating to the United States from Hungary in 1869, they quickly became two of the most important figures in popular theatre in the country. They produced the pantomime Humpty Dumpty, one of the few such pieces to enjoy much success in the United States despite the immense popularity of the form in Europe. They also revived the Charles Baras' 1866 melodrama The Black Crook multiple times in New York. This collection was purchased from Bolossy Kiralfy's grandson Marston C. Bob Leonard.
- Added Author
- Chickering, Elmer, photographer.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2022-001