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Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor
- Title
- Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor, 1886-1887.
- Author
- Pastor, Tony, 1837-1908.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 26103 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 1 v. (1 box)
- Summary
- Hardbound autograph album, measuring 18 x 17 cm., with the word AUTOGRAPHS embossed on its cover.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Autograph albums.
- Biography (note)
- Tony Pastor was a central figure in the establishment and development of vaudeville in America.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 26103
- OCLC
- NYPW01-A118
- Author
- Pastor, Tony, 1837-1908.
- Title
- Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor, 1886-1887.
- Biography
- Tony Pastor was a central figure in the establishment and development of vaudeville in America. Nicknamed "The Dean of Vaudeville," Tony Pastor was a former actor who opened his first variety theater in New York in 1865, and his second in 1881. He was known for influencing vaudeville performers towards using more family-friendly material, thus broadening the popularity of the form.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Autographs (Signatures, etc.)
- Research Call Number
- 8-MWEZ+ n.c. 26103