Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor

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unittitle

{"value"=>"Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1886-1887", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1886/1887"}

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date_inclusive_start

1886

date_inclusive_end

1887

origination

{"value"=>"Pastor, Tony, 1837-1908", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"value"=>"<p>Hardbound autograph album, measuring 18 x 17 cm., with the word AUTOGRAPHS embossed on its cover. Flyleaf inscription reads \"Tony Pastor, New York, Nov 21st 1886.\" Contains several autographs of American and European vaudeville performers, most of whom write inscriptions to Pastor. Autographs include Helena Modjeska, Lionel Brough, and Gus Williams.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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keydate

1886

prefercite

{"value"=>"Autograph album belonging to Tony Pastor, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"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. Hardbound autograph album, measuring 18 x 17 cm., with the word AUTOGRAPHS embossed on its cover. Flyleaf inscription reads \"Tony Pastor, New York, Nov 21st 1886.\" Contains several autographs of American and European vaudeville performers, most of whom write inscriptions to Pastor. Autographs include Helena Modjeska, Lionel Brough, and Gus Williams.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

1 v. (1 box)

date_start

1886

date_end

1887

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