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{"value"=>"Series V. Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh writings"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Harriet Rogers Otis Dellenbaugh was born in Brooklyn, ca. 1856, and married Dellenbaugh in 1885. They would later have one son. She had an interest in the theatre from an early age, and became a professional actress following their marriage. Mrs. Dellenbaugh passed away on November 17, 1930.</p> <p>Her materials consist of the manuscript and a typescript to her story <span class=\"title\">Paul Brower's Mistake</span>, and manuscripts of miscellaneous writings related to her theatre career.</p> <p><span class=\"title\">Paul Brower's Mistake</span> is a romantic comedy based on a case of mistaken identity. Her essay \"When Dreams Come True\" discusses theatre productions she attended as a young girl in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn and moves on to describe the New York theatre scene of 1915. She briefly mentions the Washington Square Players and two Everett Shinn plays they produced. The longer essay, \"Behind the Scenes; Stage Entrances and Dressing Rooms Several Decades Ago,\" is a humorously written description of the life of a traveling actress in the 1890s.</p> <p>Materials in the miscellaneous printed matter folder consist of a page of sheet music of <span class=\"title\">The Old Shawangunks</span> by Rushmore Wood, and a playbill for a Barnstormers performance from 1933.</p>"}
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1933
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