Found 2 collections related to Theater -- 19th century

Mrs. Harry Lee (née Fay Elma Waterman, 1862-1916) was a theatre enthusiast. These scrapbooks contain theatre ephemera from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lee assembled these scrapbooks while traveling with her husband Harry A. Lee (1845-1919) a stage actor and manager. The scrapbooks hold broadsides, newspaper clippings, playbills, photographs, some letters, and ticket stubs. less

The Ernest A. Meriney scrapbooks, dated 1885 to 1907, were created by Edward A. Meriney (1873-1938), a salesman and theatre enthusiast, who wanted to retain a record of the productions that were performed in New Orleans' theatres. As a major cultural center, New Orleans attracted a wide array of talent from around the country and abroad. The scrapbooks hold clippings, a photograph, playbills, postcards, telegrams, ticket stubs, and theatre seating plans. less