paa089 Gilbertson/Orpheum Theater Scrapbook Finding aid created by Anne Simpson University of Minnesota Libraries July 2012
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Anne Simpson July 2012 English Merna Gilbertson Gilbertson Orpheum Theater scrapbook 1915-1917 University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa] 1 box(.25 linear feet) The collection consists of a scrapbook with many mounted and loose ephemera and clippings having to do with the St. Paul Orpheum Theater and cinema of the mid nineteen teens, as well as local news clips and personal items including letters, photos, dance cards, etc. PA 89 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Use of Materials

The collection is open and available for use.

 Copyright

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 Preferred Citation

Gilbertson Orpheum Theater Scrapbook (PA 89), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

Donated by Marcia Halvorson in 2008.

 Processing Information

Finding aid created by Anne Simpson.

Miss Merna Gilbertson worked at the St. Paul Orpheum Theater as a stenographer from September 10th 1915, to May 2, 1916, while at the theater, and subsequently as an employee of the Great Northern Railroad, Miss Gilbertson collected memorabilia of the theater artists who came to town in performances or on film in feature movies. The scrapbook ends sometime in 1917.

 Scope and Content Note

The Gilbertson Orpheum Theater Scrapbook contains a mixture of clippings, programs, posters, ephemera, and personal items. Most of the material is related to theater and movies. There is also a “Little Reminders” section with sports news and clippings and personal items such as dance cards, letters, postcards, and mimeographed poetry. Miss Gilbertson was in Winona in 1917, and the scrapbook contains several letters addressed to her there, as well as material from the Winona Opera House.

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Theater --United States --History --20th century --Archival resources. Th Theater --Minnesota --Saint Paul --History --20th century </controlaccess> <dsc type="combined"> <head>Detailed Contents </head> <p>The following section contains a list of the performers featured in the scrapbook.</p> <c01 level="series"> <did id="a1"> <unittitle>Performers</unittitle> <unitdate/> </did> <scopecontent> <p>Mac Francis</p> <p>Miss Leitzel</p> <p>Evelyn Nesbit</p> <p>Jack Clifford </p> <p>Marx Brothers</p> <p>Chas and Fannie Van</p> <p>Bessie Browning</p> <p>Bessie Clayton</p> <p>Nana Sterling</p> <p>Gertrude Hoffman</p> <p>Nina Payne and Joe Niemeyer</p> <p>Miss Don Fung Gue and Harry Haw</p> <p>Mary Servoss</p> <p>Willa Holt Wakefield</p> <p>Carolina White</p> <p>Erwin and Jane Connelly</p> <p>Genevieve Cliff</p> <p>Julie Ring</p> <p>Laura Nelson Hall</p> <p>Harry Green</p> <p>Nellie Wheeler</p> <p>Sibyl Brennan</p> <p>"General" Ed Lavine</p> <p>Claude Gillingwater</p> <p>Gertrude Vanderbuilt</p> <p>Victor Morley</p> <p>Eduardo and Elisa Cansino</p> <p>Mme. Eleonora de Cisneros</p> <p>Anna Held</p> <p>Emma Carus</p> <p>Valeska Suratt</p> <p>Grace La Rue</p> <p>Emma Calve</p> <p>Lillian Russell</p> <p>Geraldine Farrar</p> <p>Billie Burke</p> <p>Nan Halperin</p> <p>Annette Kellerman</p> <p>Otis Skinner</p> </scopecontent> </c01> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>