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Performing Arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Bob Hope in Oregon photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1126
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of Bob Hope, mostly in Oregon, including photos of Hope with Oregon Governor Tom McCall and with Queen Rhonda Anderson at the Portland Rose Festival in 1969.

Dates: circa 1919-1982

Oral history interview with Sidney W. Isaacs

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9396
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sidney W. Isaacs conducted by Mary M. Rosenberg on April 18, 1967. Isaacs discusses his work as a theater usher and as manager of the Public Auditorium in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1967 April 18

Marguerite Carney Leahy letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2668
Abstract

Marguerite Carney Leahy was a blind singer and radio performer. Collection includes fan mail, telegrams, and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1930

Poster for Timothy Leary performances at Earth Tavern in Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1109
Abstract

Poster advertising performances by Timothy Leary (1920-1996) as a "stand-up philosopher" at the Earth Tavern in Portland, Oregon, in 1980. Leary was a psychologist and an advocate for the use of psychedelic drugs. The Earth Tavern was located on NW 21st Avenue in Portland and operated from 1973 to 1982.

Dates: 1980

Oral history interview with Sergiu Luca

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11080
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sergiu Luca conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 20 to August 17, 2005. Luca was a Romanian-born American violinist.

Dates: 2005 July 20-August 17

Lewis Moomaw photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 726
Abstract

Collection of 25 black and white stills and on-set photographs from some of Lewis H. Moomaw's films. Moomaw (1889-1980) was a motion picture producer and director whose theatrical films, shot mostly in the Pacific Northwest, gained national distribution and praise during the 1920s.

Dates: 1918-1970

Oral history interview with Edris Morrison

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9539
Abstract

Oral history interview with Edris Morrison conducted by Roberta Watts on January 18, 1978. Morrison discusses the history of live theater in Portland, Oregon, and her involvement with the Portland Civic Theatre.

Dates: 1978 January 18

Materials relating to Music Box Theater burlesque controversy

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1002
Abstract Three letters, a summons, a typescript of a telegram, and an essay relating to opposition to a burlesque act at the Music Box Theater in Portland, Oregon, in 1933. Protests and the subsequent threat of legal action compelled the theater's manager to cancel the act, and Portland city government passed an ordinance to prohibit theatrical performances deemed inappropriate. The letters, summons, and typescript telegram were gathered by the essay's author, radio and television broadcaster Vere...
Dates: 1933 April-May; circa 1973

Only the brave

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2829
Abstract

Typescript screenplay for the movie "Flames" (working title: "Only the Brave") filmed in Portland, Oregon, 1926, and directed by Lewis Moomaw. Action involves a rescue from a forest fire.

Dates: circa 1926

Oregon Ballet Theatre records and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1107
Abstract

Records and memorabilia of Oregon Ballet Theatre, a ballet company based in Portland, Oregon. Materials include administrative records, financial records, playbills, and posters. Oregon Ballet Theatre was formed in 1989 through the merger of Pacific Ballet Theatre and Ballet Oregon.

Dates: 1987-2024