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Description
Papers contain a manuscript promptbook for Bolossy Kiralfy's revised version of The Black Crook, a typescript for Robert Griffin Morris' The Water Queen, as well as programs, clippings, photographs, and other archival material related to productions created and produced by Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy, known professionally as the Kiralfy Brothers. The collection also documents other family members who were performers, as well as research into the family's history, focused on the Bolossy side. Productions documented, to varying degrees, include America, The Black Crook, Carnival of Venice, Constantinople, Dolores, Excelsior, L'Orient, The Ratcatcher or the Pied Piper of Hamelin, To-Morrow, and The Water Queen.
Names
Chickering, Elmer (Photographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860 - 1952 (Approximate)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2022-001
Topics
Kiralfy, Bolossy, 1847-1932
Kiralfy, Bolossy, 1847-1932. Black crook
Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919
Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919. America
Barras, Charles M., 1826-1873. Black crook
Morris, Robert Griffin. Water queen
Kiralfy Brothers
Kiralfy Kiddies
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States
Genres
Drama
Photographs
Programs
Promptbooks
business records
Notes
Acquisition: Purchase: Marston C. Bob Leonard, 2022.
Biographical/historical: The brothers Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy were among the foremost choreographers and producers in late 19th-century America. After emigrating to the United States from Hungary in 1869, they quickly became two of the most important figures in popular theatre in the country. They produced the pantomime Humpty Dumpty, one of the few such pieces to enjoy much success in the United States despite the immense popularity of the form in Europe. They also revived the Charles Baras' 1866 melodrama The Black Crook multiple times in New York. This collection was purchased from Bolossy Kiralfy's grandson Marston C. Bob Leonard.
Physical Description
Extent: .5 linear feet (1 box)
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22924229
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1cad2d0-1701-013e-7f43-0242ac110003
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