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The Battle of the Skies, [Copy 1]

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

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Title
The Battle of the Skies, [Copy 1]
Names
Burnside, R. H. (Robert Hubberthorne), 1873-1952 (Author)
Voegtlin, Arthur, -1948 (Creator)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

The Battle of the Skies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1910 - 1919 (Questionable)
Place: New York?
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: NCOF+ p.v. 417 #1
Topics
Drama
Genres
Drama
Typescripts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: invented by Arthur Voegtlin; written and arranged by R.H. Burnside.
Content: Forms part of the Burnside-Frohman collection.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 v. (various pagings) 27 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44699676
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14757219
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8a5dfc0-4283-0132-d730-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1873: Creator Born
  • 1910: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1952: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The Battle of the Skies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910 - 1919. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/560fed30-4b29-0132-6235-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The Battle of the Skies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/560fed30-4b29-0132-6235-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1910 - 1919). The Battle of the Skies Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/560fed30-4b29-0132-6235-58d385a7bbd0

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The Battle of the Skies