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Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

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The Joseph K. Redmond Collection is rich in images reflecting Kansas City’s theatrical legacy. Redmond was a theatre manager for the Uptown and Tower theatres in Kansas City, and he collected material about local theaters, both movie and stage.

Items in Collection: 148

Topics

Journalism & Broadcasting

Kansas City History

1 - 4 of 4 items

Auditorium of the original Orpheum Theater

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Auditorium of the original Orpheum Theater at 9th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published

1901

1910

Elsie Janis

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Elsie Janis, child actor at the Orpheum in its early days.

Date Published

1901

1910

Joe Santley

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Joe Santley, child actor on the Orpheum circuit.

Date Published

1901-02

Mary Forrest

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Mary Forrest, who performed at the Orpheum Theatre, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published

1901

1910

Clear selected
1901-1910

Types (Collection)

photographs (4)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (4)
Portrait photographs (3)
Publicity photographs (3)
Silver printing-out paper prints (3)
Gelatin silver prints (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

(-) 1901-1910 (4)

Subjects (Collection)

Child actors (2)
Actresses (1)
Boys (1)
Children, White (1)
Theaters (1)
Vaudeville (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Forrest, Mary (Actress) (1)
Janis, Elsie, 1889-1956 (1)
Santley, Joseph, 1889-1971 (1)

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