Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives

C. MCGRADY
SCRAPBOOK, CIRCA 1910


Collection #
M 543


Table of Contents

User information
Biographical sketch
Scope and Content note
Cataloguing information

Processed by
Charles Latham
8 June 1994


USER INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 manuscript box

 COLLECTION DATE: circa 1910

 PROVENANCE: Unknown, fall 1987

 RESTRICTIONS: None

 REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society

 ALTERNATE FORTMATS: None

 OTHER FINDING AIDS: None

 RELATED HOLDINGS: None

 ACCESSION NUMBER: 89.0539x


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

The name C. McGrady is associated with this scrapbook, and the date "Nov 23 09" appears inside the front cover. The Indianapolis city directories for 1909-1911 show one McGrady family in the city. They ran a wrapping business at 21 West Washington Street in 1909-1910. They lived at 1722 Bellefontain Street in 1909 and at 410 East Vermont Street in 1910-1911. Mary McGrady, "widow of Charles," appears in 1909 and 1910; Charles M. McGrady, clerk, appears for the first time in 1911, and may have been the person who compiled the scrapbook.


SCOPE AND CONTENT

  This collection, filling one manuscript box, contains a thick scrapbook of Indianapolis theatrical clippings from about 1910 (Folder 1). There are reviews of performances at English's, Shubert's Murat, and other theaters, and personal notices about various actors who visited the city. There is also a review of a choral performance conducted by Sir Edward Elgar. Folders 2-5 contain items laid in the back of the scrapbook: partial scripts including "Cinderella of the Movies" and two acts of "Apartment No. 13" by Francis Mellen.


CATALOGUING INFORMATION

MAIN ENTRY: McGrady, C.

SUBJECT ENTRIES: McGrady, C.

Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923

Burke, Vincent, 1884?-1969

Mellen, Francis

English's Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Grand Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Theater--Indiana--Indianapolis--Reviews

Dancing--Indiana--Indianapolis

Opera--Indiana--Indianapolis

Vaudeville-Indiana--Indianapolis

Actors--Indiana--Indianapolis

Actresses--Indiana--Indianapolis

Music-Halls (Variety-theatres, cabarets, etc.)--Indiana--Indianapolis

Amusements--Indiana--Indianapolis

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