Elinore Sisters vaudeville act papers
Biographical / Historical note
May and Kate Elinore were partners in a vaudeville act known as the Elinore Sisters. During the 1890's and 1900's they traveled the United States and Europe performing various routines. Many of the acts consisted of exchanges between the sisters, with Kate acting as the comic while May played the role of "straight man." Others were more elaborate and required a larger cast. About 1909 the sisters broke up after Kate married Sam Williams, an actor who had performed with the Elinores for four years. May Elinore continued to perform alone after the split. A period of bitterness between the sisters seems to have followed the end of their partnership.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of notebooks, which contain material for the sisters' acts, scrapbooks of their reviews, programs of theaters and events at which they performed, scripts, photographs, and printed ephemera.
Creator
- Elinore Sisters (Organization)
- Elinore, Kate, 1876-1924 (Person)
- Elinore, May (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1890s-1910s
Language of Materials
English
Extent
3 box(es)
Access
The Elinore Sisters Vaudeville Act Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use
In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Elinore Sisters Vaudeville Act Papers, D.99, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Genre / Form
Topical
Subject
- Elinore Sisters (Organization)
- Elinore, Kate, 1876-1924 (Person)
- Elinore, May (Person)
- Title
- Elinore Sisters vaudeville act papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library