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Fanchon & Marco, Volume 4

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Description
89 album pages, each with four photographs per page, depicting sets, performers, and concepts from live variety stage shows performed before feature films. These shows, known as "Ideas," were produced by the Los Angeles-based theatrical production team of Fanchon and Marco. The photographs document stages, often with ornate set designs, rehearsals, dance and musical numbers, costumes, and group and single portraits of dancers, musicians, and actors for shows performed around 1930. There is also one photograph of the show "Bughouse," dating from approximately 1933 (page 89). Identified photographers consist of Harry Wenger and Paralta of Los Angeles. The photographs were originally housed in a custom binder and comprise volume 4 of a 16-volume set that served as a visual inventory for hundreds of Fanchon & Marco performances.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1930; approximately 1933
Call number
photCL 487
Creator
Fanchon & Marco(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Sandra Holden and William H. Simon, Jr., July 2008.
gift of Faye Hueston, 2013.
gift of Sandra Holden, January 2023.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Fanchon, (1892-1965.)
Marco, (1894-1977.)
Weaver, M. F. (1879-1932,)
Archer, Irving, (active approximately 1932,)
Fox, Curt,
Sirgio, John,
Steward, H. W.,
Talbot
Wenger, Harry,
Associated organizations
Archer's Art Shop,
Archer Studio,
Paralta Studios,
White Studio (New York, N.Y.),
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