Research Catalog
Lillian E. Bradley papers
- Title
- Lillian E. Bradley papers, circa 1893-1961.
- Author
- Bradley, Lillian E.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Archival Mix | Supervised use | JPB 06-24 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Archival Mix | Supervised use | JPB 06-24 Box 1 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922.
- Description
- 2.5 linear feet (2 boxes )
- Summary
- The Lillian E. Bradley papers consist of three folders of photographs, mainly of Lillian Bradley.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Correspondence.
- Memorial cards.
- Photographs.
- Programs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Scores.
- Source (note)
- Graham, Elizabeth
- Biography (note)
- Lillian E. Bradley (1880-1961) was a soprano on the popular musical stage, who later also acted as a theatrical agent and impresario, well-known for giving and arranging performances for charity.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-24
- OCLC
- 122364044
- Author
- Bradley, Lillian E.
- Title
- Lillian E. Bradley papers, circa 1893-1961.
- Biography
- Lillian E. Bradley (1880-1961) was a soprano on the popular musical stage, who later also acted as a theatrical agent and impresario, well-known for giving and arranging performances for charity. Born Lillian Elizabeth Rustmann, she married John James Bradley, the son of wealthy contractor, William Bradley in 1904. The marriage proved to be an unhappy one and ended in a well-publicized divorce case. Choosing to support herself and her young daughter (also called Lillian), Bradley began to sing professionally in local venues after leaving her husband. By the time her divorce was finalized in 1912, Bradley was giving concerts at hotels and resorts and had published a popular song, Without You Dear, I'm So Lonely. During World War I, she toured extensively, but also organized the Bradley Volunteer Entertainers, which solicited donations to support performers who went to military hospitals and training camps around the United States. In the 1930s, she presented variety programming under the auspices of the Lillian Bradley Entertainment Bureau. In 1940, Bradley celebrated her twentieth year in show business, with a lavish Gay Nineties Ball at the Hotel Warwick in New York City. This event was a benefit for the Stagecrafters Dinner Club, and the patrons included Milton Berle, Irving Berlin, Al Jolson, Mary Pickford, and Ed Sullivan. Throughout the 1940s and early 1950s she continued to entertain in hospitals and homes for the aged, arranging programs that featured a varied bill of singers, child performers, and magicians. Her own performances on these occasions traded on 1890s nostalgia; she became known for Lillian Russell impersonations.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Impresarios.Sopranos (Singers)
- Added Author
- Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-24