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Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett During the spring of 1918, Thomas G. Moses wrote, “My fingers itch to get back on special scenery.  This awful grind of stock scenery is and has been almost impossible.” In 1918, many touring shows still contracted agreements that required theatres to provide stock scenery and props. Moses mentioned … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 978: The Awful Grind of Stock Scenery”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett The establishment of the Kansas City Scenic Co. was briefly summed up in an article about its two founders in 1922. They both grew up in Olathe, Kansas, and the “Jackson County Democrat,” reported, “Ben Dunn and John Bronaugh, proprietors of the Kansas City Scenic Company, a concern which … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. The Kansas City Scenic Co.”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett For quite a few years, I believed that the history of the Kansas City Scenic Co. was integrally linked to L. L. Graham. Lemuel Laken Graham was a friend, fellow scenic artist and one-time business partner of Thomas G. Moses. Moses credited Lem Graham with the founding a scenic … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Thomas G. Moses, Lemuel L. Graham and the Kansas City Scenic Co.”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett I explored the life of Frederick R. Megan yesterday. Megan was a salesman for the Kansas City Scenic Co. during the early twentieth century, selling a large scenery collection to the Elks Opera House in Leadville during 1902. Fred Megan and Thomas G. Moses later purchased the name “Sosman … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Tom Moses and Fred Megan of Sosman & Landis.”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett Before I leave the 1879 Tabor Opera House scenery discussion, there are some other factors to consider, providing an additional perspective that help place the original scenery collection in context. Today’s post has to do with a major New York scenic studio delivering photographic backings to Leadville in 1881. … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Lafayette W. Seavey and Leadville, Colorado, 1881.”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett Today, I examine the life and career of Henry E. Burcky. Burcky was credited as the scenic artist for the Tabor Opera House in “Harry Miner’s American Dramatic Directory” for the 1884-1885 season. As I noted yesterday, theatrical guides are tricky. There is no distinction between the scenic artist … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Henry E. Burcky, Scenic Artist”

Part 506: Henry C. Tryon, Scenic Artist for Allen’s Globe Theatre in Chicago, 1870 I have been exploring the scenic art career of Henry C. Tryon for the past few posts. He worked in Chicago and throughout the western United States during the 1870s and 1880s, including the Salt Lake City Theater and the Tabor … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 506 – Henry C. Tryon, Scenic Artist for Allen’s Globe Theatre in Chicago, 1870”

Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar: Reflections on the Tabor Opera House and Royal Gorge, June 20 We left Leadville, Colorado, and headed to Taos, New Mexico, on the morning on June 20. My plan was to stop by the Salida Opera House on our way down. By the sixth day of our trip, … Continue reading “”

Copyright © 2023 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett Throughout my career, I have encountered examples of scenic art that took my breath away. My most recent experience occurred during a visit to the Gaiety Theatre and Opera House in Douglas, Isle of Man. The act-drop, painted by William Thompson Hemsley (1850-1918), is exquisite. Photograph by Mike Hume … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. The Gaiety Theatre Act Drop by William T. Hemsley.”

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett On January 30, 1883, “The Salt Lake Herald” reported, “Mr. Spencer Tryon is a brother and pupil of Henry C. Tyron, the artist of the Salt Lake Theatre. He is very talented, and although scarcely more than a boy in years, he has produced some very fine work here … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 1110 – Henry C. Tryon’s Little Brother, Spencer Tryon (1863-1912)”