Search Results for: Thomas G. Moses

I return to the life and times of Thomas G. Moses. In 1911, Moses recorded that Sosman & Landis received “a small contract at Cheyenne of Masonic work.” Sosman & Landis were well known in Cheyenne, having delivered stock scenery to the Grand Opera House in 1882. Sosman & Landis artists paired up to complete … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar: Part 775 – Thomas G. Moses and the Cheyenne Scottish Rite, 1911”

After Thomas G. Moses returned to Chicago in 1904, he exhibited a painting at Suydam’s drug store in Oak Park. Suydam’s was on the corner of Oak Park Avenue and South Boulevard, just a few blocks from Moses’ Oak Park home on S. Euclid Avenue. An ideal location, the drugstore was right next to the … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Thomas G. Moses in Oak Park, Illinois, 1905.”

Thomas and Ella Moses began house hunting in Chicago at the beginning of 1893. A few months later, they selected a home in the western suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. The S. Euclid Ave structure was only a year old and spacious enough to accommodate four young children.  At thirty-seven years old, “Tom” and Ella … Continue reading “Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Thomas G. Moses and Oak Park, Illinois, July 19, 2019”

In 1911, Sosman & Moses secured $25,350.00 in contracts for the Brewers’ show at the Chicago Coliseum. The companies created a series of exhibit booths for various breweries at the show. Thomas G. Moses recorded that one of the clients was a Brewing Company in Dubuque, Iowa. The unnamed brewery was likely the Dubuque Brewing … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 771 – Thomas G. Moses and Jake Rosenthal in Dubuque, Iowa, 1911”

In 1911, Thomas G. Moses wrote, “As a member of the Chicago Society of Artists, I had a water color with a Society Exhibition, and sold it for a good price.” The fifteenth annual exhibition for the Chicago Society of Artists opened on January 31, 1911 (Chicago Tribune 31 January 1911, page 5). Founded in … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 765 – Thomas G. Moses and the Chicago Society of Artists, 1911”

By 1910, Thomas G. Moses and his family were living the American Dream. They enjoyed a comfortable life, benefitting from steady employment, fair wages and public education. Although Moses had grown up in a relatively modest home, the majority of his early obstacles were solely financial in nature. It was a time in America when … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 758: – The Thomas G. Moses Family in 1910”

In 1910, Thomas G. Moses wrote, “We did a lot of work for the Hamlin Avenue Theatre.  This year has certainly been a busy one, and I hope we made some money.”  The numerous projects mentioned by Moses in his memoirs during 1910 ranged from Sarah Bernhardt and Fred Thompson productions to Masonic scenery and … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 757 – Thomas G. Moses and the Hamlin Avenue Theatre, 1910”

In 1910, Thomas G. Moses wrote, “Mme. Sarah Bernhardt bought the nucleus of several plays.  We contracted to fill the necessary scenes to make her plays complete, which amounted to over $7,000.00.  Our first one was ‘L’Aiglon.’ At the close of her engagement, we did a special production of “Judas” which was produced in New … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 754 – Thomas G. Moses and Sarah Bernhardt, 1910”

Part 589: Thomas G. Moses and H. H. Frazee In 1908, Thomas G. Moses write, “I did several shows for H. H. Frazee.” Harry Herbert Frazee (1880-1929) was a producer, director, and theatre agent. He grew up Peoria, Illinois, starting his theatre career at the age of sixteen. Frazee worked in the Peoria Theater’s box … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 589 – Thomas G. Moses and H. H. Frazee”

Part 569: Thomas G. Moses and “Lucky Jim” In 1907, Thomas G. Moses wrote, “I made a big mountain set for Charles Forrester for “Lucky Jim.” It was a very effective set. Stage settings produced by Moses for the production included “a picturesque mountain scenery with Jim’s lovely cabin on the side of a ravine” … Continue reading “Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 569 – Thomas G. Moses and “Lucky Jim””