Heilig Theatre photographs collection, 1888-1929

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Heilig Theatre (Portland, Or.)
Title
Heilig Theatre photographs collection
Dates
1888-1929 (inclusive)
1901-1929 (bulk)
Quantity
3.35 cubic feet, (2,005 photographic prints and circa 50 photomechanical prints in 11 oversize boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
Org. Lot 76
Summary
Publicity photos supplied to the Heilig Theatre in Portland, Oregon, to advertise performances of traveling road shows, music, dance, and motion pictures appearing from 1904 to 1929. Many are actors' portraits and most show costumed performers on stage or in scenes from movies.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by the Performing Arts Fund of the Oregon Historical Society, and through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

David Belasco, a vaudeville actor and circuit booker, commissioned the first Heilig Theatre in Portland, Or. Built by John E. Blazer and Richard Martin, Jr., in the area of Fourteenth Avenue and Washington and Burnside streets in Portland, the 1,800-seat Columbia was completed July 18, 1904. In the spring of 1906, after the closing of the Marquam Grand Theatre in Portland, Calvin Heilig leased the Columbia, booking both Broadway and local shows. Not long after, the Columbia was renamed the Heilig Theatre.

When Mayor Lane had the building condemned in 1909, Calvin Heilig began construction at a new site on the corner of Taylor and Broadway in downtown Portland. The new Heilig Theatre opened October 10, 1910, featuring live theatre and vaudeville. Designed in Romanesque style by E.W. Houghton, the new Heilig accommodated nearly 1,500 patrons. In 1929, the Heilig's management made the switch from live theatre to cinema and changed its name to the Hippodrome. In the 1930s, the movie house underwent several name changes, becoming the Rialto, the Music Box, and finally the Mayfair.

The Mayfair showcased both movies and live theatre until its purchase in 1953 by Evergreen Theatres. This company did extensive renovations, reopening the theatre as the Fox in August 1954. Another movie house, coincidentally called the Music Box, was added to the existing Fox building in January 1960. The last movie was shown at the Fox in 1990, although it continued to book cable sports events, live concerts and film festivals until its final closure in 1997. At that time, the building that had been home to the historic theatres was demolished to make way for the new Fox Tower, which opened in 2000 with a Regal Cinemas multiplex.

Calvin Heilig (1862-1941) was born in Pennsylvania. He worked his way west as a carbuilder and clerk for a railroad company. In 1889, Heilig settled at Tacoma, Washington, where he bought his first theatre in 1893. A year later, he purchased another theatre in Seattle, Washington, and by 1895 he was manager of the Marquam Theatre in Portland, Oregon. By the end of his career, Heilig had owned more than two hundred theatres in seven states.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The largest part of the collection consists of publicity photographs of actors, actresses and productions supplied to the Heilig Theatre for advertising purposes, dating from 1888-1929. Many were published in Portland newspapers. A number of actors and actresses featured in these photographs formed their own companies, booking them with various national circuits, and among such companies represented in this collection are those formed by Ethel Barrymore, David Belasco, and Olga Nethersole. Also appearing at the theatre and represented in the collection are Anna Pavlova and the Ballet Russe, as well as other ballet companies and dancers, operatic singers and instrumental musicians, and nationally prominent minstrel and comedy companies. Some of these photographs are autographed. The collection includes a smaller group of movie stills, including scenes from silent films, bible films, and from "Scott's Antarctic Expedition," a 1913 movie about Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition. Some of the movie images are photomechanical prints; most of these are color.

Among the many photographers represented in this collection are Apeda Studio and White Studio of New York, N.Y.; Corry A. Bushnell of Portland, Or.; Fred Hartsook and A. Louis Mojinier of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Moffett Studio of Chicago, Ill.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Titles not in italics are represented in the portrait section only.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Heilig Theatre Photographs Collection, Org. Lot 76, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Portland

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Female performers, 1901-1926 and undated
  • Series B: Male performers, 1888, 1901-1923 and undated
  • Series C: Autographed portraits to Marc Bowman, 1928
  • Series D: Theatrical productions, circa 1901-1929 and undated
  • Series E: Motion pictures, 1912-circa 1922
  • Series F: Heilig Theatre building, 1910 and undated
  • Series G: Unidentified and other groups and productions, 1919 and undated

Acquisition Information

Photograph accession no. 000U039

Separated Materials

The following material was separated from this collection and is available elsewhere in the Oregon Historical Society:

Performing Arts Collection, Mss 1523

Bowen, circa 1920, Art on Paper Collection, Mss 5359

Post Card Collection (Photograph Collection)

Bibliography

Broadway Photographs: Art Photography and the American Stage, 1900-1930, Dr. David S. Shields, University of South Carolina, http://broadway.cas.sc.edu

Internet Broadway Database, http://www.ibdb.com

Sayre Theatrical and Vaudeville Perfomers Database, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, http://db.lib.washington.edu/sayre/

Related Materials

The following material is related to this collection and is stored in other repositories:

J. Willis Sayre Photographs, University of Washington, Seattle

Film Stills Collection, TC021, and Theatre Photographs Collection, TC090, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey

White Studio Theatrical Photographs, Billy Rose Theatre Collection, T-VIM 1956-002, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series A:  Female performers, 1901-1926, undatedReturn to Top

671 items.
Arranged alphabetically by last name of subject.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Bessie Abbot
undated
1/1
Dorinda Adams
1919
1/1
Laura Adams
1912
1/1
Betty Alden
1918
1/1
Marjorie Allen
1914
1/1
Peggy Allenby
1920
1/1
Lottie Alter
undated
1/1
Audrey Anderson
1910
1/1
Paula Ayer
undated
1/2
Fay Bainter
undated
1/2
Beatrice Banyard
undated
1/2
Zoe Barnett
undated
1/2
Minnette Barrett
1908
1/2
Ethel Barrymore
1909
1/2
Blanche Bates
1919; 1923; undated
1/2
Nora Bayes
1918
1/2
Beverly Bayne
1920
1/2
Beatrice
circa 1913; undated
1/2
Lottie Bell
undated
1/2
Tiney Belmont
undated
1/2
Flo Bert
1922
1/2
Mabel Bert
circa 1916
1/2
Mme. Bertosei
undated
1/2
Irma Bertrand
1922
1/2
Julia Blanc
1909
1/2
Dorothy Blackburn
circa 1919
1/3
Adele Blood
undated
1/3
Mary Boland
undated
1/3
Florence Born
1914
1/3
Margaret Bourne
undated
1/3
Elgie Bowen
1917
1/3
Ethel Brandon
1911
1/3
Sophie Braslau
undated
1/3
May Brennan
undated
1/3
Virginia Bronson
undated
1/3
Kate Bruce
circa 1901
1/3
Billie Burke
undated
1/3
Blanche Burke
undated
1/3
Spring Byington
1912
1/4
Gladys Caldwell
undated
1/4
Mildred Calhoun
1918
1/4
Lilla Campbell
1926
1/4
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
undated
1/4
Alexandria Carlisle
circa 1915; 1917
1/4
Catherine Carter
1920
1/4
Maris Chaney
1922
1/4
Ruth Chatterton
1923
1/5
Ina Clair
1922
1/5
May Cloy
undated
1/5
Doris Cochran
1919
1/5
Constance Collier
undated
1/5
Phyliss Connard
undated
1/5
Belle Court
1909
1/5
Laura Coure
undated
1/5
Laura Hope Crews
1923
1/5
Cecelia Cullen
circa 1907
1/6
Margaret Dale
1926
1/6
Leonie Dana
1913
1/6
Rita Dane
1919
1/6
Muggins Davier
undated
1/6
Edyna Davis
circa 1917
1/6
Polly Day
1921
1/6
Julia Dean
circa 1909
1/6
Helen Deas
circa 1923
1/6
Josephine Deffry
1919
1/6
Patsy deForrest
1917
1/6
Grace DeMare
undated
1/6
Ernestine deMilo
undated
1/6
Jennie DeMonico
undated
1/6
Carol Dempster
undated
1/6
Marian Denter
1915
1/6
Gaby Deslys
1911
1/6
Marie Doro
undated
1/6
Louise Dresser
undated
1/6
Marie Dressler
circa 1911
1/6
Margaret Drew
circa 1909
1/6
Marie Drofnah
circa 1910
1/6
Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan
undated
1/6
Allene Durano
1914
1/7
Alice Edsen
undated
1/7
Margaret Edwards
undated
1/7
Mildred Elaine
circa 1918
1/7
Fernanda Elisen
circa 1909
1/7
Gertrude Elliot
1909
1/7
Dorothy Elton, Gallo English Opera Company
circa 1920
1/7
Pollie Emery
1914
1/7
Marceita Esmonde
undated
1/7
Lizzie Evans
1920
1/7
Mildred Evans
circa 1918
2/1
Marie Fenton
undated
2/1
Elsie Ferguson
1923
2/1
Mattie Ferguson
circa 1910
2/1
Minnie Maddern Fiske
circa 1909, circa 1911, and undated
2/1
Ruth Florence
circa 1908
2/1
Mae Follis
circa 1907
2/1
Fooshee Sisters
undated
2/1
Emma Francis
circa 1913
2/1
Dolores Frau
circa 1910
2/1
Helen Freeman
circa 1909
2/1
Maude Fulton
1909
2/2
Mme. Johanna Gadske
undated
2/2
Dixie Gerard
circa 1911
2/2
Gerrel
undated
2/2
Lulu Glaser
undated
2/2
Mlle. Thelma Glyneska of LeRoy, Talma, Bosco
undated
2/2
Elinor Glynn
circa 1924
2/2
Goodall
undated
2/2
Kitty Gordon
circa 1911
2/2
Ruby Gordon
undated
2/2
Zinita Graf
undated
2/2
Helen Grenelle
circa 1919
2/2
Madeline Grey
undated
2/2
Marion Grey
circa 1918
2/2
Gwendolyn
circa 1913
2/3
Mizzi Hajos
undated
2/3
Genevieve Hamper
undated
2/3
Grace Hansen
circa 1912
2/3
Viola Harper
circa 1916
2/3
Georgia Harvey
circa 1911
2/3
Anna Held, Anna Held's All Star Variete Jubliee Company
circa 1908
2/3
Violet Heming
circa 1918
2/3
Katherine Herbert
circa 1914
2/3
Elsie Hitz
circa 1922
2/3
Cecelia Hoffman
circa 1913
2/3
Beryl Hope
circa 1924
2/3
Hedda Hopper (Mrs. DeWolf Hopper), columnist
circa 1920
2/3
Marie Hurst
undated
2/3
Marion Hutchins
circa 1912
2/4
Margaret Illington
circa 1912 and circa 1918
2/4
Ethel Intropodi
circa 1915
2/4
May Irwin
circa 1919
2/5
Emma Jackson
undated
2/5
Aphie James
circa 1908
2/6
Editha Kelly
circa 1911
2/6
Renee Kelly
undated
2/6
Eleanor Kent
circa 1912
2/6
Kimball Sisters of The Lady Kiltie's Band
undated
2/6
Fay King, autographed
1911
2/6
Olga Krolow
circa 1919
2/7
Ernita Lascelles
circa 1926
2/7
Winefride Latimer
circa 1914
2/7
Ada Lewis
circa 1913
2/7
Ruth Lloyd
circa 1910
2/7
Carolyn Lilja, autographed
undated
2/7
Juliette Lippe
circa 1915
2/7
Mildred Livingston
undated
2/7
Alice Lloyd
The undated photograph is autographed.
circa 1913; undated
2/7
Bessie Love
circa 1923
2/7
Wanda Lyon
circa 1916 and undated
2/8
Florence Macbeth, opera singer
undated
2/8
Mary Mannering
circa 1910; undated
2/8
Moya Mannering
undated
2/8
Ethel Mantell
undated
2/8
Lillian Marion
undated
2/8
Julia Marlowe
undated
2/8
Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern
undated
2/8
Amisia Matini
undated
2/8
Christine Mayo
1917
2/8
Bernice McCabe
circa 1911
2/8
Vera Fuller Melish
circa 1914
2/8
Harriet Mendel
circa 1911
2/8
Laura Millard
circa 1906
2/8
Doris Mitchell
undated
2/8
Rhea Mitchell
undated
2/8
Mitzi
circa 1918
2/8
Anna Mooney
undated
2/8
Mary Mooney
circa 1916
2/8
Maude Mordaunt, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
2/8
Margaret Moreland
circa 1912
2/8
Mme. Maurioia Morichini
undated
2/8
Angie Morten
undated
2/9
Muriel Nelson
circa 1918
2/9
Olga Nethersole
circa 1907
2/9
Rhoda Nickells
circa 1917
2/9
Miss Norton (of Norton and Nicholson)
undated
2/10
Patricia O'Connor
circa 1919
2/10
Eva Olivotti
undated
2/10
Isabelle O'Madigan
circa 1909
2/10
Nance O'Neil
circa 1909
2/10
Lotta Ockley O'Thiert
undated
3/1
Jean Paige
circa 1921
3/1
Ethelyn Palmer
undated
3/1
Margaret Pangle (or Margaret Pringle), autographed
undated
3/1
Bettie Parnell
circa 1914
3/1
Ruth Parry
circa 1910
3/1
Idelle Patterson, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
3/1
Anna Pavlova Ballet Russe
circa 1910
3/1
Sara Perry
circa 1908
3/1
Mlle. Pertina
circa 1909
3/1
Grace Peterson
undated
3/1
May Peterson, soprano
undated
3/1
Rosa Ponselle, soprano, Metropolitan Opera Company
undated
1922 and undated
3/1
Jane Poul
Autographed to Leone Cass Baer
undated
3/1
Maud Powell, violinist
undated
3/2
Rosie Quinn
undated
3/2
Dorothy Quinnette
circa 1913
3/3
Rosa Raisa, soprano
1923; undated
3/3
Baby Reed
circa 1916
3/3
Mrs. Wallace Reid
circa 1923
3/3
Carolyn Reese
undated
3/3
Katherine Revner
circa 1920
3/3
Blanche Ring
circa 1910; undated
3/3
Julie Ring
circa 1919
3/3
Florence Roberts
undated
3/3
Marie Robson
circa 1913; undated
3/3
May Robson
circa 1908; circa 1920; circa 1931; undated
3/4
Ella Rock
circa 1913
Oversize B-1
Rock and Fulton
undated
3/4
Florence Rockwell
circa 1912
3/4
Mildred Rogers, Gallo English Opera Company
circa 1920
3/4
Jeanne Russell
circa 1907
3/4
Gertrude Rutland
undated
3/4
Florence Ryerson
circa 1919
3/5
Ruth St. Dennis
undated
3/5
Saskatchewan girl
circa 1912
3/5
Josephine Saxe
circa 1914
3/5
Margaret Scott
circa 1923
3/5
Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields
undated
3/5
Jean Shelby
circa 1915
3/5
Sydney Shields
circa 1920 and circa 1923
3/5
Edna Blanch Showalter, with Albert Chevalier's company
undated
3/5
Dorothy Fox Slayter
circa 1919
3/5
Mamie Smith
circa 1923
3/5
Carolyn Snowden
circa 1923
3/5
Bess Stafford
circa 1914
3/5
Rose Stahl
circa 1914
3/5
Frances Starr
circa 1913
3/5
Olga Steeb, pianist
undated
3/5
Mary Storr, autographed
1913
3/5
Mlle. Strauss, soprano, International Grand Opera Company
circa 1909
3/5
Virginia Stuart
undated
3/6
Mlle. Mercedes Talma
undated
3/6
Ethel Tamminga, Gallo English Opera Company
circa 1920
3/6
Beth Tate
circa 1909
3/6
Marie Tempest
circa 1905; undated
3/6
Paula Temple
circa 1917
3/6
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
circa 1914; undated
3/6
Carolyn Thomson
circa 1917
3/6
Maratha Throop or Martha Throop
circa 1922
3/6
Charolette Tittell
undated
3/6
Emma Trentini
circa 1912
3/6
Edythe Tressider
circa 1913
3/6
The Twelve Winter Garden Mannequins
undated
3/6
Freda Tymers
undated
3/7
Lenora Ulrich
circa 1912; undated
3/7
Isabelle Underwood
circa 1906
3/8
Elizabeth Valentine
undated
3/8
Grace Valentine
circa 1917
3/8
Teresa Valerio
circa 1920; undated
3/8
Yvonne Valloe and Roland Zermain
undated
3/8
Mlle. Violette
circa 1921
3/9
Elsie Wachta
1922
3/9
Florence Wack
circa 1908
3/9
Henrietta Wakefield
circa 1904
3/9
Blanche Walsh
circa 1910
3/9
Carrie Webber
undated
3/9
Eva Webber
circa 1907
3/9
Lucile Webster
circa 1918
3/9
Marie Wells
circa 1907
3/9
Ruth While
circa 1904
3/9, Oversize B-1
Frances White
circa 1909
3/9
Mabel Wilbur
circa 1907; undated
3/9
Ena Lewis Willey
circa 1918
3/9
Marie Wills
undated
3/9
Lois Wilson
1923
3/9
Dale Winter
undated
3/9
Marguerite Wolf
circa 1913
3/9
Bertha Wood
circa 1919
3/9
Irene Wright
undated
3/10
Alma Youlin
circa 1911
3/10
Marguerite Zender
circa 1921
4/1-4/2
Unidentified
undated

Series B:  Male performers, 1888, 1901-1923, undatedReturn to Top

599 items.
Arranged alphabetically by last name of subject.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
4/3
Lionel Adams
circa 1910
4/3
Guiseppe Agostini, autographed
1912
4/3
Alexander
undated
4/3
Frank Allworth
circa 1915
4/3
Auguste Aramini
circa 1914
4/3
George Arliss
circa 1914
4/4
William Bari, tenor
undated
4/4
Johnny Barker
1922
4/4
Lawrence Barrell, autographed
1888
4/4
John V. Barrett
undated
4/4
Richard Barthelmess
circa 1901
4/4
Sam E. Barton
undated
4/4
Harold Bauer
undated
4/4
Warner Baxter
1917
4/4
David Belasco
undated
4/4
Lord Beaverly
undated
4/4
Philip Bishop
circa 1916
4/4
Edwin Booth, autographed
1888
4/4
James Bradbury Jr.
1918
4/4
Brown Brothers
undated
4/4
Elmer Brown
1923
4/4
Tom Brown
undated
4/4
Francis X. Bushman
1920
4/4
Arthur Byron
circa 1913
4/5
Frank Campeau
circa 1905
4/5
Eduardo Cansino and Elisa Cansino
undated
4/5
Richard Carle
circa 1917
4/5
Georges Carpentier
circa 1920
4/5
Leo Carillo
1917
4/5
Albert Chevalier
undated
4/5
H. Cooper Cliffe
undated
4/5
George M. Cohan
undated
4/5
Billy Collins
1917
4/5
Conroy and Le Maire
1913
4/5
George Copeland
undated
4/5
Herbert Corthell
circa 1914
4/5
Acpeoto Coster (or Acpeolo Coster), autographed
undated
4/6
Jerome Daley
undated
4/6
Requued de Honor or Requred de Honor, composer of Robin Hood,
undated
4/6
Thad de Monico
undated
4/6
William Desmond
circa 1912; 1920
4/6
Clifford Devereux
undated
4/6
Leo Ditrichstein
circa 1920; undated
4/6
Henry E. Dixey
circa 1910
4/6
Lew Dockstander
1923; undated
4/6
Lawrance D'Orsay, autographed
1905
4/6
John Drew
19101915
4/7
William Elliot
undated
4/7
Julian Eltinge
1913; circa 1924; undated
4/7
Leon Errol
circa 1915
4/7
Paul Everton
circa 1909
4/8
Dustin Farnum
undated
4/8
William Faversham
circa 1919; undated
4/8
Howard Fay
circa 1910
4/8
Oscar Figman
circa 1914
4/8
Harry First
circa 1913
4/8
Frank Fogarty
undated
4/8
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
circa 1913
4/8
Harry Fox
undated
4/8
Eddie Foy
circa 1912; undated
5/1
Gilmore
undated
5/1
James Gleason
circa 1918
5/1
Nat C. Goodwin
undated
5/1
Arthur Gordoni
undated
5/1
Bob Graham
undated
5/2
Norman Hackett
circa 1918
5/2
Burford Hampden
circa 1911
5/2
Charles B. Hanford, autographed
circa 1913; undated
5/2
Henry B. Harris
undated
5/2
W.S. Hart
circa 1905
5/2
Thomas Heath
circa 1907
5/2
Rutherford Herman
circa 1914
5/2
Raymond Hitchcock
1919
5/2
Arthur "Jock" Holland
1917
5/2
De Wolf Hopper
undated
5/2
De Wolf Hopper, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
5/2
Edward Everett Horton
undated
5/2
Willie Howard
circa 1920
5/2
Edward Hume
circa 1908
5/3
Louis James
undated
5/3
Al Jolson
circa 1910; circa 1913
5/3
Francis Justice
circa 1902
5/4
Buster Keaton
undated
5/4
Thomas W. Keene, autographed
undated
5/4
William J. Kelly
circa 1913
5/4
Ezra Kendall
undated
5/4
Kolb and Dill
undated
5/4
Eddie Lew Kramer
undated
5/4
Felix Krembs
circa 1923
5/5
Sir Harry Lauder
undated
5/5
Fritz Leiber, Shakesperean actor
undated
5/5
Servais LeRoy, illusionist
undated
5/5
Misha Levitzki, pianist
undated
5/6
R.D. MacLean
undated
5/6
Louis Mann
circa 1918
5/6
Willard Mack
undated
5/6
Robert B. Mantell
1913; undated
5/6
Theo. McDonald
1923
5/6
William A. McDougal, conductor, The Lady Kilties Band
undated
5/7
James McIntyre
circa 1907; circa 1922
5/7
McIntyre and Heath
undated
5/7
Bruce McRae
circa 1922
5/7
Henry Miller
circa 1923
5/7
John Miltern
circa 1923
5/7
Taro Miyake, wrestler
1922-1923
5/7
Frank Monroe
circa 1915
5/7
George W. Monroe
circa 1909
5/7
Victor Moore
undated
5/7
Victor Morley
circa 1911
5/8
Edgar Nelson
circa 1901
5/8
George Neville
circa 1901
5/8
Red Newman
undated
5/8
Fred Niblo
circa 1909
5/8
F.M. Norcross
undated
5/8
William Norris
circa 1917
5/8
Paul Norton
circa 1920
5/9
Chauncey Olcott
1913; circa 1914
6/1
Gene Pearson
circa 1917
6/1
Guy Bates Post
circa 1910
6/1
James T. Powers
circa 1909
6/2
George H. Primrose, Primrose Big Minstrels
undated
6/2
Paul J. Rainey
circa 1912
6/2
Al Roberts
circa 1918
6/2
William Rock
circa 1909
6/2
Giacomo Rimini
undated
6/2
Titta Ruffo, barritone
undated
6/3
G. Bernard Shaw
undated
6/3
John L. Shine
undated
6/3
Wolf Shumsky
undated
6/3
Otis Skinner
circa 1913
6/3
E.H. Sothern
undated
6/3
Fred Stone
circa 1920
6/3
Porter Strong
circa 1901
6/3
Willis P. Sweatman
circa 1911
6/4
Edwards Terry
circa 1905 and undated
6/4
John Charles Thomas
undated
6/4
Richard Walton Tully
circa 1912
6/5
Brahm Van den Berg
undated
6/5
Harold Vermilye
circa 1919
6/5
Arnold Von der Aue
undated
6/6
Lincoln Wagenhals
undated
6/6
Frederick Warde
undated
6/6
David Warfield
circa 1913
6/6
Walker Whiteside
circa 1920; circa 1923
6/6
Cliff Works
undated
6/7
Charles W. York, autographed
undated
6/7
Hal Young
undated
6/7
Tom Young
circa 1917
6/7
Roland Zermain and Yvonne Vallal
undated
6/8
Unidentified
undated

Series C:  Portraits autographed to Marc Bowman, 1928Return to Top

6 items.
Arranged alphabetically by last name of subject.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
6/9
Leo Carillo
1928
6/9
Bert Churchhill
1928
6/9
Ferdinand Munier
1928
6/9
Neil
1928
6/9
May Robson
1928
6/9
Harney Stevenson
1928

Series D:  Theatrical productions and revues, circa 1901-1929, undatedReturn to Top

447 items.
Arranged alphabetically by title of production or name of playwright.

Photographs promoting productions staged at the Heilig Theatre. Included are individual and group shots of the cast on stage and in costume, as well as portraits of individual actors. Some images have been altered for publication.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
7/1
Aphrodite
1919
7/1
Arcadians
1910
7/1
The Awful Truth
1922
7/2
Baby Mine
1910
7/2
The Bachelor
1909
7/2
The Bat
1920
7/3
Bird of Paradise
1912
7/4
Black and White Revue
Alternate title, The Julian Eltinge and Tom Brown Black and White Review of 1924.
1923, 1924
7/4
The Blindness of Virtue
1914
7/4
Blossom Time
1921
7/4
The Blue Bird
1911
7/4
Bought and Paid For
1911
7/5
The Candy Shop
1909
7/5
The Changlings
1923
7/5
Civilization
undated
7/5
The Climax
1909
7/6
Dawn of Tomorrow
1909
7/6
Disraeli
circa 1914
7/6
Dream Street
undated
7/7
East Lynne
1913
Oversize B-1
East Lynne
1913
Oversize B-1
Everyman
1904
Oversize B-1
Every Woman
1915
7/8
The Famous Mrs. Fair
1919
7/8
The Firefly
1912
7/8
Flo Flo
1917
7/8
Friendly Enemies
1918
7/9
A Gentleman from Mississippi
1908
Gilbert and Sullivan Productions
circa 1914 and circa 1920
Box/Folder
7/9
H.M.S. Pinafore -- Gallo English Opera Chorus
circa 1920
7/9
The Mikado -- Gallo English Opera Chorus
circa 1920
7/9
The Mikado -- Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
7/9
Pirates of Penzance -- Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
Box/Folder
7/9
The Yeoman of the Guard -- Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
circa 1914
7/9
The Girl from Rectors
1909
7/9
Greenwich Village Follies
1919
7/9
The Gypsy
1929
7/10
Ham Tree
1907
7/10
Head over Heels
1918
7/10
The Hindu
1923
7/10
Honeymoon Express
1913
7/11
It Pays to Advertise
1914
7/11
Irene
1919
7/11
Jack Straw
1909
7/11
John Ferguson
1919
7/11
The Joy Maker
undated
7/11
Kismet
1911
7/11
Kitty MacKay
1914
7/12
Ladies First
1918
7/12
Little Women
1912
7/12
Lo
circa 1909
7/12
Lombardi Ltd.
1917
7/12
The Lure
1913
8/1
Macushla
1913
8/1
Madame Sherry
1910
8/2
Marcus Show of 1921
1921
8/2
The Masquerader
1910
8/2
The Master of Balantrae
1920
8/2
The Master Thief
1920
8/2
Maytime
1917
8/3
The Merry Month of May
undated
8/3
The Merry Widow
1907
8/3
The Midnight Sons
1909
8/3
Milestones
1914
8/4
Neptune's Daughter
1906
8/4
Never Say Die
1912
8/4
Oh! Baby!
undated
8/4
Oh Look
1918
8/4
Originals of the Old Dumbells
1917
8/4
Omar the Tentmaker
1914
8/4
Over the River
1912
8/5
A Pair of Sixes
1914
8/5
Panama
undated
8/5
The Passing Show
undated
8/5
The Passing Show of 1912
1912
8/5
The Passing Show of 1913
1913
8/5
The Passing Show of 1918
1918
8/6
Pollyanna
1916
8/6
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1913
8/6
Potash and Perlmutter
1913
8/6
A Prince There Was
1918
8/6
The Purple Mask
1920
8/6
Pygmalion
1915
8/7
The Quaker Girl
1911
8/7
Rapid Fire
undated
8/7
Red Pepper
1922
8/7
The Red Widow
1911
8/7
The Right of Way
1907
8/7
The Road to Happiness
1914
8/7
Robin Hood, Operetta
1912
9/1
September Morn
1915
9/1
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1915
9/1
Seventeen
1919
9/1
Shakespeare productions -- Julius Caesar
9/1
Shakespeare productions -- Much Ado About Nothing
9/1
Shakespeare productions -- Twelfth Night
9/1
Shakespeare productions -- She Walked in Her Sleep
1920
9/1
Shuffle Along
1923
9/1
The Siren
1911
Oversize B-1
The Soul Kiss
1909
9/1
Spice of 1922
1922
9/1
A Stubborn Cinderella
1909
9/2
A Tailor-Made Man
1919
9/2
The Tenderfoot
1904
9/2
The Thirteenth Chair
1916
9/2
Three Faces East
1918
9/2
Tillie's Nightmare
1911
9/3
Tip Top
1920
9/3
Today
1913
9/3
Toymaker
1901
9/3
Turn to the Right
1916
9/3
Twin Beds
1914
9/3
Up in Mabel's Room
1919
9/4
Wet and Dry
undated
9/4
What Happened to Mary
1913
9/4
What Has Become of All the Jockeys
undated
9/4
Wheel of Life
1923
9/4
The Whip
1912
9/4
Whirl of the World
1915
9/5
Widow by Proxy
1913
9/5
The Witness for the Defense
1911
9/5
A World of Pleasure
1916
9/5
The Yankee Girl
1910
9/5
The Yellow Jacket
undated
Oversize B-1
Ziegfeld Follies
circa 1915

Series E:  Motion pictures, 1912-circa 1922Return to Top

191 images.
Arranged alphabetically by title of film. Bible films in this series are listed under the heading "Sacred Films, Inc."

This series contains black-and-white photographs and some photomechanical prints, many of which are in color, of film stills from various movies that came to the Heilig Theatre, including silent movies and bible films by Sacred Films, Inc.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
10/1
Behold the Man!
1921
10/1
Black Beauty
1921
10/1
Civilization
1916
10/1
Dream Street
1921
10/1
Hunting Big Game in Africa
1912
10/2
The Mark of Zorro
1920
10/2
Quo Vadis
1912
10/2
The Riddle Woman
1920
10/3
Sacred Films, Inc.
Company established by archaeologist Edgar James Banks in Burbank, California. Banks also consulted for filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille.
circa 1922
10/4
Scott's Antarctic Exposition
Documents the Antarctic exploration of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Some images were provided courtesy of Everybody's Magazine.
1913
10/4
The Spoilers
1914
10/4
The Stranglers of Paris
1913
10/5
What Women Will Do
1921
10/5
The Inside of the White Slave Traffic
1914
10/5
Who's Your Neighbor
1917
10/5
The Wonder Man
1920

Series F:  Heilig Theatre buildingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
11/1
Heilig Theatre building
4 items
Includes photographs of interior and exteriors, as well as the Grand Theatre, circa 1910.
circa 1910; undated

Series G:  Unidentified and other groups and productions, 1919 and undatedReturn to Top

95 items
Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
11/2, Oversize B-1
Dance
Includes Isadora Duncan Dancers, 1919
1919 and undated
Oversize B-1
Unidentified and musicals
11/3
Rodeos and music
undated
11/4
Unidentified groups
undated
11/5
Unidentified stage settings
undated
11/6
Unidentified motion pictures
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ballet companies--Photographs.
  • Bible films--Photographs.
  • Dancers--Photographs.
  • Instrumentalists--Photographs.
  • Minstrel shows--Photographs.
  • Motion pictures--Photographs.
  • Motion picture theaters--Oregon--Portland--Photographs.
  • Opera--Photographs.
  • Performing arts--Oregon--Portland--Photographs.
  • Silent films--Photographs.
  • Singers--Photographs.
  • Theaters--Oregon--Portland--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959--Photographs.
  • Belasco, David, 1853-1931--Photographs.
  • Nethersole, Olga, 1870-1951--Photographs.
  • Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931--Photographs.
  • Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912--Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • Heilig Theatre (Portland, Or.)--Photographs.
  • Ballets russes--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film stills.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Photomechanical prints.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Bushnell, Corry A., circa 1866-1941 (photographer)
    • Hartsook, Fred, 1876-1930 (photographer)
    • Mojinier, A. Louis, 1869-1944 (photographer)
    Corporate Names
    • Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) (photographers)
    • Moffett Studio (Chicago, Ill.) (photographers)
    • White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (photographers)