Descriptive Summary
Sidney,
Jack
SIDNEY (JACK) FAMILY
COLLECTION,
ca.
1910-1983
AR 94-266
4 ft., 6 in.
The University of Texas at AustinCenter for American
History
Collection consists of diaries, photographs, motion pictures,
newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting the lives of Jack Sidney, Sr.,
and his wife Irene Sarli and their son Jack, Jr. Jack , Sr., and Irene Sidney
were vaudeville performers. Jack Sidney, Sr., managed USO shows from 1944 to
1947. Jack Sidney, Jr., is a touring show manager and president of the Jack
Sidney Organization Inc. The bulk of the collection documents his management of
family touring shows. Forms part of the Touring Entertainment Industry
Archive.
English.
Biographical Note
Jack Sidney, Sr., and his wife Irene Sarli were vaudeville performers
from 1908 until 1942. Jack Sidney, Sr., managed USO shows from 1944 to 1947.
Jack Sidney, Jr., is a touring show manager and president of the Jack Sidney
Organization Inc., specializing in entertainment management, advertising,
publicity and promotion.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of diaries, photographs, motion pictures,
newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting the lives of Jack Sidney, Sr.,
and his wife Irene Sarli and their son Jack, Jr. The bulk of the collection
documents the management by Jack Sidney, Jr., of family touring shows such as
Disney on Parade and the Ice Capades.
Organization
Organized by family member.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Sarli,
Irene--Archives.
Sidney, Jack,
Jr.--Archives.
Sidney, Jack,
Sr.--Archives.
Sidney
family--Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
United Service
Organizations (U.S.)
Disney on
Parade.
Ice Capades,
Inc.--Archives.
Subjects
Music-halls
(Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Skating--Exhibitions.
Vaudeville.
Preferred Citation
Jack Sidney Family Collection, ca. 1910-1983, Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
3G326
Jack Sidney, Sr.:
3G326
Expense diaries,
1933-1935, 1945-1947, 1949
3G326
Expense, salary record book for traveling shows,
October 1942 - January 1, 1943
3G326
Correspondence,
1921, 1923, 1940, undated
3G326
USO camp shows performance lists and correspondence,
1945-1947
3G326
Scripts, jokes and monologues
3G326
Playbills:
3G326
United Steelworkers of America Convention,
1956
3G326
The Empress Theatre,
ca. 1910
3G326
Lowe's Century Newsette, Baltimore,
March 14, 21, 27, 1927
3G326
Lowe's Weekly, New York City,
February 2, 1934
3G326
List of performers,
undated
3G326
Down Memory Lane, by Guy
Magley, booklet includes names of vaudeville acts,
1914-1947
3G326
Hollywood Comedy Club newsletter,
1977
3G326
Clippings from scrapbook
2.325/D40b
Broadsides:
2.325/D40b
Advertisement for song "Magnolia"
2.325/D40b
Playbill for The Friars
Frolic
2.325/D40b
Glascow Alhambra,
1911
2.325/D40b
Scrapbook, related to career
3S385
Photographs, personal and professional, relating to
vaudeville productions
3G326
Irene Sarli:
3G326
Scrapbook clippings,
1924
2.325/D40b
Scrapbook pages,
1920-1923
3S385
Photographs from scrapbook
3G327
Jack Sidney Family Touring Shows:
3G327
Yabba Dabba Doo,
1979:
3G327
Technical manual
3G327
Scripts
3G327
Budgets
3G327
Schedules
3G327
Cast biographies
3G327
1980 PRO Award entry
3S385
Promotional negatives
3G327
Show Your Spirit,
1983:
3G327
Fact sheets
3G327
Advanced schedules
3G327
Show program
3G327
Ice Follies, promotional manual,
1969
3G327
Carnaval do Brasil,
1975-1976:
3G327
Budgets
3G327
Press releases
3S385
60 promotional photographs
3S385
372 color slides of cast, rehearsal, and production
numbers
2/FILM E129-E131
3 films, 16mm
3G328
Ice Capades:
3G328
Press Kit,
1969-1970
2.325/D40b
Promotion book,
1968
3G328
Disney on Parade:
3G328
Press Kits:
3G328
Alice II,
1970-1971
3G328
Snow White II,
1971-1972
3G328
Three Caballeros,
1973
3G328
Small World II,
1974
3G327
Show programs:
3G327
Alice,
1970
3G327
Snow White,
1971
3G327
Three Caballeros,
1973
3G327
Mary Poppins,
1974
3G327
Posters and flyers,
1972-1974
3G327
Budget forms
3G327
Budgets,
1970-1973
3G327
Opening night agreements,
1970-1975
3G327
Far East tour,
1973-1976:
3G327
Daily reports
3G327
Ticket manifest
3G327
South American tour,
1973-1975:
3G327
Daily reports
3G327
Budgets
3G327
Agreements
3G327
Spanish scripts
3G327
European tour,
1973-1975:
3G327
Preliminary data
3G327
Agreements
3G327
Attendance reports
3G327
Mexico tour,
1973:
3G327
Daily reports
3G327
Ticket manifest
3G327
Australian tour,
1973-1975:
3G327
Preliminary data
3G327
Agreements
3G327
Daily reports
3G327
Brazilian Tour, provision of expenditures,
1974
3G327
Fact sheet by city,
1973
3G327
Box office reports,
1969-1972
3G327
Technical manual:
3G327
Snow White unit,
1971
3G327
Small World unit,
1973
3G327
Peter Pan,
1974
3G327
Scripts:
3G327
Three Caballeros, first
draft,
1971
3G327
Three Caballeros, third
draft,
1971
3G327
Peter Pan,
1974
3G327
Show charts for Alice,
1969
3G327
Promotional materials, itinerary cards, admission
tickets
3G327
Price lists,
1969-1974
3G327
Estimated costs,
1969
3G327
Radio and television commercial scripts,
1970-1974
3G327
Operation Guideline for Advance Personnel,
undated
2/FILM E132
Films, 16 mm:
2/FILM E132
Small World,
15:34
2/FILM E133
Films, 16 mm:
2/FILM E133
Three Caballeros,
17:25
2/FILM E134
Films, 16 mm:
2/FILM E134
Snow White,
15:30
2/FILM E135
Films, 16 mm:
2/FILM E135
Alice II,
14:11
3G327
Sesame Street, proposal prepared for Children's
Television Workshop,
1977
3T327
Panoramic photograph:
3T327
Henry W. Savages Have a Heart Company, Broadway
Theatre, Denver,
February 1919