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Vaudeville

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Bercu Sisters at The Gold Palace, 1925

 Item
Identifier: B356.01.0003.00001
Abstract

Photograph of the Bercu Sisters performing at the Gold Palace in Juarez, Mexico in 1925. Harryette Bercu is on the left wearing a tutu and Dorothy Bercu is wearing a costume with pants and a tall decorative helmet. Both girls are standing on their toes in ballet shoes. The sisters were part of the Orpheum Vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1925

Bercu Sisters Business Card, between 1925-1932

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0016.00001
Abstract

Business card of the Bercu Sisters: "Bercu Sisters Harryette and Dorothy, Toe and Acrobatic Dancers From the Orpheum Circuit.

Dates: between 1925-1932

Bercu Sisters in Acrobatic Pose, between 1932-1933

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0003.00001
Abstract

The glossy photograph shows Harryette bent over backwards on the floor and Dorothy kneeling behind her. The Bercu Sisters was an act on the Orpheum Vaudeville circuit.

Dates: between 1932-1933

Bercu Sisters in "Indian" Costumes, 1932 October

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0002.00001
Abstract

Photograph of the Bercu sisters in theatrical "Indian" costume by a house. Dorothy Bercu is standing behind her sister Harryette and one of their brothers can be seen kneeling in the backgroud . The sisters performed on the Orpheum Vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1932 October

Bercu Sisters in "Native" Costumes, between 1933-1935

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Identifier: B3356.01.0003.0005.00001
Abstract

The Bercu sisters are on a stage with a backdrop. Dorothy is standing with her arms raised and Harryette is kneeling with her back arched so that he head is toward the audience. The Bercu sisters were vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: between 1933-1935

Bercu Sisters in Shawls, between 1933-1935

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0004
Abstract

Photograph (two copies) of the Bercu sisters standing with decorative shawls wrapped around them and wearing ballet flats. The Bercu sisters performed on the Orpheum Vaudville circuit in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: between 1933-1935

Bercu Sisters Records, between 1925-1936

 File
Identifier: B356.01.0003.0016
Abstract

The file contains a "Bercu Sisters" business card, a 1934 program, a telegram and two letters, and a contract. Dorothy and Harryette Bercu were vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 1930s. The 1934 program, the telegram and a letter are from Hotel Ben Lomond in Ogden, Utah.

Dates: between 1925-1936

Box 26, between 1928-1935

 File — Box B356.05.0026: Series B356.01; Series B356.03; Series B356.04; Series B356.05 [Barcode: U186023251670]
Identifier: B356.01.0026
Scope and Contents

Contains two negatives and prints of Dorothy and Harryette Bercu.

Dates: between 1928-1935

Dorothy Bercu in Modern Dance Costume, between 1928-1934

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0011.00002
Abstract

Dorothy Bercu is shown in a classical modern dance costume, barefoot, and is doing splits. Dorothy and her sister Harryette were vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: between 1928-1934

New Year's Eve Frolic Menu and Program, 1934 December 31

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Identifier: B356.01.0003.0016.00002
Abstract

New Year's Eve Frolic Menue and Program for the Hotel Ben Lomond in Ogden Utah. Dorothy and Harryette Bercu were dancers who performed on the Vaudeville circuit in the 1920s and 1930s. The cover is green and on the front is printed: "Happy New Year Hotel Ben Lomond New Year's Eve Frolic Menu and Program December 31 1934." There is a Dinner Dance Menu and the program which includes "Harryette and Dorthea Bercu, Acrobatic and Interpretive Soloists."

Dates: 1934 December 31