Record #:

20817

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

This article gives a history of Asheville theater between 1879 and 1931. Venues included the Asheville Grand Opera House and the Asheville Auditorium.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 36 Issue 4, Oct 1959, p429-441, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Asheville--Theater--History

Record #:

20346

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

In 1904, a theatrical guide listed 39 towns in North Carolina that held opera houses. Piedmont towns such as Greensboro, Charlotte, Salisbury, and Winston-Salem were among the list. In this article, Rulfs surveys the opera houses of the Piedmont through their splendor and decline, looking at trends in productions.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 35 Issue 3, Jul 1958, p328-346, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Opera houses--North Carolina, Piedmont

Record #:

35161

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

Illiterate herself, Margaret Rendleman had a man transcribe her will, who spelled the words as he heard and pronounced them.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Dec 1958, p29 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Linguistics

Record #:

20189

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

Since 1823, professional stage performers have performed at the theater in Fayetteville as they toured the circuit of theaters in the region.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Apr 1954, p125-133, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Theaters--Fayetteville

Record #:

20446

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

Raleigh's first theater was completed in 1814 and prior to that most performance based entertainment was held at the State House. The author tracks the theater's early history including the multiple changes of ownership after opening and the types of professional acts which performed within. Before the war a range of acts used the space from musicals, to dramas, and even ventriloquism. The final Ante-Bellum attraction was the Bunyan panorama in December 1861.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 3, July 1952, p344-358, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Raleigh

Record #:

20474

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

This article is the second in a series of articles looking at the professional theater in Wilmington from 1858-1930. This installment focuses on the years between 1870 and 1900, and includes a detailed account of plays, orchestras, operas, traveling shows and theater companies that were engaged at Thalian Hall (known alternately as the Wilmington Theater) as well as accounts of complete theatrical seasons by year. Particular attention is given to famous actors of the period who appeared in Wilmington including Edwin Forrest, Fanny Janauschek, Edward A. Sothern, and Joseph Jefferson.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 3, July 1951, p316-331, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Wilmington--History--Theater

Record #:

20495

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

This article is the third and last in a series of articles looking at the professional theater in Wilmington from 1858-1930. This installment focuses on the years between 1900 and 1930, and includes a detailed account of plays, orchestras, operas, traveling shows and theater companies that were engaged at Thalian Hall (known alternately as the Wilmington Theater) as well as accounts of complete theatrical seasons by year. Particular attention is given to famous actors of the period who appeared in Wilmington including James O'Neill, Otis Skinner, Lillian Russell, John Griffith, Maude Adams, and Harry Lauder among others.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p463-485, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Wilmington--History--Theater