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Parker Twins Collection of Photographs, Manuscripts, and
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photCL 652
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Parker Twins collection of photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera
Creator:
Parker Twins (Dancers)
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 652
Physical Description:
0.88 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1930-1933
Abstract: Materials related to the Parker Twins
(Jane and June Cheney, born 1914), who performed with Fanchon & Marco, a theatrical
production company.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Parker Twins collection of photographs, manuscripts, and
ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth and Timothy Mount, May 2021.
This collection documents the Parker Twins (June and Jane Cheney), performers with Fanchon
and Marco, a brother and sister theatrical production team who staged live, original
performances that toured throughout California and the United States. The twins were born in
1914 and started performing with Fanchon and Marco in 1930, when they were 16. The materials
include: photographs of the twins in costume and in studio portraits; Jane Cheney's
scrapbook of performance newspaper clippings and snapshots; handwritten notes on 34 weeks of
performances, with names and costume details; and work permits, tutoring schedules, and
contracts related to minors performing in a theater company.
Finding aid created by Suzanne Oatey, April 2022.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Child dancers
Dancers -- Photographs
Theatrical productions
Vaudeville -- United States -- Photographs
Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Fanchon & Marco