Inventory of the Edmund Breese Sides Collection
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-1621
Fax: (530) 754-5758
Email: speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Creator:
Breese, Edmund
Title: Edmund Breese Sides Collection
Date (inclusive): 1901-1902
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: Edmund Breese (1871-1936) performed in numerous plays in the United States and London
and later starred in Hollywood films. The collection contains twenty-four handwritten sides of roles performed
by Breese during 1901-1902. Sides are defined as pages containing an actor's part and cue words.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many
are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: MC095
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Edmund Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 18, 1871, the son of Josephine (Bushby) and Renshaw
Breese. He made his first appearance on the stage at the Opera House, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in the Summer of
1895, in the part of Adonis Evergreen in
My Awful Dad.
From 1896 to 1898 he played lead with Madame Rhea, appearing as Charles II in
Nell Gwynne,
Napoleon in
Josephine, Earl of Leicester in
Marie Stuart, de Sartorys in
Frou-Frou, Benedick in
Much Ado About Nothing, Shylock in the
Merchant of
Venice
and Chrysos in
Pygmalion and Galatea. From 1898-1902 he was a member of James
O'Neill's company playing in
Monte Cristo,
Virginius, and
When Greek Meets Greek.
During his career Breese performed in numerous plays in the United States and London and later starred in
Hollywood films. He passed away on April 6, 1936.
Source:
Who Was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976: a Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Directors,
Playwrights, and Producers of the English-speaking Theatre
. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1978.
Scope and Content
The collection contains twenty-four handwritten sides of roles performed by Edmund Breese during 1901-1902.
Most of the sides list the character that Breese played as well as the city where the play was performed. Sides
are defined as pages containing an actor's part and cue words.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by the name of play.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Breese, Edmund--Archives.
Theater
Actors
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edmund Breese Sides Collection, MC095, Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Box MC095:4
The Corsican Brothers
1902
Box MC095:14
The Merchant of Venice
1902
Box MC095:15
The Merchant of Venice
undated
