From a knowledgeable colleague...

On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Marc Fields wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Case was an interesting...  figure (I spared you the pun),  
> especially the questions surrounding his ethnicity and his death.
>
> If she hasn't already checked, Melanie should contact the Billy  
> Rose Theater collection (NYPL at Lincoln Center), and the Museum of  
> the City of New York.  Also, check for photos with Case's obits  
> (1916) in the NY Clipper and NY Times, Billboard, etc.  The best  
> private source I know of is Frank Cullen, who wrote the incredible  
> encyclopedic "Vaudeville: Old and New;" I don't know his email but  
> his website is www.vaudeville.org, and I'm told he now lives in New  
> Mexico.
>
> There's an excellent bio of Case in Tim Brooks' "Lost Sounds:  
> Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry" -- in the book that  
> is the companion to the CD set.
>
> Hope this helps --
>
> Marc
>
>
> On Jan 7, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Rich Remsberg wrote:
>
>>  Thought you might know of something...
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Melanie LaBorwit <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: January 7, 2008 11:32:31 AM EST
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] looking for photograph of early comedian  
>>> Charlie Case
>>> Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
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>>> A friend of mine is doing some research on early comedy, and said  
>>> he was
>>> looking for an image of Charlie Case.   Is there a museum about  
>>> comedy or
>>> vaudeville or early American theatre that might have such an  
>>> image in their
>>> collection?   Please reply to me off -list.   Thanks!
>>>
>>> Melanie
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