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<DIV>Hi Sasha</DIV>
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<DIV>In researching the career of Jimmie Fax, comic song writer and performer, I
determined this, but in spite of a fair amount of digging, not much else:</DIV>
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<P>Frederic Shipman and his brother Joseph were Travellers - on the road for the
Canadian Entertainment Bureau in Toronto, managed by their older brother,
Ernest, who later became a silent film producer. From 1903-1910, Frederic
visited Edmonton and Calgary, making arrangements for those artists he
represented: James Fax; J.W. Bengough, the cartoonist; Jessie MacLachlan, Nellie
Melba.</P>
<P>If memory serves, most of that information came from searching newspapers in
Alberta:</P>
<P>Good luck in the search</P>
<P>Ian Easterbrook</P>
<P>Fergus ON</P>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sashakovacs@GMAIL.COM href="mailto:sashakovacs@GMAIL.COM">Sasha
Kovacs</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 03, 2014 11:06
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Information about Canadian
Entertainment Bureau</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi folks: <BR><BR>I’m writing with a query about a bit of material
that I’ve recently come across in my research. Perhaps the wealth of wisdom
here could point me in the right direction regarding next
steps. <BR><BR>I’m currently a doctoral student at the University of
Toronto doing research on the performances of E. Pauline Johnson. While doing
some armchair research online, I found a digitized copy of magazine published
in 1894 by an organization called the Canadian Entertainment Bureau. The
magazine lists Pauline Johnson (then performing as Tekahionwake) as a
recitalist available for hire. It seems to me that this was an agency that
coordinated bookings for performers like Johnson, her partner Owen Smily, and
other “leading Canadian celebrities.” The Bureau seems to have represented a
plethora of performers (lecturers, recitalists, musicians). <BR><BR>I am
wondering if anyone has come across notice of this Canadian Entertainment
Bureau before, or might be knowledgable about its operations? I’ve read about
some connection between the Bureau and Ernest Shipman. Does that name ring a
bell to anyone? <BR>Chiefly, I’m trying to find out where I might find
archival material related to the Bureau’s operations. If I could get my hands
on any ephemera, well…that would really be something. I can’t seem to find
much about the company in my own work so far; that’s surprising to me only
because this magazine looks quite professional, and seems to speak to the
success of the company’s reach. <BR><BR>Perhaps someone out in the
CanDrama electronic community could offer a morsel of advice
here? <BR><BR>Thanks for any help and all consideration,
<BR><BR>Sasha Kovacs<BR>PhD Candidate, Centre for Drama, Theatre, and
Performance Studies, University of Toronto<BR>647-339-1656<BR><A
href="mailto:sashakovacs@gmail.com">sashakovacs@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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