- Collection:
- Cutler Collection
- Title:
- Hazel Beamer Cutler diary, 1925 January 18-1926 June 28
- Creator:
- Cutler, Hazel Beamer, 1901-1980
- Date of Original:
- 1925-01-18/1926-06-28
- Subject:
- Cutler, Hazel Beamer, 1901-1980--Diaries
Cutler, Hazel Beamer, 1901-1980--Friends and associates
Beamer, Bessie Baker, 1864-1955
Keith, Boudinot, 1859-1925
Keith, Dora Wheeler, 1856-1940
Shubert, Jacob J., 1878?-1963
Haggin, Ben Ali, 1882-1951
Artists--New York (State)--New York
Musical theater producers and directors--New York (State)--New York
Dancers--New York (State)--New York
Howard, Eugene
Howard, Willie, 1886-1949
Comedians--New York (State)--New York
Man-woman relationships--New York (State)--New York
Man-woman relationships--Georgia--Thomasville
New York (N.Y.)--History
Thomasville (Ga.)--History
New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Description and travel
Newark (N.J.)--Description and travel
Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Description and travel
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Description and travel
New Haven (Conn.)--Description and travel
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Description and travel
Dance--New York (State)--New York
Canoes and canoeing--New York (State)--New York
Tennis--New York (State)--New York
Golf--New York (State)--New York - Location:
- United States, Connecticut, New Haven County, New Haven, 41.30815, -72.92816
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Florida, Wakulla County, 30.14777, -84.37561
United States, Georgia, Thomas County, Thomasville, 30.83658, -83.97878
United States, New Jersey, Atlantic County, Atlantic City, 39.36415, -74.42306
United States, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, 40.73566, -74.17237
United States, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, 42.88645, -78.87837
United States, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, 40.6501, -73.94958
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
United States, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, 40.44062, -79.99589 - Medium:
- diaries
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Diary of Hazel Beamer Cutler (1901-1980), dated January 18, 1925, to June 28, 1926. The diary describes Hazel Beamer's life in New York City where she attended college and performed as a dancer before she married and took the surname of Cutler. Hazel Beamer spends most of her days rehearsing and performing in the Howard Brothers show "Sky High" and spending time with her most serious boyfriend George (George Schleich), who often dines with her, and escorts her home after each performance. On one occasion, Hazel Beamer gets very angry at Schleich for standing her up during a snowstorm. She is also mad at the stage director of "Sky High," named "Mr. Felix," for placing her in a chorus of dancers. According to Hazel Beamer, the show "Sky High" traveled to Brooklyn, New York, Newark, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. before opening in New York City. Hazel Beamer describes the thrill of the opening night of "Sky High." She has a conversation with George Schleich about her Thomasville, Georgia boyfriend "Paul" (Paul Searcy) and promises not to kiss Paul Searcy when she goes back to Thomasville. She mentions one of her featured performances in "Sky High," the "Dipper Dance." She gets the understudy role of the leading lady of "Sky High." She takes horseback riding lessons. She goes on several dates with another suitor, "Lester." She speaks to a man named Frank McCoy about getting a picture back from painter and stage designer Ben Ali Haggin, III (1882-1951). She recalls receiving a Swiss handkerchief as a gift from "Mr. J. J." (producer Jacob J. Shubert). She plays tennis, goes canoeing, and plays golf with George Schleich. She declines the opportunity to travel on the road with "Sky High" after it completes its run in New York City. She mentions helping "Dearie" and "Uncle Boudi" look for a home in Long Beach, New York. Illustrator, portrait artist, and muralist Dora Wheeler Keith (1856-1940) (referred to as "Dearie" in the diary) and her husband, New York lawyer and reformer Boudinot Keith (1859-1925) (referred to as "Uncle Boudi" in the diary) were Hazel Beamer's hosts and guardians in New York City. Hazel Beamer takes singing lessons. She meets with casting director "Mr. Leftwitch" whom she describes as "next in power" to Jacob J. Shubert to discuss work after "Sky High." Her mother, Eva Elizabeth "Bessie" Baker Beamer (1864-1955), comes to visit New York City. Hazel Beamer remarks that the last day of "Sky High" is August 29, 1925. Shortly after her last day with "Sky High," she begins rehearsals with an unnamed production that travels to Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Buffalo, New York, New Haven, Connecticut, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Newark, New Jersey. After this show finishes touring, Hazel Beamer visits Thomasville, Georgia, where her Thomasville boyfriend Paul Searcy and "Ray" greet her at the train station. She is conflicted with feelings for Paul Searcy and her New York boyfriend, George Schleich. While in Thomasville, she dates Paul Searcy, "Ray," and a man named Bill Langley. She visits friends and family and takes several small trips to Tallahassee, Florida, to Valdosta, Georgia, and Wakulla Springs, Florida. She begins to make arrangements to purchase a house in Thomasville, and consults Dora Wheeler Keith for advice.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tchs_cutcol_tchs6129-08-07
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:tchs_cutcol_tchs6129-08-07
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/tchs_cutcol_tchs6129-08-07/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Thomasville History Center
- Rights:
-
