Jack Blue Theatrical Agency Records

Collection

Identifier: WH2275

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains company correspondence (1939-1959), event photographs (n.d.), licenses (1936-1939), Pantages Theatre Programs, 1924-1925, Vancouver, B.C. (n.d.); programs (1937-1983), clippings (1937-1970), Glenn W. Frazee Shriner records (1952), ephemera.

Dates

1924-1986

Creator

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Glenn W. Frazee was born in Coaldale, Colorado on August 5, 1905. Known professionally as "Jack Blue" He founded a theatrical booking agency known initially as Blue & Samuels Theatrical Agency (ca.1936). Agency name later changed to Jack Blue Circuit (1936), Jack Blue Agency (1950s), and finally Jack Blue Productions (1960s). The company booked theatrical performers for local and regional shows and continued in operation until at least 1983. Glenn Frazee married Marian Ferguson (1910-1976) on November 18, 1930 in New York City, N.Y. He served with the Army Air Corps during WWII, and later received a pilot's license. Glenn Frazee died on May 9, 1988 in Englewood, Colo.