Flaig, Gus
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content: Henry A. "Buddy" Graf and George Cahill Vaudeville and Burlesque Collections
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Gus Flaig was born March 4, 1887. He was a comedian and producer on the Hirst burlesque circuit as well as stage manager of the Gayety Theater, "Home of Progressive Burlesque" in Baltimore, Maryland.  Married first Hattie Louise Beall, daughter of his partner Howard C. Beall in 1915. Second wife was a  dancer known as Dorothy [Dottie] Bell. After the closing of the Gayety in 1949 Flaig worked on television scripts. Flaig died on September 29, 1953.
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1954, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1484, Series 13
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series contains scripts credited to Gus Flaig solely or labled "Property of Gus Flaig". The bulk of the scripts are for burlesque skits or shows; a few may have been mounted for vaudeville houses. Some scripts are complete scripts for a full show while most of these are scripts for "bits" or what would commonly be referred to in the modern day as skits. Some are labeled as scenes. A few of these scripts have set design plats and prop listings on the cover page. Most of the scripts have the cast breakdown. There are also notebooks, notes, and music in this series. Scripts are arranged alphabetically by title.