Elsie Janis

the recorded working language is English. Distinctions recorded are Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Elsie Janis is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q2144892. Elsie Janis was born in 1889 at Columbus. Elsie Janis died in 1956 at Beverly Hills. Elsie Janis is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

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Identity and overview

The following is established of the heading itself.

Elsie Janis is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q2144892. Institutional cataloguing adds that elsie Janis is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. It is also recorded that open Library catalogues 6 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that the Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that tribune Tower, "TOPS" Design Competition, Chicago Architectural Club, Perspective is dated 1983 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1985.194).

Collections and holdings

Institutional holdings are recorded as follows.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. The record continues: collected Works of Elsie Janis is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Institutional cataloguing adds that a Star for a Night: A Story of Stage Life (1911) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Institutional cataloguing adds that the big show: my six months with the American expeditionary forces (1919) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

They Stopped The Show (1969) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. So far, so good!: An autobiography (1932) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Selections from "The Passing Show of 1915" (1915) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Reception and standing

The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows.

Elsie Janis is recorded as having received Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Open Library catalogues 6 works under this name.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 9 catalogued sources across 5 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Wikimedia Foundation, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    A Doughgirl with the Doughboys: Elsie Janis, “The Regular Girl,” and the Performance of Gender in World War I Entertainment, Theatre History Studies, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Elsie Janis, the first world war and the introduction of jazz to England, Popular Music and Society, 1973

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Janis [Bierbower], Elsie, Oxford Music Online, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Janis, Elsie (1889-1956), variety artist and writer, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Open Library author record for Elsie Janis (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2144892: Elsie Janis

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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    “Elsie Janis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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    Internet Archive, 10 digitised items catalogued under Elsie Janis as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Elsie Janis.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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