The ''New York Dramatic Mirror'' (1879–1922) was a prominent theatrical trade newspaper.

History

The paper was founded in January 1879 by Ernest Harvier as the ''New York Mirror''. In stating its purpose to cover the theater, it proclaimed that coverage of the dramatic profession had been "degraded by having its affairs treated in the professedly theatrical papers side by side with prize fights, cocking matches, baseball, and other sports." This referred to competitors such as the ''

New York Clipper The ''New York Clipper'', also known as ''The Clipper'', was a weekly entertainment newspaper published in New York City from 1853 to 1924. It covered many topics, including circuses, dance, music, the outdoors, sports, and theatre. It had a ...

''. The word "Dramatic" was inserted in the title in 1889, and the "New York" dropped in 1917.

Harrison Grey Fiske Harrison Grey Fiske (July 30, 1861 – September 2, 1942) was an American journalist, playwright and Broadway producer who fought against the monopoly of the Theatrical Syndicate, a management company that dominated American stage bookings ...

started contributing in 1879, and eventually obtained ownership of the paper.The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge, Volume 11
p. 296 (1919) Mott, Frank Luther
A History of American Magazines, 1865–1885
p. 198 (1938) Fiske's involvement ended in 1911.

Frederick Franklin Schrader Frederick Franklin Schrader (27 October 1857 Hamburg, Germany - 1943) was an American journalist and dramatist. Biography He was the son of a United States citizen, and came to the United States with his parents in 1869. He was educated in public ...

and Lymon O. Fiske then took over. The paper published until April 1922, after changing from a weekly publication to a monthly at its very end.Dramatic Mirror – Oxford Reference
Retrieved 13 December 2013The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
Retrieved 13 December 2013

Contributors

Frank Luther Mott Frank Luther Mott (April 4, 1886 – October 23, 1964) was an American historian and journalist, who won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for History for Volumes II and III of his series, ''A History of American Magazines''. Early life and education Mott w ...

, a historian of American magazines, called the ''Mirror'' the "matchless chronicler of the New York stage," though it also included reports from other cities including London and Chicago. Contributors over its history included William Winter ("Dramatic Diary" column),

Nym Crinkle Andrew Carpenter Wheeler (July 4, 1835 – March 10, 1903), best known by the pen name Nym Crinkle, was a 19th-century American newspaper writer, author, and drama critic. He was one of the most prolific critics of his day, known for his pungent ...

("Feuilleton"),

Frank E. Woods Frank E. Woods (1860 – May 1, 1939) was an American screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He wrote for 90 films between 1908 till 1925. He first became a writer with the Biograph Company. Woods was also a pioneering film reviewer. As a w ...

("Spectator" column),

Burns Mantle Robert Burns Mantle (December 23, 1873February 9, 1948) was an American theater critic. He founded the ''Best Plays'' annual publication in 1920.Chansky, Dorothy (2011)"Burns Mantle and the American Theatregoing Public" in ''Theatre History Stu ...

, Mary H. Fiske ("The Giddy Gusher"), and Charles Carroll.

References

External links

Archives of paper at fultonhistory.com
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''The New York Dramatic Mirror'' Vol. 62 (July–September 1909)''Dramatic Mirror'' Vol. 95 No. 2249 (April 1922)
Publications established in 1879 Publications disestablished in 1922 Defunct newspapers published in New York City 1879 establishments in New York (state) 1922 disestablishments in New York (state)

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