Walter Burridge

Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 - 1913) was a painter in the United States. He did theater set work and established his own studio.[1] Burridge did work on a cyclorama of Kilauea at the Volcano House.[2] He also did many scene paintings for theatrical productions.[3] In his obituary the Brooklyn Eagle called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time.[4]

Burridge painted the principal curtain at the McVickers Theater: Chicago in 1833. He was in Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913.[4]

Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn in Brooklyn.[4]

Work

  • The Woman Haters (opened October 7, 1912) scenic design
  • The Man from Cook's (opened March 25, 1912) scenic design
  • The Three Romeos (opened November 13, 1911) scenic design
  • Everywoman (opened February 27, 1911) scenic design
  • The Merry Widow (opened October 21, 1907) scenic design
  • The Prince pf Pilsen (opened March 19, 1906) scenic design
  • The County Chairman (opened September 1, 1904) scenic design
  • A Country Girl (opened September 22, 1902) scenic design
  • Arizona (opened September 10, 1900) scenic design[3]

References

  1. ↑ Flower, Benjamin Orange; Reifsnider, Anna Cyrene Porter (8 October 2018). "The Coming Age". Coming Age Company – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar: Acquiring the Fort Scott Scenery Collection for the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center. Part 272 – Walter Burridge and The Volcano House". 9 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Walter Burridge - Playbill". Playbill.
  4. 1 2 3 "Walter Burridge Story and Obit 1913 - Newspapers.com". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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