The History of Brookside with Documents, Photos, Newspaper Clippings, Writings

Name/Title

The History of Brookside with Documents, Photos, Newspaper Clippings, Writings

Entry/Object ID

FIC2020.39

Scope and Content

There are 17 pieces of documentation of the history of Brookside, the outdoor theatre owned by Martia or Marcia Leonard. Also there is information when it belonged to Charity and after when it was Marsh Sanctuary.

Archive Items Details

Title

Miss Leonard in Triumphant Dance

Description

Photo of Marcia Leonard in dance pose, Sepia, at Brookside Theatre 6 3/4" Hx 4 1/4" W Early 1900's

Creator

Burr McIntosh Studio, 34 West 33rd Street

Container

FIC2020.39.1

Search Terms

Marcia Leonard, Brookside Theatre

Notes

Date: Early 1900's Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archival Box 2020.1

Title

Illustration of Marcia Leonard

Description

in costume, Brookside Theatre, signed by Orth Cushing , 1922

Creator

Ortho Cushing

Date(s) of Creation

1922

Container

FIC2020.39.2

Search Terms

Marcia Leonard, Also went by Martia Leonard, Acress, Brookside Theatre

Notes

Location: Historical Hall , Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Clipping In Brookside Theatre

Description

A clipping with image of Martia Leonard as she performed in MidSummer's Night Dream. at the Brookside Amphitheatre

Creator

Found on flickr

Container

FIC2020.39.3

Search Terms

Martia Leonard, Midsummer Nights Dream, Brookside Amphitheatre

Notes

Date: 1920's Location: Historical Hal , Vault Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

Felix Neck Sanctuary Bust

Description

Slide of a bust Sculpture taken in 1974 of a bust in a Marsh garden, the former Brookside Theatre property

Creator

unknown

Container

FIC2020.39.4

Search Terms

Felix Neck Sculpture, Bust from the former Brookside Theatre

Notes

Date: August 31,1974 Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

Three Generations by Martia Leonard

Description

A twelve page article in the Westchester County Historical Bullentin, Volume 26, January 1950, No. 1 . The article was written by Martia Leonard about three generations of her family.

Creator

Martia Leonard in Westchester County Historical Bulletin

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 1950

Container

FIC2020.39.5

Search Terms

William Henry Leonard, Martia Leonard, Robert Woodward Leonard, Leonard, Robert Woodward, Leonard, Martia, Leonard, William Henry, Leonard Family history

Notes

Location: Historical Hall Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Illustrated portrait of Martia Leonard

Description

in Edwardian attire, possibly for a role she was playing

Creator

unknown

Container

FIC2020.39.6

Search Terms

Martia Leonard, Actress

Notes

Date: early 1900's Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

About "Charity Place" Brookside

Description

Eight page reminescence piece of person ( Possibly Martia Leonard) who lived at Brookside. They describe the conditions of the house, gardens as remembered when Charity owned it. Describes how she changed the house and gardens, digging a pond, settiing posts for the pergola. Has editing marks.

Creator

Possibly Martia Leonard

Container

FIC2020.39.7

Search Terms

Reminescents of the work she did on the property and how the gardens had originaly been created by former owner Charity whom she remembered as a child.

Notes

Date: Early 1900's Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

The Brook's Side

Description

Poetry written by Alice Hunt Bartlett and dedicated to Martia Leonard. Was from Road Royal. Handwritten

Creator

Alice Hunt Bartlett

Container

FIC2020.39.8

Subjects

Poetry

Search Terms

Brookside, Martia Leonard, Alice Hunt Bartlett

Notes

Date: early 1900's Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Brookside- NY Evening Sun

Description

Review of the theatre and acting by Miss Leoanrd and description of property

Creator

NY Evening Sun

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 12, 1913

Container

FIC2020.39.9

Search Terms

Review Brookside Theatre, Miss Martia Leonard

Notes

Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

To Martia

Description

Poem by W. H. C.

Creator

W.H.C.

Container

FIC2020.39.10

Search Terms

Martia Leonard

Notes

Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

New Life for An Old Theatre

Description

Article from 1974 about the Marsh Sanctuary, formerly Brookside Theatre

Creator

1910 Amphitheatre

Container

FIC2020.39.11

Search Terms

New music venue for Marsh Sanctuary of the old Brookside Theatre

Notes

Date: August 10,1974 Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Correspondance to writer Shoumatoff from owner of Brookside in 1940's

Description

A eltter written to Mr. Shoumatoff who wrote a book about Westchster, Portrait of a County with corrections and more details about the prorperty, Miss Leonard and the condition of the property in 1940's when the Wood's owned it.

Creator

Mildred Wood

Container

FIC2020.39.12

Search Terms

Brookside Theatre, Nature Conservancy, Isadora Duncan, Martia Leonard

Notes

Date: June 10,1974 Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Brookside 150 Year old Colonial Residence

Description

A 1940's real estate ad with house and description of property from Holbrook, Brown and Waeger Inc.

Creator

Holbrook, Brown and Waeger

Container

FIC2020.30.13

Search Terms

Real estate ad for Brookside

Notes

Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1

Title

Brookside Theatre Sixth Season

Description

Theatre program for 1916, the Sixth Season.

Creator

Martia Leonard, Director

Container

FIC2020.39.14

Search Terms

Program of the 1916 seaon at Brookside Theatre, Demonstraion of Aeroplanes, Folk and Character Dances, Shakesspeare Celebraiton, The Treason and Death of Benedict Arnold

Notes

Date: May 30,1916 Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archival Box 2020.1

Title

Article critiquing Miss Leonard and her choice of Plays

Description

A critique of the chose of plays and her comments to report. Unknown news source

Creator

unknown

Container

FIC 2020.39.15

Search Terms

Martia Leonard, Brookside Theatre

Notes

Date: 1900's Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive box 2020.1

Title

A Vagabond Garden Reclaimed

Description

Article written by Martia Leonard, Photographs by Henry Healy as it appeard in March 1906 About the former owner Charity, what Martia did to rdo the house and gardens and she transformed a brook in to a pond.

Creator

Country Life in America

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 1906

Container

FIc 2020.30.16

Subjects

Charity

Search Terms

Martia Leonard,, Photographs Henry Healy, Brookside

Notes

Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archival Box 2020.1

Title

Outdoor Concert in MT. Kisco To Have Concert After 31 years

Description

First concert in 31 years since it was Brookside Theatre, now Marsh Sanctuary.of thhe new fmaily who will live on Marsh Sanctuary grounds.

Creator

Patent Trader

Container

FIC2020.39.17

Search Terms

Marsh Sanctuary, Martia Leonard, brookside, Huggetts

Notes

Date: September 8,1966 Location: Historical Hall, Vault Container: Archive Box 2020.1