Walter Burridge Explained
| Walter Burridge |
| Birth Name: | Walter Wilcox Burridge |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Death Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Burial Place: | Forest Home Cemetery |
| Occupation: | Painter |
Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 – June 25, 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.
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] He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry was the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn there.[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 of 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Coming Age. Benjamin Orange. Flower. Anna Cyrene Porter. Reifsnider. 8 October 2018. Coming Age Company. Google Books.
- Web site: 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.
- Web site: Walter Burridge - Playbill. Playbill.
- News: Walter W. Burridge Scenic Artist, Dies . Newspapers.com. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 20 . 1913-06-26 . 2020-03-22.
