Abstract
The Karen and Eric Warren Collection of Las Vegas and Paris Cabaret and Show Programs (1912-1995) contains programs from cabaret music hall performances, primarily in Paris, France and Las Vegas, Nevada. The majority of the programs are from the Folies Bergère cabaret music hall in Paris, France, and international performances of the Folies Bergère revue in Las Vegas, Nevada; San Francisco, California; and London, England. Additional programs feature performances and entertainers from cabaret halls in Paris, France; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tokyo, Japan; and Beirut, Lebanon. Also included in the collection are circus programs.
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The Karen and Eric Warren Collection of Las Vegas and Paris Cabaret and Show Programs (1912-1995) contains programs from cabaret music hall performances, primarily in Paris, France and Las Vegas, Nevada. The majority of the programs are from the Folies Bergère cabaret music hall in Paris, France, and international performances of the Folies Bergère revue in Las Vegas, Nevada; San Francisco, California; and London, England. Additional programs feature performances from cabaret halls in Paris, France; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tokyo, Japan; and Beirut, Lebanon. Also included in the collection are circus programs.
The collection features entertainers who performed as part of the Folies Bergère, including Josephine Baker in the 1920s. The programs were collected by Eric Warren, who is an art director for television productions, a leading member of IATSE Local 800, and longtime collector of ephemera, books, and archival materials related to theatrical design and architecture. This collection was previously known as the Karen and Eric Warren Collection of Folies Bergère Programs.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Eric Warren, acknowledged that they held no copyrights in the donated material when they transferred ownership of Karen and Eric Warren Collection of Las Vegas and Paris Cabaret and Show Programs (MS-01171) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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Materials are arranged chronologically.
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Karen and Eric Warren Collection of Las Vegas and Paris Cabaret and Show Programs, 1912-1995. MS-01171. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Karen and Eric Warren in 2024; accession numbers 2024-002 and 2025-008.
Processing Note
In 2024, Tammi Kim accessioned the collection. In 2024, Sarah Jones and Ray Aramburo processed the collection and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2025, Landon Paljusaj processed an addition to the collection and updated the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
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Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, and curator Su Kim Chung as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in entertainment. All material that formed the original gifts has been retained.