Slide, Lantern - Bob Burns, " Alias the Deacon"
Object number2007.025.01
Date1939
MediumPaper, Ink, Glass, Metal
Dimensions3 1/4 x 4 in. (8.3 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Bob Burns was born on August 2, 1890, in Greenwood, Arkansas, and grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was a musical comedian who starred in radio programs and in movies from 1930 to 1947. He had two radio shows – “The Arkansas Traveler” and “The Bob Burns Show." He appeared in 10 movies. In addition to his work in radio and in movies, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for sixteen years. He was also the inventor of the musical instrument the bazooka, which includes a long pipe and a funnel and that functions as a crude trombone. Burns died February 2, 1956.
A Bob Burns "coming attraction" slide from a magic lantern (an early type of image projector). The magic lantern projected an image onto the screen of a theater during intermission to advertise a feature film that would be appearing soon. The slide is green colored. In a red circle, in black ink, the slide reads, "Bob Burns in 'ALIAS THE DEACON' with Mischa Auer, Dennis O'Keefe, Peggy Mora, Guinn Williams, Ed Brophy. . . .Directed by Christy Cobanne. A New Universal Picture." Around the writing, the slide depicts the six actors listed on the film with oversized heads on smaller caricature bodies. Burns appears in the middle of the slide. "Alias the Deacon" was filmed in 1940.
Status
Not on view
