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Broadway Productions

The City Museum has received generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to digitize its theater production files--more than 30,000 photographs documenting over 5,000 Broadway productions. They'll be made available here as they're digitized and cataloged.

[Anna Wheaton in "He Came from Milwaukee".] — [Anna Wheaton in "He Came from Milwaukee".]

[Keep It In the Family" theater still.] — [Keep It In the Family" theater still.]

[Lisle Leigh in an unidentified production.] — [Lisle Leigh in an unidentified production.]
Likely in San Francisco. | Photographer attributed.

[Dorothy Stickney in "A Lovely Light".] — [Dorothy Stickney in "A Lovely Light".]

["Skyscraper" theater still.] — ["Skyscraper" theater still.]

["Old Lady 31" theater still.] — ["Old Lady 31" theater still.]

Francis Wilson as "David." — Francis Wilson as "David."

["Knickerbocker Holiday" theater still.] — ["Knickerbocker Holiday" theater still.]

F. Ziegfeld [...] New Musical Revue Follies of 1909 — F. Ziegfeld [...] New Musical Revue Follies of 1909

["The First Gentleman of Europe" theater still.] — ["The First Gentleman of Europe" theater still.]

Olive May in "Arizona" — Olive May in "Arizona"
Likely as Bonita Canby in an out-of-town production.

[Ethel Jackson as Sonia in "The Merry Widow".] — [Ethel Jackson as Sonia in "The Merry Widow".]

[Henry Dixey as David Garrick in "Oliver Goldsmith".] — [Henry Dixey as David Garrick in "Oliver Goldsmith".]
Photograph by Moore Theatre Studio.

[Backstage at the Provincetown Playhouse.] — [Backstage at the Provincetown Playhouse.]

[Maude Adams as Dorothy and John Drew as Sir Jasper Thorndyke in "Rosemary".] — [Maude Adams as Dorothy and John Drew as Sir Jasper Thorndyke in "Rosemary".]

["The Play's the Thing" theater still.] — ["The Play's the Thing" theater still.]
Either the original 1926 production at Henry Miller's Theatre with Catherine Dale Owen as Ilona Szabo,...

[Act 2, Scene 1 of "Porgy".] — [Act 2, Scene 1 of "Porgy".]
Left to right: Jack Carter as Crown, Wesley Hill as Jake, A. B. Comethiere as Simon Frazier, Rose MacClendon...

[Sophye Barnard as Anna Varvara in "The Red Widow".] — [Sophye Barnard as Anna Varvara in "The Red Widow".]

[Ethel Barrymore as H.R.H. Princess Amelia in "A Royal Fandango".] — [Ethel Barrymore as H.R.H. Princess Amelia in "A Royal Fandango".]

["In Old Kentucky" theater still.] — ["In Old Kentucky" theater still.]

["The Private Secretary" theater still.] — ["The Private Secretary" theater still.]
Possibly a production in England.

[Doris Keane as Mme. Margarita Cavallini in "Romance".] — [Doris Keane as Mme. Margarita Cavallini in "Romance".]

[Ruth Gordon as Gay in "The Leading Lady".] — [Ruth Gordon as Gay in "The Leading Lady".]

[Janie Sell as Mitzi during "Wait For Me, Marlena" number in "Over Here!".] — [Janie Sell as Mitzi during "Wait For Me, Marlena" number in "Over Here!".]

[Jean Stapleton as Inez and Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Constable in "In the Summer House".] — [Jean Stapleton as Inez and Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Constable in "In the Summer House".]
Printed from an earlier photograph taken in 1954.

[Dudley Digges as Henry Clegg, Helen Westley as Mrs. Clegg, Henry Travers as Mr. Munce and Margaret Wycherly in the title role of "Jane Clegg".] — [Dudley Digges as Henry Clegg, Helen Westley as Mrs. Clegg, Henry Travers as Mr. Munce and Margaret Wycherly in the title role of "Jane Clegg".]

[Florence Reed as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth".] — [Florence Reed as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth".]

[Dick Cusack as Mr. Grabish, William H. Macy as Jerry Green and Byrne Piven as Eldon Schweig in "The Man in 605".] — [Dick Cusack as Mr. Grabish, William H. Macy as Jerry Green and Byrne Piven as Eldon Schweig in "The Man in 605".]

[Sidonie Espero as Teresa in "The Maid of the Mountains".] — [Sidonie Espero as Teresa in "The Maid of the Mountains".]

[Angel Lansbury backstage with two unidentified men during the production of "Mame".] — [Angel Lansbury backstage with two unidentified men during the production of "Mame".]

[Judith Anderson as Medea, Gene Lee and Peter Moss as Children in "Medea".] — [Judith Anderson as Medea, Gene Lee and Peter Moss as Children in "Medea".]

[Dale Soules as Cal and Doug Henning as Doug in "The Magic Show".] — [Dale Soules as Cal and Doug Henning as Doug in "The Magic Show".]

Deyo — Deyo

[Richard Mansfield as the title role in "King Richard III".] — [Richard Mansfield as the title role in "King Richard III".]

[Tom Courtenay as Simon and Michael Lombard as Wood in "Otherwise Engaged".] — [Tom Courtenay as Simon and Michael Lombard as Wood in "Otherwise Engaged".]

[Marilyn Miller in the title role of "Peter Pan".] — [Marilyn Miller in the title role of "Peter Pan".]
Reproduction of a photograph taken in 1924, used to publicize the 1950 production of "Peter Pan" at the...

[Peter Smith as Stanley Rosen and Sol Frieder in "A Rosen by Any Other Name".] — [Peter Smith as Stanley Rosen and Sol Frieder in "A Rosen by Any Other Name".]
Sol Frieder played multiple roles: Ardenshensky, Reb Brechtman, Judge Brown, Edelman, Kravitz, Clerk,...

[Doris Keane as Mme. Margarita Cavallini in "Romance".] — [Doris Keane as Mme. Margarita Cavallini in "Romance".]

The Private Secretary - Madison Square Theatre. "There's A Burglar!" — The Private Secretary - Madison Square Theatre. "There's A Burglar!"
With M. Morton and J. Delamater.

[Rosamond Pinchot as The Nun and Schuyler Ladd as The Prince in Scene 4 of "The Miracle".] — [Rosamond Pinchot as The Nun and Schuyler Ladd as The Prince in Scene 4 of "The Miracle".]

[Bijou Heron.] — [Bijou Heron.]
Possibly in the title role of "Oliver Twist".

[Beatrice Morgan in "The New Clown".] — [Beatrice Morgan in "The New Clown".]

[Julia Marlowe as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice".] — [Julia Marlowe as Portia in "The Merchant of Venice".]

[Julia Arthur as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth".] — [Julia Arthur as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth".]

[Bessie McCoy in "Three Twins".] — [Bessie McCoy in "Three Twins".]

Mrs. Langtry. — Mrs. Langtry.

["Hamlet" theater still.] — ["Hamlet" theater still.]

[The Group of Ancient Drama, Inc. production of "Plutus".] — [The Group of Ancient Drama, Inc. production of "Plutus".]
April 28, 1963.

[Reginald De Koven.] — [Reginald De Koven.]

[Julie Herne in "Richter's Wife".] — [Julie Herne in "Richter's Wife".]
Herne also wrote the play.

[Billie Whitelaw and Samuel Beckett rehearsing "Rockaby".] — [Billie Whitelaw and Samuel Beckett rehearsing "Rockaby".]

[James A. Herne in "Sag Harbor".] — [James A. Herne in "Sag Harbor".]

["The Private Secretary" theater still.] — ["The Private Secretary" theater still.]
Possibly a production in England.

[Edgar L. Davenport as Cardinal de Torres in "In the Palace of the King".] — [Edgar L. Davenport as Cardinal de Torres in "In the Palace of the King".]

["Grease" theater still.] — ["Grease" theater still.]

["The Hypocrites" theater still.] — ["The Hypocrites" theater still.]
Possibly also with Adrienne (Mabel) Morrison.

[Nikos Kourkoulos as Tonio, Melina Mercouri as Illya and Orson Bean as Homer Thrace in "Illya Darling".] — [Nikos Kourkoulos as Tonio, Melina Mercouri as Illya and Orson Bean as Homer Thrace in "Illya Darling".]

[Florence Larsoneur, Edyth Lochman, Clara Ponts and Irene Bliss in the Chicago company of "The Slim Princess".] — [Florence Larsoneur, Edyth Lochman, Clara Ponts and Irene Bliss in the Chicago company of "The Slim Princess".]

[Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor".] — [Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor".]
Copied by Floyd.

["The Mountain Climber" theater still.] — ["The Mountain Climber" theater still.]

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