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The swan programs

Title
The swan programs, 1923-1939.

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Additional Authors
  • Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952.
  • Baker, Melville
  • Peters, Rollo
  • Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949
  • Hobart, Rose, 1906-2000
  • Kirk, Ida Z.
  • Heflin, Van, 1910-1971
  • Tuttle, Day
  • Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
Description
1 bound volume : illustrations, some in color; 24 cm
Donor/Sponsor
In honor of George Freedley
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Theater programs.
  • Playbills.
Note
  • Thirty-five programs (1923 - 1939) for The swan by Ferenc Molnár, translated by Melville Baker, documenting the original Broadway production at the Cort and Empire Theatres and subsequent tour starring Eva Le Gallienne, Philip Merivale, and Basil Rathbone. Includes numerous regional, college, university, and amateur productions. Of note is Ida Z. Kirk's 1930 production for the University of Oklahoma with Van Heflin; Barry Jackson's 1932 production for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre; Day Tuttle's 1934 production for the Westchester Playhouse (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.) with Geoffrey Kerr, Francesca Bruning, and Henry Fonda.
  • Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library.
  • Item 24, a program for a 1928 production at the Newport Casino Theatre Festival (R.I.) with Rollo Peters, Maria Ouspenskaya, and Rose Hobart, is part of the Robinson Locke Collection.
Source (note)
  • Item 1, a program for the Cort Theatre, is the gift of Gilbert Miller, 1932.
Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 6045
OCLC
1005227706
Title
The swan programs, 1923-1939.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Source
Item 1, a program for the Cort Theatre, is the gift of Gilbert Miller, 1932.
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Added Author
Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952. A hattyú, vígjáték három felvonásban. English.
Baker, Melville.
Peters, Rollo, actor.
Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949, actor.
Hobart, Rose, 1906-2000, actor.
Kirk, Ida Z., director, teacher.
Heflin, Van, 1910-1971, actor.
Tuttle, Day, director.
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, actor.
Research Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 6045
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