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Marilyn Miller programs

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Marilyn Miller programs, 1914-1933.

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Mixed materialSupervised use MWEZ+ n.c. 9607Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Additional Authors
  • Miller, Marilyn, 1898-1936
  • Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.
  • Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946
  • McGuire, William Anthony, 1885-1940.
  • Grey, Clifford, 1887-1941
  • Adamson, Harold
  • Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933
Description
1 bound volume : illustrations, some in color; 24 cm
Donor/Sponsor
In honor of George Freedley
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Theater programs.
  • Playbills.
  • Tickets.
Note
  • Nine programs documenting original Broadway productions starring or featuring Marilyn Miller from 1914 to 1933.
  • Item 1, a program for The Passing Show of 1914 at the Winter Garden Theatre (N.Y.), is part of the Mudd Collection and contains advertising for Gimbel Brothers Department Store.
  • Item 5, a program for Marilyn Miller's starring performance in Peter Pan by James M. Barrie at the Knickerbocker Theatre (N.Y.), contains a ticket for a seat in the first balcony.
  • Item 9 is an opening night program for Smiles, music by Vincent Youmans, book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey, Harold Adamson, and Ring Lardner, at the Ziegfeld Theatre (N.Y.), November 18, 1930, starring Marilyn Miller, Fred Astaire, and Adele Astaire.
  • Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library.
Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 9607
OCLC
1006646271
Title
Marilyn Miller programs, 1914-1933.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Biography
The popular singer, dancer, and actress actress Marilyn Miller was born September 1, 1898 as Mary Ellen Reynolds in Evanston, Illinois, and died April 7, 1936 in New York City.
Local Note
Material is in extremely poor condition. Please handle with deliberate care.
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Added Author
Miller, Marilyn, 1898-1936, actor.
Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937. Peter Pan.
Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946, composer. Smiles.
McGuire, William Anthony, 1885-1940. Smiles.
Grey, Clifford, 1887-1941, lyricist. Smiles.
Adamson, Harold, lyricist. Smiles.
Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933, lyricist. Smiles.
Research Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 9607
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