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Seventh heaven programs

Title
Seventh heaven programs, 1922-1939.

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Mixed materialSupervised use MWEZ+ n.c. 6021Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Additional Authors
  • Strong, Austin, 1881-1952.
  • Golden, John, 1874-1955
  • Menken, Helen, 1902-1966
  • Gaul, George, 1885-1939
  • Ellerbe, Harry
  • Inge, Jane
  • Farrell, Charles, 1900-1990
  • Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004
  • Dunnock, Mildred
  • Ferrer, José, 1912-1992
  • Raymond, Cyril, -1973
Description
1 bound volume of programs : illustrations, some in color; 24 cm
Donor/Sponsor
In honor of George Freedley
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Marginalia.
  • Theater programs.
  • Playbills.
Note
  • About thirty programs and playbills (1922 - 1939) for Seventh heaven by Austin Strong documenting John Golden's original production on Broadway, starring Helen Menken and George Gaul, as well as subsequent touring, revival, and regional productions including in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Of note is a production by the Jane Inge Players (East Orange, N.J.) and Harry Ellerbe's revival at the Westchester Playhouse (Mt Kisco, N.Y.) with Charles Farrell, who starred in the 1927 silent film version of the play, Uta Hagen, Mildred Dunnock, and Jose Ferrer.
  • Programs for the Booth Theatre (N.Y.) include a letter from the House Manager about an intermission, inviting the theatre-goer "to leave your seat between the acts for a few moments stroll or a change of position" and to utilize "a room which we call 'The Lounge' to which both Ladies and Gentlemen may resort during the entre-acts."
  • Theatre-goers Marion Kirby and Daisy Humphrey signed their names in items 1 and 5, respectively.
  • Item 12, a program for the Booth Theatre (N.Y.), is stamped: "Property of the New York Society Library."
  • Item 15, a program for the Shubert Riviera Theatre (N.Y.), contains advertisements for local elections.
  • Item 17, a program for the Columbia Theatre (San Francisco), contains a public health advertisement on the benefits of drinking milk. Several other programs in this volume contain public health advertisements by the New York Tuberculosis Association on the prevention and cure of the disease.
  • Item 23, a program for Cyril Raymond's production for The Windsor Players (Bronx, N.Y.), utilizes the theatrical pseudonym George Spelvin.
  • Compiled and bound by The New York Public Library.
Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 6021
OCLC
989980045
Title
Seventh heaven programs, 1922-1939.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Some items within are fragile. Please handle with deliberate care.
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Added Author
Strong, Austin, 1881-1952.
Golden, John, 1874-1955, producer, director.
Menken, Helen, 1902-1966, actor.
Gaul, George, 1885-1939, actor.
Ellerbe, Harry, director.
Inge, Jane, director.
Farrell, Charles, 1900-1990, actor.
Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004, actor.
Dunnock, Mildred, actor.
Ferrer, José, 1912-1992, actor.
Raymond, Cyril, -1973, director, actor.
Research Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 6021
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