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Eleanor Goldhar papers

Title: Eleanor Goldhar papers, 1981-1998.
Author: Goldhar, Eleanor.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Still image	By appointment only	*T-Mss 2023-009 Box 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2023-009 Box 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	1 ovz. fol.	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Mss 2023-009 1 ovz. fol.	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

.75 lin. ft. (2 boxes and 1 ovz. fol.)

Summary

Box 1 contains promotional materials related to various theatrical productions of LIVENT, Inc. There are also files dedicated to a 1997 reorganization of Livent and annual reports for 1996 and 1997.
Box 2 contains a musical jewelry box, bearing an image on the lid of the facade of the Ford Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.), presented as a gift on the opening night of the musical Ragtime on Broadway, January 18, 1998. The box plays the main musical theme from the production. Also included is an enamel and crystal brooch in the shape of an American flag created for the Democratic National Committee's 150th anniversary event and given to Hillary Clinton by Eleanor Goldhar at an intermission of a performance of Ragtime. Lastly included is a VHS tape titled "Chicago 'Oriental' Dedication Reel" (1998, 7:53).
The oversized folder contains 9 window cards for productions associated with LIVENT and others. Productions documented include Candide (1997, Gershwin Theatre, New York, N.Y.); Follies (circa 1987, Shaftsbury Theatre, London, Eng.); Fosse (circa 1998, no location); Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993, Broadhurst Theatre, New York, N.Y.); The Little Foxes (1981, Martin Beck Theatre, New York, N.Y.); Parade (1998, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York, N.Y.); Pygmalion (1987, Plymouth Theatre, New York, N.Y.); Ragtime (1996, Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada); and Show Boat (1998, Prince Edward Theatre, London, Eng.).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Programs.
Business records.
Printed ephemera.
Window cards.

Source (note)

Eleanor Goldhar,

Biography (note)

Eleanor Goldhar was the Vice President of Publicity and Corporate Relations for the Canadian-based company Live Entertainment (later renamed Livent), which produced large-scale musicals, including producer Hal Prince's revival of Show Boat, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Fosse in the 1990s. The company was headed by impressario Garth Drabinksy, whose business practices eventually led to the bankruptcy of Livent and Drabinsky's conviction for fraud and forgery in a Canadian court.

Call Number

*T-Mss 2023-009

Author

Goldhar, Eleanor.

Title

Eleanor Goldhar papers, 1981-1998.

Biography

Eleanor Goldhar was the Vice President of Publicity and Corporate Relations for the Canadian-based company Live Entertainment (later renamed Livent), which produced large-scale musicals, including producer Hal Prince's revival of Show Boat, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Fosse in the 1990s. The company was headed by impressario Garth Drabinksy, whose business practices eventually led to the bankruptcy of Livent and Drabinsky's conviction for fraud and forgery in a Canadian court.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 2023-009

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