Eileen Darby Photo Assignments
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A Connecticut Yankee
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circa 1943 |
A jive-talk, wartime update of the 1927 classic. Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Herbert Fields and staged by John C. Wilson. Featuring dancer Vera-Ellen. The show was the last by Lorenz Hart, who was ejected for being drunk and disorderly from the opening night performance, dying a few weeks later from pneumonia. The production reprised the old standards, "My Heart Stood Still" and "Thou Swell", and introduced a new show-stopping number, "To Keep My Love Alive", which was added for Vivienne Segal, fresh from her Broadway run in the hit, Pal Joey. |
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A Flag Is Born
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circa 1946 |
Paul Muni, Celia Adler, and relative unknown Marlon Brando appear in this play about building a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Brando plays David, a concentration camp survivor. The play had a significant impact on American opinion of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. |
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A Highland Fling
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March 11, 1944 |
An 18th century gentry ghost (Ralph Forbes) in a Scottish castle seeks to free himself after 150 years by finding a sinner to reform to good in this George Abbott staged comedy that ran for 28 performances at the Plymouth Theatre. |
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A Kiss For Cinderella
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March 8, 1942 |
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A New Life
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September 13, 1943 |
Produced by The Playwrights' Company and written and staged by Elmer Rice. Nightclub singer Edith Charles (Betty Field) marries Captain Robert Cleghorne (George Lambert), scion to a wealthy Arizona family, after a short and wild romance. After Captain Cleghorne disappears at sea, Edith gives birth to his son at the exact moment of the Captain's unexpected return. A battle ensues between Edith and The Captain's family when they seek to remove the son back to Arizona for a privilaged upbringing, ultimately failing. The play was roundly panned by critics and went on to 70 performances. |
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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June 6, 1949 |
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Alexander The Great
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Allah Be Praised
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Allah Be Praised
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Allegro
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September 1947 |
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical directed and choreographed by Agnes de Mille. An abstract concept, the musical portrayed the first 35 years of a man's life beginning with birth. The play was not considered a success at 315 performances, and has never seen a revival despite containing several well-regarded songs. |
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American Fashion 1945
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February 13, 1945 |
Several images from the Coty American Fashion Critics Awards in 1945. The "Winnie" awards, considered the Oscars of the fashion industry, went to designers Emily Wilkens, Gilbert Adrian, and Tina Leser. |
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American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen Opening
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March 2, 1942 |
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Anna Lucasta
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June 21, 1944 |
Successful American Negro Theatre production about a prostitute (Hilda Simms) who is redeemed by the unconditional love of her husband (Earle Hyman). The performances of the family members gained repeated praise from the critics, in particular Canada Lee, Rosetta LeNoire, Frederick O'Neal, and Alice Childress. Several cast members made notable achievements later in their careers, including O'Neal who became the first black president of the Actors' Equity Association, and Hyman who became very well known in the 1980's as Russell Huxtable on "The Cosby Show". |
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Anna Lucasta
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August 30, 1944 |
Successful American Negro Theatre production about a prostitute (Hilda Simms) who is redeemed by the unconditional love of her husband (Earle Hyman). The performances of the family members gained repeated praise from the critics, in particular Canada Lee, Rosetta LeNoire, Frederick O'Neal, and Alice Childress. Several cast members made notable achievements later in their careers, including O'Neal who became the first black president of the Actors' Equity Association, and Hyman who became very well known in the 1980's as Russell Huxtable on "The Cosby Show". |
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Anne of England
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September 27, 1941 |
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Another Part Of The Forest
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circa 1946 |
Starring Patricia Neal in her Tony award winning role (the 1st Tony Award for Supporting or Featured Actress in a play). She later went on to win an Academy Award in 1963 for her role in the movie "Hud" with Paul Newman. |
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Apology
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March 18, 1943 |
Produced and Directed by Lee Strasberg, the play ran for only 8 performances and tells the story of a man who chooses not to marry his childhood sweetheart, instead marrying another woman. |
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Arms And The Man
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March 28, 1946 |
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Authors and Critics
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Ava Gardner
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August 13, 1956 |
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Banjo Eyes
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date unknown |
The rehearsal featuring Jacqueline Susann, author of "Valley of The Dolls", as a chorus girl. |
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Betsy Blair / Betsy Allen
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May 21, 1941 |
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Bloomer Girl
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circa 1944 |
Starring Celeste Holm as Evelina in her first star billing, and Joan McCracken as Daisy. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. The 1861-period musical comedy centers on the theme of woman's liberation, represented by the then-shocking leg-exposing fashion of the bloomer. At the Shubert Theatre on 44th street, New York. |
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Bloomer Girl
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circa 1944 |
The rehearsal for the show starring Celeste Holm as Evelina in her first star billing, and Joan McCracken as Daisy. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. The 1861-period musical comedy centers on the theme of woman's liberation, represented by the then-shocking leg-exposing fashion of the bloomer. |
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Bloomer Girl
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circa 1944 |
Starring Celeste Holm as Evelina in her first star billing, and Joan McCracken as Daisy. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. The 1861-period musical comedy centers on the theme of woman's liberation, represented by the then-shocking leg-exposing fashion of the bloomer. At the Shubert Theatre on 44th street, New York. |
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Boys and Girls Together
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March 21, 1941 |
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Candle In The Wind
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September 13, 1941 |
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Carmen Amaya
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January 20, 1941 |
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Carmen Jones
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December 2, 1943 |
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Carousel
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March 17, 1945 |
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Cass Daley
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date unknown |
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Catherine Was Great
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July 18, 1944 |
In an elaborate Mike Todd production, Mae West as empress Catherine The Great seduces all the men in her court except for Ray Bourbon, who plays a fay dress designer. She saves all of Russia, but not her reputation as a playwright in this ill-conceived muddle. |
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Central Park
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August 11, 1946 |
A series of personal photographs taken in Central Park in 1946, including some nice views of the New York skyline and the gorillas in the zoo. |
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Charles Trenet
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date unknown |
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Chauve-Souris
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July 20, 1943 |
A Russian musical revue that was a sensation on Broadway in several incarnations throughout the 1920's as staged by it's master of ceremonies, Nikita Balieff. This short lived revival was mounted by arrangement with his widow. The show featured colorful Russian costumes, settings, dance, acrobatics, and song and was a wonderful spectacle. The performance featured Dania Krupska, who later became an assistant to Agnes de Mille and an accomplished choreographer. |
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Claudia
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date unknown |
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Counsellor-at-Law
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November 20, 1942 |
A successful revival of one of Elmer Rice's most popular plays about an attorney who prefers the warmth of his secretary to the cold indifference of his wife. Paul Muni recreates his original role from the 1931 production. |
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Counterattack
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January 23, 1943 |
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Cyrano De Bergerac
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October 28, 1946 |
Starring Jose Ferrar as Cyrano De Bergerac as an unattractive master wordsmith wooing the woman he loves on behalf of his more conventionally handsome but ignorant friend with whom she is in love. Ferrar is shown in a series of images applying his fantastic nose prosthetic makeup. |
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Dancing In The Streets
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March 12, 1943 |
Mary Martin's first starring role in a Broadway play, that never made it to Broadway. The play closed in Boston. |
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Dark Eyes
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December 16, 1942 |
Three destitute Russian actresses in New York write a bad check and hope to be rescued by accepting an invitation to a Long Island estate. Writer/actresses Elena Miramova and Eugenie Leontovich are joined by Ludmilla Toretzka to complete the madcap trio that finds rescue in finance and romance in this popular farce directed by Jed Harris. The show ran for 230 performances. |
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Death of a Salesman
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January 24, 1949 |
The timeless Arthur Miller classic, directed by Elia Kazan, follows the desperate last days of salesman Willy Loman (Lee J. Cobb) as he deteriorates into a madness driven by the failure of his life. The story questions the honesty of the American Dream ideal and the worth of money and perceived success at the expense of family and emotional well-being. |
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Desk Set
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October 30, 1955 |
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Duchess Of Malfi
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October 1946 |
starring Canada Lee in white face makeup - the first African-American to play a white man on Broadway. |
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Dunnigan's Daughters
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Early To Bed
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May 6, 1943 |
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Early To Bed
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May 22, 1943 |
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Eisenhower Day
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June 19, 1945 |
A ticker tape parade in honor of Eisenhower. Also images from Eisenhower leaving a rained out Yankee's game with New York Mayor LaGuardia. |
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Ethel Barrymore
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Eve of St. Mark
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September 3, 1942 |
The very well received Maxwell Anderson war play about the journey of Quizz West (William Prince) from a young farm boy to a soldier in the jungles of the Philippines. The play was adapted into a film featuring Vincent Price in 1944. |
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Finian's Rainbow
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January 10, 1947 |
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Finian's Rainbow
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September 30, 1948 |
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First Million
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April 26, 1943 |
An Ozark hick family of bank robbers resolves to save every penny until they accumulate their first million, only to be thwarted by the honesty of their own turncoat son. The play was a flop and ran for only 5 performances. |
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Fleet Covers
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Flight to the West
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December 13, 1940 |
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Flower Drum Song
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April 29, 1959 |
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Follow The Girls
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September 8, 1945 |
A big hit musical comedy at 888 performances starring Gertrude Niesen and featuring a breakout supporting role for Jackie Gleason. The show produced the big hit song "I Wanna To Get Married" These photographs were taken at the Broadhurst Theatre. |
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Foolish Notion
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February 1945 |
A comedy written by Philip Barry, directed by John C. Wilson and starring Tallulah Bankhead. The story follows a woman who has lost her husband (Henry Hull) in the war, and so makes plans to marry her husband's best friend (Donald Cook). When the husband surprisingly reappears, all is turned upside-down and the woman must choose between the two men. The play was staged as a combination of reality and the fantasy imaginings of all of the possible outcomes, leaning heavily on the production design and lighting by Jo Mielziner. |
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Frances Parkinson Keyes
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date unknown |
Bestselling author of the 1940's and 1950's. She resided in New Orleans and is best known for her works "Steamboat Gothic" and "Dinner At Antoine's". |
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Garden Of Time
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March 1945 |
Produced by the American Negro Theatre, this three-act fantasy opened off-Broadway in the 135th Street Library Theatre in Harlem. Musical Score by well-known jazz arranger Phil Moore, and written and directed by Owen Dodson. |
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