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titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100    Candle In The Wind September 13, 1941 Chosen as one of the 10 best plays of the 1941-1942 season, starring Helen Hayes, staged by Alfred Lunt, and featuring Evelyn Varden and Lotte Lenya. images available upon request Carmen Amaya January 20, 1941 famous Spanish dancer Carmen Amaya. images available upon request Carmen Jones December 2, 1943 George Bizet's opera Carmen reset in a parachute factory in the wartime South. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and produced by Billy Rose. These images are from the opening night performance. images available upon request Carousel March 17, 1945 New Haven rehearsal photographs of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical adaptation of "Liliom", by the famed Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar. Starring John Raitt and Jan Clayton, choreographed by Agnes de Mille, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with settings by Jo Mielziner and costumes by Miles White. images available upon request Carousel March 21, 1945 New Haven rehearsal photographs of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical adaptation of "Liliom", by the famed Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar. Starring John Raitt and Jan Clayton, choreographed by Agnes de Mille, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with settings by Jo Mielziner and costumes by Miles White. 13 images » Carousel date unknown 2 images » Cass Daley date unknown images available upon request Cat On A Hot Tin Roof April 9, 1956 Thomas Gomez in a series of photographs. 4 images » Catherine Was Great 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. 1 images » Central Park 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. 4 images » Charles Trenet date unknown images available upon request Chauve-Souris 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. images available upon request Children's Hour December 5, 1952 The Lillian Hellman play featuring Kim Hunter, Patricia Neal, Katherine Emmett, and Iris Mann. The story revolves around an attraction between two school headmistress women, the children who vilify them, and ultimately a tragic suicide. 1 images » Claudia date unknown images available upon request Cole Porter January 10, 1949 Cole Porter shown in his study working on the score for the musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate. 5 images » Counsellor-at-Law 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. images available upon request Counterattack January 23, 1943 Featuring Morris Carnovsky and Sam Wanamaker as Red soldiers interrogating seven German soldiers (Karl Malden) during the siege of a small town on the Eastern front. The play ran for 85 performances. images available upon request Cyrano De Bergerac 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. 7 images » Dancing In The Streets March 12, 1943 Mary Martin's first starring role in a Broadway play, that never made it to Broadway. The play closed in Boston. images available upon request Dark Eyes 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. images available upon request Death of a Salesman 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. 31 images » Deep Are The Roots circa 1945 Directed by Elia Kazan, starring a young 23 year old Barbera Bel Geddes in her debut, and Gordon Heath as Brett Charles. The show follows an heroic Negro soldier returning to his hometown in the deep south, only to face racial discrimination. 3 images » Desk Set October 30, 1955 images available upon request Dr. Martha May Eliot circa 1945 Dr. Martha May Eliot (April 7, 1891-February 14, 1978), a pioneer in maternal and child health, is seen in a sequence of photos as she cares for a child in a children's clinic in 1945. 3 images » Duchess Of Malfi October 1946 starring Canada Lee in white face makeup - the first African-American to play a white man on Broadway. images available upon request Dunnigan's Daughters date unknown staged by Elia Kazan. images available upon request Early To Bed May 6, 1943 Written by George Marion, Jr., with music by Thomas "Fats" Waller. Musical comedy mixups at a Martinique bordello run by Madame Rowena (Muriel Angelus) and her gaggle of guests. The show was a hit, with a lot of the music also featured in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1978 as a retrospective of the life of "Fats" Waller. images available upon request Early To Bed May 22, 1943 Written by George Marion, Jr., with music by Thomas "Fats" Waller. Musical comedy mixups at a Martinique bordello run by Madame Rowena (Muriel Angelus) and her gaggle of guests. The show was a hit, with a lot of the music also featured in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1978 as a retrospective of the life of "Fats" Waller. images available upon request Edith Piaf and Company date unknown 9 images » Eileen Darby date unknown A photo essay "day in the life" of Eileen Darby as she works photographing the stage production of Inside U.S.A, and later fixes a chair, relaxes at home, and meets friends Paula Laurence and Joan McCracken at a cafe in New York City. 14 images » Eisenhower Day 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. images available upon request Ethel Barrymore date unknown images available upon request Eve of St. Mark 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. images available upon request Felix Brentano July 26, 1943 Director Felix Brentano at the rehearsals for The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). 1 images » Fiddler On The Roof November 17, 1964 The Tony Award winning musical written by Joseph Stein, with music by Jerry Bock and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Starring Zero Mostel, with Maria Karnilova and Bea Arthur. Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Hal Prince. 28 images » Finian's Rainbow January 10, 1947 images available upon request Finian's Rainbow September 30, 1948 images available upon request Finian's Rainbow Recording date unknown 16 images » Fiorello! October 22, 1959 Tom Bosley stars in his breakthrough Broadway performance in a musical following the life of New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. The show won the Pulitzer Prize based on the book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Music by Jerry Bock and produced by Hal Prince. At the Broadhurst Theatre, 1959. 44 images » First Million 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. images available upon request Fleet Covers date unknown images available upon request Flight to the West December 13, 1940 Elmer Rice's anti-nazi drama about a disparate group of characters aboard a Yankee Clipper flight from Lisbon to New York. The play featured Betty Field, Karl Malden, Hugh Marlowe, and Kevin McCarthy, ran for 136 performances, and was considered one of the best of the year. Set design by Jo Mielziner. images available upon request Flower Drum Song April 29, 1959 The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II play, directed by Gene Kelly. images available upon request Follow The Girls 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. images available upon request Foolish Notion 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. images available upon request Foxy circa 1962 Images from the first production of Foxy at the Palace Grand Theatre, Dawson City, Yukon. Starring Bert Lahr. 17 images » Frances Parkinson Keyes 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". images available upon request Garden Of Time 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. images available upon request Gene Autry July 28, 1942 14 images » Gentlemen Prefer Blondes October 24, 1949 A series of rehearsal images showing dancers, Carol Channing, and other personalities and moments from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Agnes de Mille can also be seen in some images choreographing the dancers. 30 images » « no results match your search » Only 284 of the 1835 shows Eileen Darby photographed have made it to our website so far contact us and we may be able to find what you are looking for.

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