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titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100    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 » George Balanchine March 22, 1946 Reknown choreographer teaching at the American School of Ballet in New York. images available upon request George Jessel and Sophie Tucker date unknown images available upon request Geraldine Fitzgerald date unknown images available upon request Gertrude Lawrence date unknown images available upon request Get Away Old Man November 23, 1943 A comedy written by William Saroyan, produced and directed by George Abbott. Starring Richard Widmark as the self-aggrandizing writer Henry Bird, who is hired by a Hollywood producer (Ed Begley) to create a script for a film about "all mothers everywhere." Saroyan wrote the show upon his return from Hollywood, where he wrote "The Human Comedy." images available upon request Gigi November 8, 1951 Selected images from the play starring Audrey Hepburn in her breakout Broadway role as the young Parisian girl being groomed for high society by her Aunt (Cathleen Nesbitt). Adapted for the stage by Anita Loos, from the novel by Colette. 17 images » Gigi Rehearsal October 16, 1951 5 images » Girls Who Stop The Shows date unknown Sono Osato appears in this photo essay of top level Broadway women. images available upon request Glad To See You date unknown Jane Withers Broadway debut, where she introduced the song "Guess I'll Have To Hang My Tears Out To Dry", made famous later by Frank Sinatra. 5 images » Gregory Peck: Dennis Playhouse July 9, 1946 Gregory Peck is shown in Cape Cod working in summer theatre at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. The play shown is Playboy of the Western World. From these images its easy to see how Peck went on to become one of the most famous of Hollywood leading men. 15 images » Guys and Dolls circa 1950 27 images » Hamlet December 13, 1945 featuring Maurice Evans 1 images » Happy Birthday October 1946 Helen Hayes stars in this Anita Loos play with music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II about a woman determined to get her man. 1 images » Harriet circa 1943 The story of Harriet Beecher Stowe starring Helen Hayes, staged by Elia Kazan, and produced by Gilbert Miller. 2 images » Harvey date unknown The 1945 Pulitzer Prize winning story of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary six foot, three and one half inch tall rabbit Harvey. Starring Frank Fay and Josephine Hull, the play ran for 1775 performances. The 1950 film version recast James Stewart in the role of Elwood P. Dowd and won a "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" Oscar for Mrs. Hull. 19 images » Hello, Dolly! circa 1964 The original broadway production of Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing at the St. James Theatre. 39 images » High Button Shoes circa 1947 Phil Silvers stars in this comedy as Harrison Floy, a snake-oil con man fleeing to Atlantic City with profits extorted from the willing and foolish family Longstreet, eventually losing it all betting on the wrong college football team. Jerome Robbins choreographs and George Abbott directs. 23 images » High Kickers circa 1941 The 171 performances hit starring George Jessel and Sophie Tucker. A burlesque troop is arrested in Ohio, but manages to get off by exposing the mayor's wife as an old trooper. images available upon request Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Wedding May 21, 1945 8 images » I Remember Mama circa 1944 Marlon Brando made his Broadway debut as the character Nels in this play about a San Francisco family trying to make ends meet in the early 1900's. 2 images » Imogene Coca May 11, 1945 Comedian actress and dancer Imogene Coca hams it up in a trenchcoat and other outfits in preparation for a one woman show, shown at the end, in this series of funny photographs. 9 images » In The Summer House December 5, 1953 The Jane Bowles play, with music by Paul Bowles. Starring Judith Anderson, Mildred Dunnock and Logan Ramsey as Lionel - a part that almost went to the then unknown actor James Dean. 1 images » Inside U.S.A date unknown Beatrice Lillie, Jack Haley, and Valerie Bettis star. images available upon request Inside U.S.A Rehearsal January 28, 1948 images available upon request Jackpot circa 1944 Musical comedy created by a host of top-tier talent including lyrics and music by Howard Dietz and Vernon Duke, stage design by Robert Edmond Jones and Raymond Sovey, and produced by Vinton Freedley. The high point of the show was a ballet entitled "Grist for de Mille" by renowned choreographer Charles Weidman in a parody of the Broadway ballets of Agnes de Mille. images available upon request Jacob's Pillow date unknown An annual dance festival. 4 images » Jacobowsky and The Colonel January 26, 1944 An arrogant Polish Colonel (Louis Calhern) and shy but wily Jew S.L. Jacobowsky (Oscar Karlweis) find themselves escaping from the Nazi invasion of Paris in 1940. This comedy-drama written in German by Franz Werfel was first adapted into English by Clifford Odets and later rewritten by S.N. Behrman. Staged by Elia Kazan. images available upon request Jacobowsky and The Colonel circa 1944 An arrogant Polish Colonel (Louis Calhern) and shy but wily Jew S.L. Jacobowsky (Oscar Karlweis) find themselves escaping from the Nazi invasion of Paris in 1940. This comedy-drama written in German by Franz Werfel was first adapted into English by Clifford Odets and later rewritten by S.N. Behrman. Staged by Elia Kazan. 6 images » Jan Clayton Dancing from Show Boat date unknown images available upon request Janus June 1, 1956 Starring Imogene Coca images available upon request Jeb circa 1946 Although the play was a flop at only 9 performances, this 1946 play was where Ruby Dee met Ossie Davis and went on to have a long life and notable career together. Set design by Jo Mielziner and produced and directed by Herman Shumlin. 20 images » Joan McCracken date unknown Eileen Darby photographs her good friend Joan McCracken candidly hamming in several settings. Joan McCracken found fame playing the role of Sylvie "The Girl Who Falls Down" in Oklahoma! and was later married to Bob Fosse. 12 images » John Henry December 30, 1939 Starring Paul Robeson in the title role at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. The show opened on Broadway 11 days later on January 10th, 1940 at the 44th Street Theatre. Despite its short run this was the show that marked the beginning of Eileen Darby's Theatre photography career, the images of which were her first published in the NY Times Photo Section in 1940 by photo editor Victor Talley. 11 images » John Murray Anderson's Almanac December 10, 1953 Harry Belafonte stars in the last show from successful Producer John Murray Anderson, who died seven weeks later. The show was a hit. images available upon request Jooss Ballet September 23, 1941 images available upon request Kiss And Tell September 16, 1943 A comedy staged and produced by George Abbott, and starring Jessie Royce Landis and Robert Keith as the parents of teenager Corliss Archer (Joan Caulfield). It also marked the Broadway premiere of Richard Widmark as Lieutenant Lenny Archer. The show was a situation comedy staged around the friends, neighbors, and love interests of Corliss Archer, and was a big success at 956 performances. images available upon request Kiss And Tell July 5, 1944 A comedy staged and produced by George Abbott, and starring Jessie Royce Landis and Robert Keith as the parents of teenager Corliss Archer (Joan Caulfield). It also marked the Broadway premiere of Richard Widmark as Lieutenant Lenny Archer. The show was a situation comedy staged around the friends, neighbors, and love interests of Corliss Archer, and was a big success at 956 performances. images available upon request Kiss Me, Kate November 3, 1948 Cole Porter, Patricia Morison, Alfred Drake, John C. Wilson, Harold Lang, and Bella Spewack are shown at the rehearsal for Kiss Me, Kate at the New Century Theatre. 21 images » La Guardia and Jungleers Band date unknown A visit with New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and the military Jungleers Band. 9 images » LaGuardia with Mademoiselle Editor July 1, 1945 images available upon request Laffing Room Only circa 1944 An Olsen & Johnson (John "Ole" Olsen and Chic Johnson) musical revue featuring Betty Garrett, Frank Libuse, Willy West and McGinty, and Mata and Hari. In established Olsen and Johnson style the show was filled with loony slapstick and full audience participation, and was a success. images available upon request Laugh Town Laugh June 4, 1942 The Broadway vaudeville show featuring Carmen Amaya, Jane Froman, and starring Ed Wynn. The show was Miss Froman's last before her tragic plane accident that crushed both her legs in Lisbon, Portugal in 1943. images available upon request Lend An Ear date unknown Carol Channing images available upon request Leonard Bernstein circa 1944 Composer Leonard Bernstein at work on his piano while still quite young, composing On The Town. The images have a wonderful candid quality. Several of these images appeared in TIME Magazine's November 26, 1948 issue. 5 images » Let's Face It! circa 1941 Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, starring Danny Kaye with Vivian Vance, Eve Arden, and Edith Meiser. Featuring Nanette Fabray, Mary Jane Walsh, Helena Bliss. Based on the 1925 hit comedy play, "The Cradle Snatcher's." images available upon request Life Magazine Covers date unknown The Life Magazine covers of Eileen Darby. 6 images » Lillian Hellman date unknown images available upon request Lilly Dache (Daché) August 6, 1945 Eileen Darby spends a day with well-known milliner turned fashion designer Lilly Daché. Ms. Daché can be seen approving fashion designs, trying on different hats and fashions, touring her eclectic home, and finally flying away on a chartered prop plane. 34 images » London England April 22, 1946 A spring day spent while on assignment in London. Several interesting shots, including the rooftop of the New Theatre with the Old Vic Players. 8 images » Look Magazine Covers date unknown 1 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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