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titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100    Bloomer Girl 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. 23 images » Bloomer Girl 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. 9 images » Bloomer Girl 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. 5 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 » 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 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 » 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 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 » On The Town circa 1944 The rehearsal for the play choreographed by Jerome Robbins and starring Sono Osato. Music by Leonard Bernstein. At the Adelphi Theatre on 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue. 8 images » On The Town circa 1944 Production photos from On The Town, featuring many well framed and lit key moments from the show. There is also a nice candid section showing Leonard Bernstein and the stars of the show rehearsing a song. The Betty Comden and Adolph Green show with choreography by Jerome Robbins. 17 images » On the Town circa 1944 Inspired by Jerome Robbins' earlier ballet Fancy Free, On The Town brilliantly dramatized the adventures of three sailors in New York on a 24-hour pass. Robbins' driving creative vision as both director and choreographer on this show and his West Side Story (1957) planted the seeds for the so called "concept musical," such as "Cabaret" (1966) and "Chicago" (1975). 20 images » Sadie Thompson circa 1944 A musical version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain," in which the title character was originally offered to Ethel Merman, who turned it down, and was replaced by June Havoc. The production was directed by Rouben Mamoulian, whose previous Broadway show was Oklahoma!. images available upon request Seven Lively Arts circa 1944 The rehearsal for the original Broadway show starring Bea Lillie, Bert Lahr, and Anton Dolen. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter, with performances by Benny Goodman. Salvador Dali created paintings for the show and Igor Stravinsky composed a ballet. The revue about young people coming to New York seeking the arts was considered a flop after 183 performances. To put on the show, Billy Rose spared no expense to restore the Ziegfeld from a second run movie house to a premiere theatre. 13 images » The Late George Apley circa 1944 A George S. Kaufman comedy hit starring Leo G. Carroll as the title character, an ultra-conservative resisting change in 1912 getting by with his wit and a drink. Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel by John P. Marquand and produced by Max Gordon, the play was universally well received by the critics and playgoers. images available upon request The Late George Apley circa 1944 A George S. Kaufman comedy hit starring Leo G. Carroll as the title character, an ultra-conservative resisting change in 1912 getting by with his wit and a drink. Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel by John P. Marquand and produced by Max Gordon, the play was universally well received by the critics and playgoers. images available upon request The Tempest January 12, 1945 Vera Zorina as Ariel, Arnold Moss as Prospero, and Canada Lee as the monster Caliban in the William Shakespeare classic, directed by Margaret Webster. Produced by Cheryl Crawford, based on an idea by Eva Le Gallienne. images available upon request The Tempest January 18, 1945 Vera Zorina as Ariel, Arnold Moss as Prospero, and Canada Lee as the monster Caliban in the William Shakespeare classic, directed by Margaret Webster. Produced by Cheryl Crawford, based on an idea by Eva Le Gallienne. images available upon request American Fashion 1945 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. 16 images » 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 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 » 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 Song of Norway April 28, 1945 A loving and quasi-fictional biography of revered Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, cast as a romantic operetta by Robert Wright and George Forrest. The show enjoyed unheard-of success for an operetta in the 1940's, running for 860 performances during the same period on Broadway as Oklahoma!. Choreographed by a young George Balanchine and starring Irra Petina, Helena Bliss, Lawrence Brooks, and Robert Shafer. 7 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 » Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Wedding May 21, 1945 8 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 LaGuardia with Mademoiselle Editor July 1, 1945 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 » 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 Polonaise September 18, 1945 images available upon request You Touched Me September 25, 1945 The rehearsal of Tennessee Williams' play immediately following his success with The Glass Menagerie. He co-wrote the play with Donald Windham, based on the original story by D.H. Lawrence. The play stars Montgomery Clift and Edmund Gwenn at the Booth Theatre, New York. Produced by Guthrie McClintic. These images were taken opening day. 12 images » Hamlet December 13, 1945 featuring Maurice Evans 1 images » Billion Dollar Baby December 27, 1945 "A Musical Play of the Terrific Twenties" starring Joan McCracken, Directed by George Abbott, and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. 1 images » Born Yesterday December 1945 Images from the rehearsal of Born Yesterday, while Jean Arthur was still in the cast as Billie Dawn. Arthur was replaced just before the show opened by Judy Holliday, who was in turn made a star by the role. The show also starred Gary Merrill and Paul Douglas, and was directed by Garson Kanin. 19 images » Cafe Society circa 1945 People who are in the social set that hang out in cafes, featuring Paula Laurence and Oscar Hammerstein II. 5 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 » 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 » Opening of "Therese" circa 1945 Photographs showing the opening of the play Therese at the Biltmore Theatre, featuring Leonard Bernstein, Dame May Witty, Eva Le Gallienne, and others. 9 images » Polonaise circa 1945 These images are from the rehearsal of Polonaise, a musical based on Chopin. Lyrics by John Latouche, music by Frédéric Chopin, and starring Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura. 7 images » The Rugged Path circa 1945 Written by Robert E. Sherwood, directed by Garson Kanin, set design by Jo Mielziner, and starring Spencer Tracy. Tracy plays a newspaper man who overshoots his boundries as an editor, only to escape the fallout by joining the Navy and meeting his demise on an island at the hands of Japanese forces. images available upon request Wilkens' Fashion circa 1945 A photographic essay on the popular work of award-winning 1940's children's fashion designer Emily Wilkens. Several of the images in this collection were published in Life Magazine on April 9, 1945. 10 images » George Balanchine March 22, 1946 Reknown choreographer teaching at the American School of Ballet in New York. images available upon request Arms And The Man March 28, 1946 images available upon request 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 » The Old Vic April 1946 In March of 1946 Eileen Darby embarked on a photo assignment to cover several productions taking place at the well known Shakespearean theatre The Old Vic in London. The images notably include Sir Laurence Olivier in Oedipus, as well as productions of Henry IV and The Critic. The images were combined into a photo story for LIFE magazine, including the cover page featuring Margaret Leighton, which was published May 6th, 1946. 83 images » Annie Get Your Gun May 1946 Ethel Merman stars as Annie Oakley and Ray Middleton as Frank Butler in the Broadway classic with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Set Design by Jo Mielziner and Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 18 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 » 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 » 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 » 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 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 » A Flag Is Born 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. 9 images » Another Part Of The Forest 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. images available upon request Born Yesterday circa 1946 Images from the production of director and playwright Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday at the Lyceum Theatre, starring Judy Holliday, Gary Merrill, and Paul Douglas. 26 images » 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 » Show Boat circa 1946 32 images » Street Scene circa 1946 Images from the Philadelphia rehearsal for the operatic version of the play based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by Elmer Rice. Music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by the well known Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, with Weill winning the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Set design by Jo Mielziner. The story takes place on a New York sidewalk and street and follows several low to middle class characters through various urban struggles, resulting in epic tragedy. 18 images » Summer Theatre 1946 circa 1946 Includes James Barrie's "Alice Sit By The Fire" starring Helen Hayes and her daughter Mary McArthur. Also includes "Springtime for Henry" starring Edward Everett Horton at the Ivoryton Playhouse, Connecticut. images available upon request Finian's Rainbow January 10, 1947 images available upon request Tin Top Valley March 3, 1947 Produced by the American Negro Theatre, written by Walter Carroll, and staged by Abram Hill. The show opened at the A.N.T Playhouse in Harlem, February 27, 1947. The 3 act drama featured Charles Nolte, who later appeared in Billy Budd, and Frederick O'Neal, who became the first president of Actor's Equity. images available upon request The Whole World Over March 14, 1947 Joseph Buloff and Uta Hagen star as father and daughter in this amiable boy-meets-girl comedy, all crammed into a Moscow apartment during the Russian housing shortage. Directed by Harold Clurman. The show also featured Sanford Meisner, who later went on to found the well-known Meisner Technique of acting. images available upon request Allegro August 22, 1947 Images from the rehearsal for the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical Allegro. Agnes de Mille is shown directing and choreographing the dancers, and several excellent close-ups of Rodgers and Hammerstein are featured. 30 images » Allegro 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. 20 images » Allegro October 10, 1947 Images from the opening night of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical "Allegro", at the Majestic Theatre, New York. 4 images » A Streetcar Named Desire circa 1947 Original Broadway production written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter. Scenery and Lightning by Jo Mielziner. Wilbur Theatre, Boston, November 1947. 17 images » All My Sons circa 1947 Written by Arthur Miller, Directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Karl Malden. 14 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 » Inside U.S.A Rehearsal January 28, 1948 images available upon request Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! February 2, 1948 Starring Nancy Walker and Harold Lang. Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. 24 images » Sundown Beach July 8, 1948 Rehearsal, staged by Elia Kazan. 2 images » A Streetcar Named Desire August 24, 1948 Anthony Quinn and Uta Hagen star in the Road Company version of this show. Tennessee Williams and Irene Selznick producers. Fantastic candids of everyone, as well as shots of the original one sheet and marquee on the Barrymore Theater. 14 images » Summer And Smoke September 10, 1948 The Tennessee Williams' play at the Dipson's Erlanger Theatre in Buffalo, New York. Scenery and Lighting by Jo Mielziner and Directed by Margo Jones. 25 images » Finian's Rainbow September 30, 1948 images available upon request Where's Charley? September 1948 Starring Ray Bolger, lyrics by Frank Loesser, adapted from "Charley's Aunt". 1 images » 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 » Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! circa 1948 Jerome Robbins choreographer and director. At the Adelphi Theatre, starring Nancy Walker and Harold Lang. 8 images » That's The Ticket circa 1948 A collection of images from the rehearsal, showing Jerome Robbins and Paul Godkin at the Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia. 13 images » The Big Knife Rehearsal January 7, 1949 Joan McCracken, John Garfield, Nancy Kelly, Paul McGrath, Howard Bay, Dwight Deere Wiman. 2 images » Cole Porter January 10, 1949 Cole Porter shown in his study working on the score for the musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate. 5 images » Anne of The Thousand Days January 18, 1949 1 images » 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 » A Streetcar Named Desire June 6, 1949 Featuring the cast from the road company, which starred Anthony Quinn and Uta Hagen. images available upon request Miss Liberty June 12, 1949 Images from the rehearsal for the story of a French girl mistaken for the female model who inspired the Statue of Liberty. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, written by Robert E. Sherwood, directed by Moss Hart, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. At the Imperial Theatre, 1949. 14 images » The Browning Version September 26, 1949 starring Edna Best and Maurice Evans 11 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 » Alive And Kicking November 7, 1949 The rehearsal for Alive And Kicking, featuring Gwen Verdon, Jack Cole, Marie Groscup, Jean Harris, and Velerie Camille. 20 images » As You Like It December 20, 1949 Several images from the Shakespearian play directed by Micheal Benthall, including some of Katharine Hepburn as Rosalind and Ernest Thesiger as Jacques. At 145 performances it is the longest running Broadway version of As You Like It. "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." 17 images » Alive And Kicking January 19, 1950 Posed images from Alive And Kicking, featuring Gwen Verdon, Jack Cole, Marie Groscup, Jean Harris, and Velerie Camille. 18 images » The Cocktail Party January 30, 1950 A comedy written by T.S. Eliot, starring Alec Guinness and Cathleen Nesbitt. The play revolves around the search for meaning and was a surprise hit on broadway when it opened. 26 images » Peter Pan May 1, 1950 Sir James M. Barrie's story as produced by Peter Lawrence, starring Boris Karloff and Jean Arthur. Music and Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein, and Costumes by Motley. 20 images » Call Me Madam September 8, 1950 The rehearsal for the Broadway hit comedy with dances by Jerome Robbins, Directed by George Abbott, and with music by Irving Berlin. The show starred Ethel Merman in the lead role of Ms. Sally Adams, the U.S. Ambassador to Lichtenburg, who upon her arrival immediately falls for Lichtenburger Cosmo Constantine. The show was later made into a film, also starring Ethel Merman. 16 images » The Member Of The Wedding September 14, 1950 Based on the novel by Carson McCullers, starring Ethel Waters, Julie Harris and Brandon De Wilde, and directed by Harold Clurman. It tells the story of 12-year old tomboy Frankie Addams' struggle with jealousy as a result of her brother's upcoming marriage, and her relationship with their African-American maid that blooms from it. At the Empire Theatre. 8 images » Out Of This World November 14, 1950 Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Directed by Agnes de Mille with choreography by Hanya Holm. The musical comedy revolves around the god Jupiter who seeks an affair with the already-married mortal Helen (Priscilla Gillette). To win her over, the sex-crazed Jupiter disguises himself as Helen's husband (William Eythe), until he is tracked down by his wife Juno (star Charlotte Greenwood). 18 images » Guys and Dolls circa 1950 27 images » The King And I February 1, 1951 The rehearsals for the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical starring Gertrude Lawrence, with Yul Brynner, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. 17 images » The King And I March 12, 1951 Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence star in the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical that went on to 1,246 performances at the St. James Theatre. Directed by John Van Druten and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with set design by Jo Mielziner. It tells the story of teacher brought to Thailand to teach the son of the King of Siam. 24 images » South Pacific April 25, 1951 From the rehearsal of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical that premiered in 1949 and ran for 1,925 performances. This series of images shows the two working out songs at the piano in 1951. 5 images » Gigi Rehearsal October 16, 1951 5 images » 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 » Pal Joey December 7, 1951 Images from the rehearsal from the John O'Hara play Pal Joey, music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Starring Harold Lang as a heel of an M.C. who uses women to advance his career, with Elaine Stritch, Helen Gallagher, and Vivienne Segal. 26 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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