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titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100    Tennessee Williams date unknown A candid session with Tennessee Williams in his hotel room looking over some of his notes. 5 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 Barretts of Wimpole Street date unknown starring Katharine Cornell. 2 images » The Beautiful People April 15, 1941 Images from the opening of the William Saroyan play at the Lyceum Theatre, 1941. 22 images » The Big Knife Rehearsal January 7, 1949 Joan McCracken, John Garfield, Nancy Kelly, Paul McGrath, Howard Bay, Dwight Deere Wiman. 2 images » The Boy Friend September 18, 1954 The play featuring Julie Andrews starring in her Broadway and American premiere at the Royale Theatre. The play is set in 1926 Nice, France. 38 images » The Browning Version September 26, 1949 starring Edna Best and Maurice Evans 11 images » The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial January 21, 1954 Henry Fonda and Lloyd Nolan star in the Herman Wouk adaptation of the novel "The Caine Mutiny". A young James Garner can be seen in some images. 3 images » The Cherry Orchard January 6, 1944 The last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov about an aristocratic family that loses their estate to a man coming up from a lower social class. The play ends with the axe chopping sounds of the estate's cherry orchard being cut down by the new owner. Directed by and starring Eva Le Gallienne at the National Theatre. 35 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 » The Father date unknown Grace Kelly, Raymond Massey, and Mady Christians star. images available upon request The Glass Menagerie date unknown The Tennessee Williams' play that established him as a major American Playwright. The success of The Glass Menagerie started a long series of hit Broadway plays for Williams. Starring Laurette Taylor, with Set Design by Jo Mielziner. The included sequence of Laurette Taylor on the phone selling magazine subscriptions is considered by many to be the finest performance on a Broadway stage. 13 images » The Great Big Doorstep October 27, 1942 Dorothy Gish and Louis Calhern head an impoverished Cajun family caught in a Louisiana flood, when the doorstep of a patrician mansion floats on to their property. The doorstep installed at the entrance to their shack fuels their desires for a grander life, in this comedy by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. images available upon request The Great Big Doorstep November 11, 1942 Dorothy Gish and Louis Calhern head an impoverished Cajun family caught in a Louisiana flood, when the doorstep of a patrician mansion floats on to their property. The doorstep installed at the entrance to their shack fuels their desires for a grander life, in this comedy by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. images available upon request The Importance of Being Earnest date unknown John Gielgud stars in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. 1 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 » 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 Littlest Revue May 17, 1956 A small but successful off-Broadway musical revue to close the 1956 season at the Pheonix Theatre. Lyrics and music mostly by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke, with additional lyrics by several writers including Sheldon Harnick, John Latouche, and Eudora Welty. The cast comprised 8 actors including Charlotte Rae, Joel Grey, Larry Storch, and Tammy Grimes. images available upon request 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 » The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) July 21, 1943 Rehearsals for the classic Austrian Franz Lehár 1905 operetta with choreography by George Balanchine and starring the celebrated singing couple Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth as Prince Danilo and the widow Sonia. Prince Danilo, a carousing rake of a chorus-girl chaser from the mythical land of Marsovia, sets his sights on wooing the richest widow Sonia with an aim to keep her riches within the kingdom of Marsovia. Conducted by the famous operetta composer Robert Stolz and directed by Felix Brentano. 7 images » The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) August 1, 1943 The classic Austrian Franz Lehár 1905 operetta with choreography by George Balanchine and starring the celebrated singing couple Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth as Prince Danilo and the widow Sonia. Prince Danilo, a carousing rake of a chorus-girl chaser from the mythical land of Marsovia, sets his sights on wooing the richest widow Sonia with an aim to keep her riches within the kingdom of Marsovia. Conducted by the famous operetta composer Robert Stolz and directed by Felix Brentano. 18 images » The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) October 3, 1943 First dress rehearsal images for the classic Austrian Franz Lehár 1905 operetta with choreography by George Balanchine and starring the celebrated singing couple Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth as Prince Danilo and the widow Sonia. Prince Danilo, a carousing rake of a chorus-girl chaser from the mythical land of Marsovia, sets his sights on wooing the richest widow Sonia with an aim to keep her riches within the kingdom of Marsovia. Conducted by the famous operetta composer Robert Stolz and directed by Felix Brentano. 5 images » The More the Merrier September 26, 1941 The comedy staged by Otto Preminger. It ran for 16 performances at the Cort Theatre and featured Keenan Wynn, Teddy Hart, J.C. Nugent, Frank Albertson, and Grace McDonald. images available upon request « 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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