%xmlchars; ]> MSColl/Urban Joseph Urban Collection, 1872-1933 Rare Book and Manuscript Library Columbia University Joseph Urban Collection, 1872-1933 Rare Book and Manuscript Library Columbia University DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY 1897-(1933)1994 135 linear ft. (39 document cases, 86 flat boxes, 150 boards and 12 map case drawers, 328 set models)

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 Custodial History

The bulk of the collection was donated by Joseph Urban's widow Mary to the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum in 1958. Much of the material in the Dramatic Museum eventually came under the care of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Urban's daughter Gretl and his biographers Randolph Carter and Robert Cole added material from the late 1980s to 1998. The Mary Urban Papers were donated in 1996 by Manuel Maureno who found the material while living in Mrs. Urban's former home. Related material is added as acquired.

 Biography or History

The architect and set designer Joseph Urban began his career in Vienna during the rise of modernism. He was one of the first to introduce the New Stagecraft to the American stage and among the first art directors to work in film. Also an illustrator, muralist, industrial designer, interior decorator and exhibit designer, his style could encompass the extravagantly ornate Mar A Lago (1926) in Palm Beach and the simple, yet graceful, New School (1930) in New York City. He was completely open to new ideas but never turned his back on traditionalism. "I surely deprecate the mistaken idea that I have invented anything but I have combined. The beautiful things of the past, the beautiful things of today, the whole, lovely modern world, I offer my mind to these influences."

Joseph Urban was born in Vienna, Austria on May 26, 1872. From 1890 to 1893, he was a student of architecture at the Akademie der bildenden Künste. Not long after graduating, Urban began collaborating with the painter Heinrich Lefler. The professional relationship was further strengthened when Urban married Lefler's sister Mizzi in 1896. The brothers-in-law worked on illustrations, exhibits, and interior decoration. Among their diverse projects were the interior of a tavern restaurant underneath the town hall, a hunting residence for Count Karl Esterházy, and a cabaret entitled Hölle. Their fairy tale illustrations brought them several awards, including the Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris World's Fair.

In 1898, Urban won a contest to build a temporary bridge connecting the exhibition in the Art Society building (Künstlerhaus) to the overflow exhibition in the Music Society Hall (Musikverein) for the jubilee celebration of the Emperor Francis Joseph's 50th year of rule. Urban's singular solution to the problem earned him the Gold Service Cross and a new confidence in his own inspiration. "There was a future in breaking with tradition and I decided to stick to my ideas of the modern in architecture." Established in his own right, Urban received numerous commissions for homes, rooms, furniture, monuments and commercial institutions.

Joseph Urban was an enthusiastic participant in Viennese café society where groups of artists gathered to discuss artistic trends and ideas. One group he frequented, the Siebener Club, included as members the artists Joseph Hoffman, Josef Maria Olbrich and Koloman Moser. In 1897, some members of the Siebener Club joined with Gustav Klimt to form the Secessionists, an association of artists who broke from the traditionalist styles of the established Viennese art society, the Künstlerhaus. In 1900, Lefler and Urban formed their own society, the Hagenbund, which, like the Secessionists, showcased modernist trends in innovative exhibitions.

Urban assisted Heinrich Lefler with set designs beginning with the 1903 Burgtheater production of Arthur Schnitzler's Zwischenspiel. Lefler himself had turned to stage decoration when he was hired in 1900 by Gustav Mahler to apply the new trends in stagecraft to the Hofoper. By 1903 Gustav Mahler had brought in another painter, Alfred Roller, as the primary set designer and Lefler, while he continued to design for the Hofoper, moved on to work at the Burgtheater and elsewhere.

Joseph Urban and Heinrich Lefler played a major part in the design of the 1908 festival commemorating the emperor's 60th year of rule. Urban himself designed the pavilion from which the emperor and his party surveyed the parade. The affair was a great success, but Urban was criticized for fiscal extravagance and accused of favoring contractors in exchange for gifts. The ill feeling resulting from the Kaiserfest compelled Urban and Lefler to resign from the Hagenbund. Urban's architectural commissions dwindled precipitously and he increasingly supported himself by working for Lefler as a set designer. The two artists designed mostly operas and operettas for theaters in Vienna as well as in Mannheim, Budapest, Dresden and Munich. In 1911 they were commissioned by Henry Russell of the Boston Opera Company to design four operas.

Disappointed with his decline in fortunes, Joseph Urban sailed for America on February 14, 1912 to begin a new life at the age of 40. Henry Russell hired him as artistic director with the Boston Opera Company, provided him with a studio, and allowed him to import scene painters from Austria. Urban transformed the Boston Opera stage with his application of the New Stagecraft. He introduced his signature devices--portals or false prosceniums, the use of platforms, the pointillist method of painting sets, but color and light were his chief tools for creating effect. "Colors must be put on so that they will suggest, under the influence of light, not only materials, but atmosphere, distance and the various relations of space. . . Paint not so much with colors, surfaces and artificial perspective as with the actual glories of light itself."

The Boston Opera Company went bankrupt in 1914 and Urban found work designing The Garden of Paradise in New York. The production failed but the opulent sets were brought to the attention of impresario Florenz Ziegfeld and Urban was put to work on Ziegfeld's 1915 Follies. The critics were dazzled and hailed Urban as the real star of a revue that included W. C. Fields, Bert Williams, and Ed Wynn. He continued to work on every Ziegfeld production in part or in full until Ziegfeld's death in 1932. He contributed refinement and sophistication to the Follies and, as one reviewer commented, helped to lift the revue from "something common to a plane of quality." Urban's designs for Ziegfeld book shows included hits like Sally (1920), Kid Boots (1923), Show Boat (1927), Rosalie (1928) and Whoopee (1928).

Urban was in demand on the New York Theater scene apart from Ziegfeld, especially as a designer of musicals. Still he considered himself "an environer of sterner drama" and in 1917 joined with the director Richard Ordynski and critic Kenneth MacGowan to stage dramas with full artistic control. After only one production, the project collapsed due to lack of funds and Urban contented himself with working for others. He designed for plays such as A Young Man's Fancy (1919) with Jeanne Eagels and Philip Merivale, Smilin' Through (1919) with Jane Cowl and The Good Fairy (1931) with Helen Hayes. He illustrated musicals including Apple Blossoms (1919) with Fred and Adele Astaire, the Gershwins' Treasure Girl (1928) for Gertrude Lawrence, Flying High (1930) for Bert Lahr, and Music in the Air (1932) by Hammerstein and Kern.

In 1917 Urban divorced his wife Mizzi who lived in Boston with their two daughters, Margarete (Gretl, 1989-1998) and Helene (Elly, 1898-1932). Firmly established in New York, Urban was contracted that same year for his first job with the Metropolitan Opera to design Faust. He continued to design approximately four operas a year until his death in 1933. Urban said in a 1921 interview that he cherished his work with the Metropolitan Opera above all other theater work. It was there, he wrote the Met, that he could "at least attempt the realization of some of my artistic dreams." Gretl Urban began assisting her father as a costume designer for the Met in 1920. Memorable productions were Le Prophète (1918), La Juive (1919), Der Freischütz (1924), Cosi Fan Tutte (1928), Pelléas et Mélisande (1929), Turandot (1930), Don Giovanni (1929), Schwanda (1931) and Electra (1932). Urban's sets were continually used at the Met into the 1960s.

Urban married Mary Porter Beegle on January 23, 1919 and moved to Yonkers where he set up a studio for his scene painters. The same year, William Randolph Hearst hired Urban as art director for his Cosmopolitan film studios. Urban was excited by the new medium but soon became discouraged working with directors and technicians who were uninterested in his artistic theories. As on the stage, he sought to set the tone of a film production through color and light: "I notice the lighting of the scene, the color scheme, and the way the setting is balanced. While the colors don't count, still they shade light, dark and medium. It's the blend of these things that I'm concerned with. The right atmosphere is as essential to a good production as the right players, right scenarist and right director." Urban also designed the prologs-live shows that introduced the film-- for some of the New York premieres.

Urban, not yet licensed as an architect in his adopted homeland, nonetheless had actively been involved in other design projects since the Boston Opera collapse. He redecorated theaters and roof gardens and designed exhibits, banquets and store windows. On a post-war trip to Austria, he was horrified to discover the poverty which had befallen his artist friends. With his customary generosity he bought up the works of the Arts and Crafts organization, the Wiener Werkstätte, and brought them to America hoping to sell them to his wealthy acquaintances. His gallery, which opened in 1921, received attention including an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Art, but few buyers and Urban had to close it down at a considerable loss to himself.

Social Research (1930), the Atlantic Beach Club (1930) on Long Island, the proposal for a Palace of the Soviets (1931), and the color scheme for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Characteristically steeped in projects, Joseph Urban died on July 10, 1933.

He was remembered by all as the quintessential Viennese. He was a large, jovial man who loved good food and good wine, smoked incessantly, but was yet full of energy and a glutton for work. He was unstintingly generous and supportive of other artists. The set designer Robert Edmond Jones told him, as related by Mary Urban, that he was "like the fountain of Neptune with the rivers of water spouting from his head, that when anyone copied his ideas he never even protested, new ideas flowed so fast."

Additional Reading: Carter, Randolph and Robert Reed Cole. Joseph Urban: Architecture, Theatre, Opera, Film. New York: Abbeville Press, 1992. Boekl, Matthias, ed. Visionäre and Vertriebene. Vienna: Ernst and Sohn, 1995, p. 51-85. Ziegfeld, Richard E. and Paulette. The Ziegfeld Touch. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993.

 Scope and Content

The Joseph Urban Collection contains studio records, documenting his work as an architect, set designer, illustrator and decorator. The bulk of the records spans the years from 1897 until 1933. Watercolor renderings, technical drawings (ground plans, elevations and detail drawings), photographs and set models predominate. The material from each production was originally stored in an envelope and arranged alphabetically. It is now arranged chronologically and divided into three series: I. Vienna; II. Boston; III. New York. The New York series is further divided into the subseries: 1. Theater, 2. Ziegfeld, 3. Metropolitan Opera, 4. Film and 5. Architecture and Design.

 Contents List I. Vienna, 1897-1911 General Files

This series contains the records of the architecture and design projects from Urban's career in Vienna. It is arranged chronologically divided into five sections: General files-dated, General files-undated, Illustrations, Exhibits and Unidentified. It contains watercolor drawings, rough drawings, technical drawings, photographs, post cards, clippings, playbooks and exhibit catalogs. Of note are the catalogs from the 1902-1908 Hagenbund exhibits and the photographs of the 1908 Kaiserfest.

 1 3 Bicycle tournament , May 26, 1897 Program and description Kaiser Jubilee Bridge , 1898 3 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -Brucke 1, 29x22 cm., sig. -Brucke 2 and 3, 29x22 cm., sig. 2 photographs Bosnian Pavilion , 1898 4 post cards Rathauskeller , 1899 4 drawings, watercolor/ink on board -Large dining room, 25x18 cm. -Staircase, 30x20 cm. -Die Sage vom Kussdenpfennig -Strauss table, 28x22 cm. 2 pencil sketches of murals Lamps Clipping, Councilmen's room 52 photographs, various views 51 prints, various views Esterházy Estates , 1899, 1903 8 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -2. decorative detail,16x17 cm., sig. -II: Fireplace, 25x16 cm. -III: Bedroom, 22x23 cm., sig. -IV: Room with daybed, 26x21 cm., sig. -V: Corner of hall, 27x24 cm. -VI: Dining room, 27x24 cm., sig. -VII: Reception room, 28x24 cm., sig. -Bedroom, 16.5x24 cm. Wall Fountain, magazine print Wall Fountain, ink drawing, 42x30 cm. Memorial Chapel for Empress Elizabeth (Kaiserin-Elizabeth-Kapelle at Baden bei Wien) , 1901 4 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -Memorial, view from gate, 17x14 cm. -Memorial, front elevation, 24x23 cm. -Memorial, view from gate, 25x17 (20x14) cm. -Memorial w/ front walkway, 25x17 (20x14) cm. Wähner House , 1900 2 photographs of building Easter note Clock, watercolor on board, 27x14 (20x9) cm. Goltz House, Alexander , 1902 2 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink on board, sig. -Room, corner and plan, 29x21 (24x19) cm. -Room, table in foreground, 29x21 (24x20) cm. Von Wiener House and Office , 1902-1903 3 drawings, watercolor and ink on board -Dining Room elevation, 18x30 cm. -Study- floor and elevation, 30x15 cm. -Study corner, 30x15 cm. -North side elevation, 40x40 cm. -Office of the Sectionschef von Stadler, 27x18 cm. 5 plans Spiesejaal Hotel Restaurant Katowice, Poland (formerly, Kattowitz, Prussia) , 1905 5 photographs of dining room Zwischenspiel , 1905 Set sketch Hopfner Restaurant, Paul , 1906 4 drawings, watercolor -Doorknob detail, (16x11) cm. -Mantle detail, 20x28 cm. -Entrance elevation, 27x26 cm. -Fireplace wall elevation, 26x29 cm. -Wall with mural elevation, 29x48 cm. 4 photographs of restaurant Hölle Cabaret, Cabaret in the cellar of the Theater an der Wien , 1906 3 elevations, Theater 4 drawings, watercolor on board -Elevation, mask wall, 7/30/06, sig., 25x29 cm. -Elevation, devil waltz, 24x29 cm. -Elevation, mask wall, 34x24 cm. -Curtain elevation, 7/30/06, 26x27 cm., sig. Photographs of theater and cabaret Program Urban Home, Nibelungengasse 8 , 1906 Corner of dining room elevation, 30x20 cm. Salon ground plan, 34x23 cm. Children's room wall elevation, 26x35 cm. Landau Villa, Dr. Max Villa am Semmering, Südbahnstr. 83 , 1906 5 plans, detail drawing 5 detail drawings 7 photographs of house and model Box 2 Redlich Villa, Carl , 1906-1907 Sketch of house exterior wall, pencil and ink 4 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -2 elevations, Else Redlich's room, 20.5x28.5 cm. -elevation of chair and divan, 23.5x34 cm. -elevation of hall, 22x44 cm. -Garden lamp detail 18x29 cm. Ground plan, ink, 26x24 cm. Ground plan, watercolor and pencil, 41x29 cm. 2 ground plans, 59x50 cm. 5 photographs Faust I, II , 1906-07 Playbook, German Set notes, 2 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Prologue, Vienna 1907, 17x21 cm. -Gretchen's Room 15x28 cm. 17 set sketches 3 postcards of actors in costume Aschenbrödel (Cinderella), Vienna Hofoper , 1907 4 technical drawings Kaiser Jubilee Festzug, June 12 , 1908 103 photographs of festival Wiener Zeitung leaflet, 4 p. Program, 12 p. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Vienna Hofoper , 1908 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: Church, 18x24 (14x20) cm. -I: Church B, 34x22 cm. B1.15 -II: Street, 18x24 (14x20) cm. -III.1: workshop, 18x24 (14x20) cm. -IV: Meadow, 18x24 (14x20) cm. 2 p. libretto cover 19 set elevations Suburbs , 1909 7 plans Tombstones and Chapels , 1909 18 photographs 24 drawings and sketches Rough sketch Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Leipzig Opernhaus , 1909 Libretto 5 p. notes 12 plans and drawings Der Fliegende Holländer, Vienna Volksoper, and Budapest , 1909 Libretto Volksoper program, 1909 2 plans 4 plans, Budapest Tannhäuser , 1909 Libretto 9 set drawings Program, Volksoper, 1909 Faust, Gounod, Brunswick , 1909-11 2 watercolor drawings -am Brunnen, 19x30 cm. -Street, 20x26 cm. Osterspaziergang set sketch Quo Vadis? Budapest, written by J. Nougués , 1909-11 6 set drawings Oberon, Charlottenburg , 1909-11 Ground plan, island 8 set drawings 4 drawings and plans Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Budapest , 1909-11 6 plans Box 3 Die Fledermaus, Cologne Opernhaus, written by Johann Strauss , 1909-11 4 set drawings Der Rosenkavalier, Cologne Opernhaus, written by Richard Strauss , 1909-11 Libretto 3 set elevations Article, 2 p. Salome, Stuttgart Hofoper, written by Richard Strauss , 1909-11 Set sketch Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Budapest , 1909-11 Essay on Wagner, 17 p. Set notes and inventories, 25 p. Das Rheingold, Budapest, Brunswick libretto 2 ground plans, Budapest 3.4 Clipping of set 14 plans and sketches Die Walküre, Budapest, Mannheim National Theater , 1911 Libretto 5 technical drawings 5 sketches and notes 3 ground plans 2 ground plans, Budapest Siegfried 2 librettos Clipping of Act III 4 sketches and plans 2 drawings 2 ground plans Tristan und Isolde , 1909-11 2 librettos Footwear, watercolor and ink, 32x26 cm. 5 technical drawings Lohengrin, Stuttgart Hofoper , 1909-11, 2 drawings, watercolor -I: River bank scene, 9x11 (6x10) cm. -Costume drawing, 26x24 cm. 14x18 5 set drawings, pencil Zigeunerbaron (Gypsy Baron) by Johan Strauss conducted at the Hofoper by Felix Weingartner , 1910 5 set drawings Der Junge Medardus , 1910 4 set sketches Mair House, Dr. Bartl , 1910 Ground plan and rear elevation 4 ground plans 3 photographs of house Eisenstein House, Viktor, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 6 , 1910 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. -Front elevation and ground plan, 29x24 (23x15) cm. -ground plan w/ landscaping, 29x24 (24x17) cm. Benvenuto Cellini, Hofoper , 1911, 3 detail drawings Götterdämmerung, Mannheim Nationaltheater , 1911 5 Alfred Roller set and costumes designs 14 set drawings Lanval, Play by Eduard Stucken, Burgtheater , 1911 1 drawing, watercolor -bedroom w/ ground plan Set drawing of bedroom 2 technical drawings Gudrun, opera by Ernst Hardt, Burgtheater , 1912 4 set drawings General files-Undated Freytag Library and Salon Salon, 2 ladies at piano, 28x24 cm. Blaue Vogel (The Blue Bird) by Maurice Maeterlink 12 set sketches Czar und Zimmermann, by Albert Lortzing, comic opera 3 plans Eisenhammer, Der, music by Benito Bersa, book by A. M. Willner Set sketch Erasmus Montanus, Ludwig Holberg play 5 sketches and notes Förster-Christel (The Girl and the Kaiser), operetta by Bernhard Buchbinder 4 set sketches Frau ohne Schatten, by Richard Strauss Libretto Freischütz, Der, see also Met 1923 4 ground plans Garde Officier Set sketch Graf von Luxemburg (The Count of Luxemburg), Franz Lehar Set sketch Iphigenie auf Tauris, by Christoph Gluck Libretto 2 set drawings Jongleur de Notre Dame, (Der Gaukler unserer lieben frauen), by Massenet Libretto, German 3 drawings and plans, watercolor -I: outside abbey, -Act II: inside cloister -Act III: Chapel Königskinder, by Engelbert Humperdinck Technical drawing Landschaft 2 landscape drawings Box 4 Love's Labor Lost Playbook, German Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) Opera by Otto Nikolai Libretto Nozze de Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) Libretto, German Pariser Leben, by Jacques Offenbach 3 set drawings Puppenmädel, operetta by Leo Fall, Leo Stein and Alfred Maria Willner 4 set drawings Rienzi, by Richard Wagner Libretto Set notes and sketches, 14 p. Roméo et Juliette Set sketch Rose vom Liebesgarten, opera by Hans Pfitzner 2 set sketches Schneemann, Der, Erich Wolfgang Korngold Set sketch Sirene, Die, by Leo Fall, Leo Stein and Alfred Maria Willner 2 set sketches Sister Beatrice and Sumurün, Clipping and 2 postcards Tiefland, opera by Eugen d'Albert Ground plan Elevation drawing Die Tote Stadt, Erich Wolfgang Korngold Libretto Verborgte Schloss Set sketch Waffenschmied, Der, comic opera by Albert Lortzing 3 ground plans Wallenstein's Lager, play by Friedrich Schiller Ground plan Xantho, operetta by Jacques Richepin and Xavier Leroux 2 set sketches Zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug), comedy by Heinrich von Kleist 4 sketches and notes Zigeunerliebe, (Gypsy Love), music by Franz Lehar, book by A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky. 1 set drawing Illustrations Chronika der drei Schwestern , 1899 3 illustrations Bookbinding , 1899 watercolor, 21x30 cm., sig. Grimm's Fairy Tales , 1904 4 illustrations Der Froschkönig, 24x25 cm. Rapunzel, 24x21 cm. 8 p. Marienkind, 1905 Kling Klang Gloria , 1906 cover, 24x21 cm. cover, 23x23 cm. Kaiser Calendar , 1898 Bookcover Unsere Freiland Stauden , 1910 Andersen Calendar , 1911 Undated 16 miscellaneous drawings Wienermännergesang verein poster, 48x25 cm. Imperial Border, 40x27 cm. Wilhelm II of Germany tribute, 39x20 cm. 31 borders and ornaments 8 borders and ornaments Exhibits Jubiläums-kunst exhibit , 1898 catalog 3 photographs of furniture, 1898 Hevesi article, 4 p. Hagenbund Exhibition Hall , 1901-1902 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Entrance, 37x26 (36x25) cm. -Perspective of Hall, 28x17 cm. -Side elevation, 18x28 cm. -Front elevation and ground plan, 29x18 cm. -Ceiling, 19x22 cm. 4 magazine clippings Art show catalogs Watercolor club, 1899 Secession 14th exhibit Vienna Art Show, 1908 Box 4-5 Hagenbund Exhibits 32 Hagenbund exhibit catalogs, 1902-1906 4 Hagenbund catalogs, 1905, 1908, 1910 1902 exhibit, Playroom, sig. 56 photographs of exhibits (2 sets of 28) 14 St. Louis World's Fair, photograph and copies 1905, 14 photographs of exhibit 1905-06, exhibit #19, Wall elevation, 38x40 cm. 1906, 2 plans for 20th Exhibit 1906, 4 photographs 20th Oct-Nov exhibit 15 photographs of exhibits, unidentified 1908, 19 exhibit photographs 1906 London announcement, 16x11 cm. 1910, elevation of Redlich exhibit room, 58x41 cm. Unidentified Playbooks, Moliere 17 watercolor drawings 22 drawings and plans 9 photographs 9 drawings Clock elevation, 21x29 cm., sig. 3 elevations Vorraum elevations Plans for home and office II. Boston Opera, 1910-1914

Joseph Urban was made artistic director of the Boston Opera Company beginning with the 1912-1913 season. The previous season, he had designed four operas for the Boston Opera while working in Vienna with Heinrich Lefler. This series contains files on all the productions from the repertory in chronological order. Each production is listed by title, opening date and production information. The production information is based on contemporary reviews taken from microfilm readings of the Boston Transcript and the Boston Herald. Those sets which Urban redesigned or retouched are so noted in parentheses after the title information. In addition to the drawings, plans, and photographs, the files contain production records--light plots, cast lists, set lists, line drops, etc.

 Box 5 Costume Invoice , September 1910

La Scala invoice for operas Mefistofele, Faust, Lakmé, Manon and Roméo et Juliette

 4 p. costume invoice Ground Plan, Mefistofele Pelléas et Mélisande , January 10, 1912 (New)

Opera in 5 acts by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, conducted by André Caplet with Vanni Marcoux as Golaud, Georgette LeBlanc as Mélisande and Jean Riddez as Pelléas.

 Maeterlinck playbook incl. Pelléas et Mélisande 1 drawing of dungeon, pencil 10 technical drawings 2 drawings of furniture, watercolor Production notes, 25 p. 7 photographs of sets Hänsel und Gretel , January 27,1912 (New)

Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck, libretto by Adelheid Wette, after a fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers, conducted by Wallace Goodrich with Bernice Fisher as Gretel, Jeska Swartz as Hänsel, Maria Claessens as the Witch, Otto Goritz as Peter and Florence De Courcy as the Sandman.

 6 drawings, watercolor and ink -5 details of shoes and head pieces -details of wigs and head pieces Tristan und Isolde , February 12, 1912 (New)

Opera in 3 acts by Richard Wagner, conducted by Felix Weingartner, with Johanna Gadski as Isolde, Jacques Urlus as Tristan, Pasquale Amato as Kurvenal and Edward Lankow as King Marke.

 Libretto Set notes in German Set drawing, watercolor and pencil -Act I: boat scene 2 elevations of Act I and II 2 technical drawings Electrical plot 5 photographs of sets Werther , March 1, 1912

Opera by Jules Massenet, conducted by André Caplet.

 Production notes, 3 p. Germania , March 9, 1912

Opera by Alberto Franchetti, conducted by Arnaldo Conti with Bernice Fisher as Jane, Ramon Blanchart as Crisogono, Madeleine D'Olige as Jebbel, Pasquale Amato as Carlo Worms, Carmen Melis as Ricke and Giovanni Zenatello as Loewe.

 Production notes, 2 p. Le Martyre de Sebastien , March 30, 1912

Music by Claude Debussy, conducted by André Caplet with Evelyn Scotney and Jeska Swartz.

 2 set notes 2 set sketches Box 6 Les Contes d'Hoffmann , November 25, 1912 (New)

Opera by Jacques Offenbach, libretto and book by Jules Barbier, after a play by Barbier and Michel Carré based on the stories of the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann, conducted by André Caplet with Edmond Clément as Hoffmann, Vanni Marcoux as Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto and Dr. Miracle, Elvira Leveroni as Niklausse, Bernice Fisher as Olympia and Louise Edvina as Antonia.

 Libretto Clipping from German magazine 3 set sketches, Opéra Comique production Set notes,31 p. Production notes, 11 p. 17 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -7 costume drawings -2 costume drawings, Giulietta -6 set details -2 set details 1/2 detail of elevation, photostat 5 ground plans 6 photographs of costume drawings 26 photographs of sets Note to Deems Taylor, 1934, ts La Bohôme , November 27,1912 (retouched)

Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Signori Giocosa and Illica, adapted from a novel by Henri Murger, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Lucrezia Bori as Mimì, Léon Laffitte as Rodolfo, Giovanni Polese as Marcello and Fely Dereyne as Musetta.

 2 librettos 1 p. from Met program, 1913-14 2 costume drawings, watercolor and pencil 3 ground plans 1 cast list from December 6 performance 5 production notes, 6 p. 2 photographs of sets Madama Butterfly , November 29, 1912 (New)

Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, after a play by David Belasco, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Riccardo Martin as Pinkerton, Emmy Destinn as Cio-Cio-San and Giovanni Polese as Sharpless.

 Libretto, German Set notes in German, 8 p. Act II, watercolor 7 ground plans Production notes, 10 p. 6 photographs of set Il Trovatore , November 30, 1912

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Gertrude Rennyson as Leonora, Léon Laffitte as Manrico, Ramon Blanchart as Di Luna and Maria Claessens as Azucena.

 Libretto Production notes, 21 p. 7 ground plans 1 set photograph of III.1 Tosca , December 2, 1912 (retouched)

Opera by Giacomo Puccini, book by V. Sardou, L. Illica and G. Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Mary Garden as Tosca, Vanni Marcoux as Scarpia, Charles Dalmorès as Cavaradossi, and Aristodemo Sillich as Angelotti.

 Libretto in German 2 clippings from program Watercolor drawing of Act III: Castle Terrace Set notes, 8 p. 2 ground plans Production notes, 16 p. 3 photographs of set Thaïs , December 7, 1912 (retouched)

Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Louis Gallet, after a novel by Anatole France, conducted by André Caplet with Mary Garden as Thaïs, Vanni Marcoux as Athanael and Charles Dalmorés as Nicias.

 Set notes, 7 p. Production notes,18 p. 2 photographs of set Lucia di Lammermoor , December 14, 1912

Opera by Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Ralph Lyford with Evelyn Scotney as Lucia, Umberto Sacchetti as Edgardo, Rodolfo Fornari as Enrico and Ernesto Giaccone as Arturo.

Production notes, 20 p. Photograph of set Louise , December 18,1912 (New)

Opera by Gustave Charpentier, conducted by André Caplet with Louise Edvina as Louise, Edmond Clément as Julien, Maria Gay as La Mère and Vanni Marcoux as Le Père.

 2 references clippings 3 set renderings, watercolor -Act IandIV: Garret -Act II: At the foot of Montmartre -Act III: Garden 2 ground plans 1 ground plan, Act II Production notes, 12 p. 5 photographs of set drawing and sets La Traviata , December 21, 1912

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the story by Alexandre Dumas La Dame Aux Camelias, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Evelyn Scotney as Violetta, Alfredo Ramella as Alfredo, Ramon Blanchart as Germont and Attilio Pulcini as Baron Douphol.

 3 ground plans Production notes, 11 p. Photograph of set Box 7 Aïda , December 27, 1912 (Retouched)

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, after a scenario by Auguste Mariette, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Giovanni Zenatello as Radames, Anafesto Rossi as Amonasro, Maria Gay as Amneris and Carmen Melis as Aïda.

 2 librettos Set notes in German, 4 p. 4 ground plans B4.2 3 costume sketches B25.7 Production notes, 19 p. 3 photographs of sets Coppélia , December 28, 1912

Ballet by Léo Delibes, conducted by Charles Strony with Dolores Galli as Swanilda, Attilio Pulcini as Burgomaster and Cronan as Frantz.

 Ground plan Production notes, 5 items 2 photographs of sets Cavalleria Rusticana , December 30, 1912

Opera by Pietro Mascagni, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Maria Gay as Santuzza, Umberto Sacchetti as Turiddu, Anafesto Rossi as Alfio.

 Libretto Production notes, 3 p. Photograph of set Curtain and Concerts , 1912-13 2 ground plans, 1912 2 drawings of drapery ornament, watercolor, Feb 1913 I Pagliacci , January 4, 1913

Opera by Leoncavallo, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edith Barnes as Nedda, Ramon Blanchart as Tonio, Giuseppe Gaudenzi as Canio and George Everett as Silvio.

 Libretto Village, watercolor, sig. Ground plan 5 p. production notes Photograph of set Carmen , January 15, 1913 (retouched)

Opera by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, after a novel by Prosper Mérimée, conducted by Charles Strony with Giovanni Zenatello as Don Jose, Maria Gay as Carmen and José Mardones as Escamillo

 Libretto Clipping of Met stage sets 12 ground plans 28 production notes 2 photographs of set I Gioielli della Madonna , January 17, 1913 (New)

Opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, libretto by Carlo Zangarini and Enrico Golisciani, with Giovanni Zenatello as Gennaro, Maria Gay as Carmela, Louise Edvina as Maliella and Vanni Marcoux as Raffaele.

 Synopsis in German, 24 p. Article in German, 1 p. 3 prints of Charlottenburg sets by von Plessen 3 renderings, watercolor -2 costume renderings, Madonna, 24x14 cm. -Procession scene, 17x31 cm. 2 rough sketches 3 ground plans, Berlin opera house 1 ground plan 1 cast list 9 photographs of sets Rigoletto , January 25, 1913

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after the play by Victor Hugo Le roi s'amuse, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Evelyn Scotney as Gilda, Michele Sampieri as Monterone, Rodolfo Fornari as Rigoletto and Alfredo Ramella as the Duke.

 1 cast list 1 set of production notes, 17 p. 1 set photo Don Giovanni , February 7, 1913 (New)

Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Vanni Marcoux as Don Giovanni, Adamo Didur as Leporello, John McCormack as Don Ottavio, Emmy Destinn as Donna Anna and Elizabet Amsden as Donna Elvira.

 Cast list Libretto 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Garden scene, signed by Errol 3 ground plans 3 technical drawings Production notes, 6 p. 13 retouched photos of sets 22 photographs of sets and set drawings La Fanciulla del West , February 21, 1913

Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangorini, based on the play by David Belasco The Girl of the Golden West, with Carmen Melis as Minnie, Giovanni Polese as Jack Rance and Giovanni Zenatello as Dick Johnson.

4 ground plans Production notes, 9 p. 2 photographs of set Djamileh , February 24, 1913 (New)

American premiere of opera by Georges Bizet, libretto by Louis Gallet, after the story by Alfred de Musset Namouna, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Lucille Marcel as Djamileh, Léon Laffitte as Haroun and Ernesto Giaccone as Spendiano.

 Libretto Set notes in German, 34 p. 3 rough set sketches 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -wall elevation, 22x29 (22x23) cm., sig. Production notes, 2 p. 3 photographs of set Faust , February 26,1913 (redesigned costumes, retouched)

Opera by Charles Gounod, libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, adapted from the dramatic poem by Goethe, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Giovanni Zenatello as Faust, Lucille Marcel as Marguerite and Vanni Marcoux as Méphistophélès.

 2 librettos 1 costume drawing, watercolor 4 ground plans Production notes, 18 p. 12 photographs of costume and set drawings La Forôt Bleue , March 8, 1913 (American premiere) (New)

Opera by Louis Aubert, conducted by André Caplet with Fernand De Potter as Prince Charming, Jean Riddez as the Orge, Carmen Melis as the Princess, Jeska Swartz as Tom Thumb and Bernice Fisher as Little Red Riding -Hood.

 Libretto Synopsis, 5 p. Production notes, 9 p. 4 photographs of sets Samson et Dalila , March 12, 1913 (retouched)

Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire, conducted by André Caplet with Maria Gay as Dalila, Giovanni Zenatello as Samson and Jean Riddez as the High Priest.

 Libretto Postcard of set Set rendering, watercolor Production notes, 11 p. 2 photographs of costume and set Box 8 Il Segreto di Susanna , March 17,1913 (New)

Opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, libretto by Max Kalbeck, adapted from a book by Enrico Golisciani, conducted by André Caplet with Antonio Scotti as Count Gil, Alice Nielsen as Countess Gil and Luigi Tavecchia as Sante.

 Libretto 1 p. of sample fabrics, costume Drawing of back wall, watercolor 2 watercolor drawings, side wall and detail 10 plans and sketches 3 ground plans Production notes, 8 p. 6 photographs of set Martha , March 24,1913

Opera by Friedrich von Flotow, libretto W. Friedrich, after an idea by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Alice Nielsen as Lady Harriet, Maria Gay as Nancy, Max Lipmann as Lionel and Edward Lankow as Plunkett.

 1 ground plan, Act III andV 2 set notes and plan Production notes, 8 p. Photograph of set Monna Vanna , December 5, 1913 (New)

Opera by Henri Février, based on a play by Maurice Maeterlinck, conducted by André Caplet with Vanni Marcoux as Guido, Mary Garden as Monna Vanna and Lucien Muratore as Prinzivalle.

 Libretto, German Production notes, 31 p. 3 working photographs 3 set renderings, watercolor on board -Act I: Interior -Act II: Tent (painted photo) -Act III: Terrace 2 watercolor sketches with plan 2 detail drawings, watercolor, 1 sig. 5 technical drawings 11 photographs of sets and scenes Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) , December 13, 1913

Opera by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini, adapted from the play by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais, conducted by Arnaldo Schiavoni with Hazel Sanborn as Rosina, Rodolfo Fornari as Figaro, Luigi Tavecchia as Dr. Bartolo and Alfredo Ramella as Il Conte D'Almaviva.

2 ground plans Ground plan, Act I Production notes, 6 p. Photograph of Act II Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg , January 23, 1914 (New)

Opera by Richard Wagner, conducted by André Caplet with Johanna Gadski as Eva, Robert Leonhardt as Beckmesser, Paolo Ludikar as Hans Sachs and Carl Jörn as Walther.

 Reference material 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board -Act I: Church , 19x26 cm. -Property elevations, 19x27 cm., sig. -Act II: Costumes, night scene, 18x26 cm., sig. -Act III: Costumes, open meadow, sig. -Act III.2: details, 29x19.5 cm., sig. -Act III.2: platform elevation, 22x26 cm., sig. -Property details, 28.5x19 cm., sig. 2 technical drawings Production notes, 15 p. 17 photographs of sets and set drawings La Gioconda , February 6, 1914

Opera by Amilcare Ponchielli, libretto by Tobia Gorrio, after the play by Victor Hugo, Angélo: tyran de Padoue, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Emmy Destinn as La Gioconda, Florencio Constantino as Enzo, Marguerite D'Alvarez as Laura and Mario Ancona as Barnaba.

 Production notes, 6 p. Ground plan L'Amore dei Tre Re , February 9, 1914 (New)

Opera in three acts by Italo Montemezzi, adapted from poem by Sem Benelli, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana as Avito, Lucrezia Bori as Fiora and Pasquale Amato as Manfredo.

 Libretto 3 photographs of Met production 1 page from Met program Ground plan Ground plan and elevation 1 cast list 10 photographs of costumes, sets and set drawings Manon , March 18, 1914

Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by Antoine-Francois Prevost, L'histoire du chevalier de Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, conducted by Edouard Tournon with Jenny Dufau as Manon, Lucien Muratore as Des Grieux and Alban Grand as De Brétigny.

3 p. from Met program 5 photographs of set Otello, Paris Tour , May 5, 1914 (New)

Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, based on the play by William Shakespeare, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana as Otello, Vanni Marcoux as Iago and Nellie Melba as Desdemona.

 Libretto Playbook 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Iago -Act II: Garden -Act III: Castle interior, sig. -Act III: Castle detail Article on Verdi, 1 p. 3 technical drawings 7 ground plans Production notes, 6 p. 15 photographs of sets and set drawings Box 8-9 Parsifal, Paris Tour , June 3, 1914 (New)

Opera by Richard Wagner, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Johannes Sembach as Parsifal, Margarete Matzenauer as Kundry and August Kiess as Klingsor.

 2 librettos in German, pamphlets 1 libretto in German, hardback Clipping of scenes 4 German post cards Act I.1: Spring, painted photograph Sketch, Klingsor tower Drawing, watercolor and pencil -Klingsor tower detail 6 photographs of set drawings 1 newspaper article, German Box 9 Francesca Da Rimini , 1914 Swedish transportation schedule Libretto 3 sketches 4 ground plans 10 photographs of set drawings and costumes Louse Edvina, Musical America, 1/29/16 La Muette de Portici, (Dumb Girl of Portici) , November 23, 1915 (New)

Opera by Daniel Auber, libretto by Eugene Scribe, conducted by Agide Jacchia with Anna Pavlowa as Fenella, Giovanni Zenatello as Masaniello and Giori Michailoff as Alfonso.

 Notes and sketches, 6 p. 3 drawings, watercolor -Act II: island -Act IV: fountain, stone lion -Act V: interior 5 technical drawings Ground plan, Act I

UNDATED MATERIALS

 Articles Les Arts Décoratifs au Théâtre, 5 p. Boston Office 2 photographs of studio office Don Pasquale, Donizetti

Performed in the 1909-10, 1910-11 seasons

 1 clipping of set design 1 libretto 3 production notes 1 photograph of set Elijah, Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn Drawing, Rocky landscape, sig. Erste Walpurgisnacht, Die, Mendelssohn 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. -Costume, 20 furies, 20x17 cm. -Costume, druids, detail 13, 20x16 cm. Notes and sketches, 17 p. 11 photographs of sets and costumes Habañera, Raoul La Parra

Performed in the 1909-1910, 1911-12 season

 Libretto Hippodamia, Andre Campra Set notes, 6 p. Notes and sketches, 15 p. Plan Lakmé, Léo Delibes

Performed in the 1909-10 season

 Production notes, 4 p. 4 photographs of sets Librettos Ballo in Maschera -Boris Godunov -Conchita -Forza del Destino overture -Nozze de Figaro -Orfeo ed Euridice libretto, piano score -Siegfried, 2 librettos Loeffler's Opera, Charles Martin Loeffler Notes, German, 7 p. Mignon, Abroise Thomas

Performed in the 1911-12 season.

 Libretto Production notes, 3 p. Parisina, Pietro Mascagni Newspaper clipping, 1913 Pipe of Desire, Frank S. Converse Libretto Script, Italian, 15 p. Line Drops, 1 p. 2 photographs of scenes Sacrifice, Frank S. Converse

Performed in the 1910-11 season

 Production notes, 3 p. 3 photographs of sets III. New York

This series is arranged chronologically within five subseries: Theater, Ziegfeld, Met, Film, and Architecture and Design. The series are preceded by a listing of general files in which photograph scrapbooks, clippings scrapbooks and Square Yard Books are followed by undated and unidentified files. The clippings scrapbooks are the major source for Urban's New York career and document some projects and activities not found in the archive. The square yard books contain drawings and measurements of set pieces for opera, theater and film sets. There is very little documentation in the form of letters, contracts, and financial accounts. Numerous photographs of sets and set models are to be found but production photographs are rare.

 Box 10 4 Photo scrapbooks, 1912-1933 Clipping Scrapbooks 1914-1933, microfilm 96/2034-2036, 98/10117-10119 5 Square Yard Books 1922-1925 Inventory of pounces, 1933 Undated Studio-Yonkers 7 photographs of Yonkers studio 2 drawings of proposed studio Reference Box 10-11 Unidentified drawings 45 drawings and photographs 26 sketches and notes 16 photographs Theater, 1914-1933

This subseries records the productions that Urban designed for producers other than Florenz Ziegfeld. It contains reference material, scripts, watercolor drawings, technical drawings, photographs and programs, and is arranged chronologically. Each production is listed by title, followed by the opening date and production information. The production information is from

Bordman, Gerald M. American Theatre, New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Leiter, Samuel. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989 Mantle, Burns, ed. The Best Plays Series. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. Box 11 Articles on set design, 1934, 1966 Trees and borders Undated scripts Twelfth Night , November 23, 1914

Play by William Shakespeare, revived by Liebler and Co. (George C. Tyler) at the Liberty Theater with Eben Plympton, Walter Creighton, Henry E. Dixey, Edith Campbell Walker, Jessie Busley and Phyllis Neilson-Terry. 8 performances.

 Play Production notes, 11 p. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -I. Orsino's Palace, 19x29 (16x27) cm. -I.5: before Olivia's House, 19x29 (16x27) cm. -II.2: Olivia's Garden, 19x29 (16x27) cm. -III.2: Malvolio's Prison, 19x29 (16x27) cm. 6 set sketches 2 plans for portal 9 plans 9 photos of set drawings Garden of Paradise , November 28, 1914

Play in nine scenes by Edward Sheldon based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, directed by O. P. Heggie, produced by Liebler and Co. (George C. Tyler) at the Park Theater. 17 performances.

 Script, part 1 and 2 Booklet, set notes in German German article on sea dragon Lefler print for Der Graf von Cilli 2 reference photos Costume sketch, pencil 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -costume drawings, Act I,II, 16x20 cm. -costume drawing, Act III, 16x10 cm. -props-chests, 16x24 cm. -Act I: Under the Sea, 13x22 cm. -Act I: Under the Sea, 20x30 cm. -Under the Sea, Octopus, 25x30 cm. -Glade Scene, 23x36 (21x33) cm., sig. Set sketch, pencil 9 technical drawings 71 photographs of sets and costumes Behold Thy Wife , 1915

The show opened and closed in Washington DC

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Act III: Library, 23x36 cm., sig. 8 technical drawings 6 photographs of set drawings Set model Box 12 Yesterday or Tomorrow , October 8, 1915

Fashion extravaganza in 4 acts, written by Pierre de Lanux, directed by Julian Mitchell, sponsored by the International Fashion Show Association and the New York Globe at Carnegie Hall to aid the Actors' Fund of America.

 Script, 18 p. 2 costume renderings, watercolor and pencil -Marguerite costume design -Costume sketch, male 4 plans 4 technical drawings 1 photograph of proscenium idea Program Around the Map (Here Comes Tootsie) , November 5, 1915

Musical revue in 3 acts, book and lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan, music by Herman Finck, musical numbers staged by Julian Mitchell, directed by Herbert Gresham, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam Theater with Hazel Cox, Else Adler, William Norris and Robert Pitkin. 104 performances.

 Set notes in German and English 1 drawing-watercolor, sig. -Act III.2: Sitting Room, 22x33 cm. 5 technical drawings 22 photographs of set drawings Program, Dec 6, 1915 Pavlowa Ballet , 1915-1917

Urban designed sets for Giselle, Orpheo, and "Snowflakes" from Act I of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Preliminary sketch for Orpheo 4 letters/telegrams from V. Dandré, 5 p. 1 ground plan 6 photographs of set drawings Macbeth , February 7, 1916

Tragedy by William Shakespeare, directed by James K. Hackett at the Criterion Theater with Mr. Hackett as Macbeth and Viola Allen as Lady Macbeth. 40 performances.

 Set analysis, 3 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Outside the castle, 24x36 (20x32) cm. -Battlements, 24x36 (20x32) cm., sig. 32 technical drawings 27 photographs of set drawings Set model The Greatest Nation , February 28, 1916

Play in 3 acts by Marion Creighton and William Elliott, directed by Cyril Scot, produced by William Elliott at the Booth theater. 16 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Bedroom, 24x33 (21x32) cm. 4 details and plans 7 technical drawings 6 photographs of set drawings Set model. Pom-Pom , February 28, 1916

Comic opera in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Anne Caldwell, music by Hugo Felix, directed by George Marion, produced by Henry W. Savage at the Cohan Theater. 128 performances.

 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Prison Court, 15x23 (12x20) cm. -Green room, 12x20 cm. -Elephant scene, 23x35 (20x30) cm. 1 plan 6 photographs of set drawings Set model Merry Wives of Windsor , March 20, 1916

Comedy by William Shakespeare, produced by James K. Hackett at the Criterion Theater for the Shakespeare tercentenary, directed by Richard Ordynski with Thomas A.Wise, Orrin Johnson, Viola Allen and Henrietta Crosman.

 Opera libretto with notes, German Playbook, English 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Street Scene, 11x21 cm. -Street Scene, 15x23 (10x18) cm. 5 technical drawings 16 photographs of set drawings Set model Box 12-13 Caliban of the Yellow Sands , May 24, 1916

Masque based on works of Shakespeare by Percy MacKaye, produced by Joseph Urban and Richard Ordynski, inner settings designed by Robert Edmond Jones, with John Drew and Margaret Wycherly at the Lewisohn Stadium of City College of New York.

 Letter from Percy MacKaye, March 6, 1916 Masque Structure, ts., 2 p. Article, Caliban-1916, ts., 2 p. Tower detail for stage in pencil, 25x38 cm. Sight lines, 25x38 cm. 6 drawings, watercolor, sig. -ground plan, 42x37 (36x40) cm. -tower detail, 50x38 (41x28) cm. -stage, 38x76 (34x76) cm. -ground plan, 82x59 (74x58) cm. -Worship god Osiris, 22x36 (18x30) cm. -Setebos, 35x43 cm. 5 watercolor drawings of interval sets 2 programs 72 photographs 1 photo scrapbook Box 13 Flora Bella , September 11, 1916

Operetta in 3 acts, book by Felix Doermann, revised and adapted by Cosmo Hamilton, music by Charles Cuvillier and Milton Schwarzwald, produced by John Cort, dances by Carl Randall, directed by Richard Ordynski at the Casino Theater. Moved to the 44th Street Theater on November 27, 1916. 112 performances.

 2 photographs of set drawings Miss Springtime , September 25, 1916.

Musical comedy in 3 acts, book by Guy Bolton, music by Emmerich Kalman, ensembles by Julian Mitchell, directed by Herbert Gresham, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam Theater. 224 performances.

 Drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Act I: outside Post Office, 37x45 (18x27) cm. 3 technical drawings 10 photographs of set drawings and sets Othello , 1916 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Act II: Dining Hall, 18x25 (14x22) cm. -Act V: Entrance to garden, 18x25 (14x22) cm. -Act V: Desdemona's room, 18x25 (14x22) cm. Script with tip-in letter from James K. Hackett Interstate Opera Company , 1916

Urban was contracted to do 8 sets for this company that was made up of interests from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Cincinnati, joined together as a corporation to bring opera to the interior. The corporation collapsed after the United States entry into the First World War.

 Pagliacci 4 ground plans Lakmé Drawing, II: Opening, market group, Detail 14 3 ground plans Tristan Und Isolde Set notes, 5 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Act I: Boat, preliminary sketch, 20x26 (15x23) cm. -Act I: boat, 1917, 24x33(21x31)cm. -Act II: King Mark's Castle, 20x26(15x23)cm. B6.3 1 photograph, retouched with watercolor, sig. -Act III: Tristan's Courtyard, 16x24(10x17)cm. 3 ground plans 5 photographs of set drawings Clipping Studio Accounts , 1916-1919 38 p. Nju , March 22, 1917

Written by Ossip Dymow, translated by Rosallind Ivin, produced by Joseph Urban and Richard Ordynski at the Bandbox Theater with Ann Andrews, Henry Stanford and Thomas Mitchell. 44 performances.

 Clippings, 2 p. Script in German Script notes, 4 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -bedroom, dining room, 23x37 (18x24) cm. B31.1 -2 rooms, 30x24 (25x18) cm., sig. B31.2 Invitation Detail 7 3 invitations Billing and Accounts, 35 p. 4 photographs of production Riviera Girl , September 24, 1917

Musical comedy in 3 acts, music by Emmerich Kalman based on his Czardasfürstin, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, with songs by Jerome Kern, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam with Louis Cassavant and Wilda Bennett. 78 performances.

 6 ground plans 5 photographs of set drawings Jack O'Lantern , October 16, 1917

Musical extravaganza in 2 acts by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside, music by Ivan Caryll, directed by R. H. Burnside, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe Theater with Fred Stone. Included sets by Homer Ewens and Ernest Albert. 265 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Clown curtain, 26x28 (20x23) cm. 6 technical drawings 7 photographs of set drawings Glorianna , October 28, 1918

Play with music in 3 acts, book and lyrics by Catherine Chisholm Cushing, music by Rudolf Friml, directed by Clifford Brooke, produced by John Cort at the Liberty Theater. 96 performances.

 1 script 2 photographs of sets The Invisible Foe , December 30, 1918.

Play in 3 acts by Walter Hackett, produced and directed by Thomas Dixon at the Harris Theater with Daisy Vivian and Frank Andrews. 112 performances.

 1 ground plan 2 photographs of set drawing London Revue , 1918-1920

Albert DeCourville commissioned Urban to make sets for a Follies-style revue in London.

 1 agreement and 3 letters regarding set drawings Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit symphony , 1919 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Symphony concert set (dated 1925), 43x50 (30x41) cm. 2 photographs of set drawing dated 1919 Hitchy Koo , October 6, 1919.

A revue in 2 parts, book by George V. Hobart, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, produced by Raymond Hitchcock at the Liberty Theater with Raymond Hitchcock, Florence O'Denishawn and Princess White Deer.

 4 photographs of sets Box 14 Apple Blossoms, (Marriage Knot) , October 7, 1919.

Operetta in prologue and 2 acts, music by Fritz Kreisler and Victor Jacobi, book and lyrics by William Le Baron, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe with Adele and Fred Astaire in supporting roles. 236 performances.

 5 letters, 1919 5 drawings-Watercolor -Act I: School Garden (28x48) cm. -Act I: School Garden, not used (25x27) cm., sig. -Act II: Parlor (27x44) cm. -Act III: Ballroom (28x47) cm. -Act III: Ballroom, not used (25x28) cm., sig. Sketches and notes, 14 p. 2 photographs of set drawings 4 technical drawings Set model A Young Man's Fancy , October 15, 1919

A comedy in 3 acts by John T. McIntyre, produced by George C. Tyler at The Playhouse with Philip Merivale and Jeanne Eagels.

 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil - Window Garden, 25x35 (18x28) cm. -Shop Window, 25x35 (18x28) cm. -Dining Room, 21x32 (16x28) cm. -NY Street Scene at Night, 25x35 (18x28) cm. Working photograph Sketches, 2 p. 8 technical drawings 7 photographs of set drawings Rose of China , November 25, 1919

Musical comedy by Guy Bolton, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse, music by Armand Vecsey, produced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest at the Lyric Theater with Oscar Shaw, Jane Richardson and Edna May Oliver. 6 weeks.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: garden, 30x41 (23x36) cm. -II: bungalow, 24x36 (21x34) cm. 11 notes and sketches 2 ground plans 2 photographs of set drawings Smilin' Through , December 30, 1919

Play in prolog and 3 acts by Allan Langdon Martin, directed by Priestly Morrison, produced by the Selwyns at the Broadhurst Theater with Jane Cowl, Henry Stephenson and Orme Caldara.

 2 scripts 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Garden gate, 25x37 (19x27) cm. 6 technical drawings 4 photographs of set drawings Singer Midgets , 1920-1923 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Chapel of Wedding Bells, 23x19 (16x15) cm., sig. -Chapel, 23x18.5 (16x15) cm. -Gingerbread House, 15x26 (14x26) cm., sig. -Ice Cream Pavilion, 19x23 (11x18) cm., sig. -Post Office, signed, 19x23 (14x14) cm., sig. 1 photograph of Village set Merry Widow , September 5, 1921

Operetta in 3 acts, music by Franz Lehar, lyrics by Adrian Ross, produced by Henry W. Savage, directed by George Marion at the Knickerbocker Theater with Lydia Lipkowska, Reginald Pasch and Jefferson De Angelis. 56 performances. Urban designed the sets but asked to have his name removed from the production due to a disagreement with Savage over the design of the 3rd act.

 Script 3 ground plans 5 technical drawings Notes on Savage/Urban disagreement, 4 p. 3 photographs of set drawings The Love Letter , October 4, 1921

Musical comedy in 3 acts adapted from The Phantom Rival by Ferenc Molnar, book and lyrics by William Le Baron, music by Victor Jacobi, directed by Edward Royce, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe Theater with John Charles Thomas, and Fred and Adele Astaire. 31 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -dream scene, 26x13 (16x25) cm. Sketches and notes, 11 p. 9 technical drawings 1 program Blaue Mazur , 1921

Urban had agreed to design the Lehar operetta for Henry W. Savage. The project was canceled after Urban and Savage had a disagreement regarding the sets for The Merry Widow.

Director's playbook Yankee Princess , October 2, 1922

Musical comedy adapted from the Viennese operetta Die Bajadere by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald, with book by William Le Baron, lyrics by B. G. De Sylva, music by Emmerich Kalman, choreographed by Julian Mitchell, directed by Fred G. Latham, produced by A. L. Erlanger at the Knickerbocker Theater with Vivienne Segal and Thorpe Bates. 80 performances.

 3 set renderings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Theater Lobby, 21x31 (16x25) cm. -Act II: Princess Room, 20x30 (16x25) cm. -Act III: Club room, 21x31 (16x25) cm. 4 technical drawings Dream Girl , August 20, 1924

The premiere of this musical, produced by Lee and J. J. Shubert at the Ambassador Theater and starring Fay Bainter was designed by Watson Barratt.

 Script notes Orpheum Circuit , 1925 3 blueprints 14 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Garden, 26x32 (15x23) cm. -Mountain panorama, 25x33 (13x21) cm. -Pavilion, 25x33 (13x21) cm. -Club room, 25x32 (16x25) cm. -Terrace, 26x36 (13x21) cm. -Library, 23x35 (13x21) cm. -White interior, 26x33 (13x21) cm. -Drawing room drop, 26x31 (13x21) cm. -Street Scene, 24x35 (18x29) cm. -Oriental city, 25x33 (19x29) cm. -Park drop, 26x31 (14x22) cm. -Drawing room, 26x31 (13x21) cm. -Portal, not used, 23x31 (16x27) cm. -Conservatory, 26x31 (13x21) cm. 1 scaled drawing of eagle Mayflower Hotel Stage Setting , 1925 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Woman fg., street scene -Champs Elysees, 21x26 (11x16) cm. -stage setting, 22x25 cm 20 technical drawings 1 drawing of slouching panther 1 photograph of stage setting Human Nature (Gun Powder) , September 24, 1925

Comedy in 3 acts by J. C. and Elliott Nugent, produced by Gene Buck, directed by J. C. Nugent and Frederick Stanhope with Mary Duncan, Brandon Tynan, John Marston and Frank Conroy at the Liberty Theater.

 4 performances 10 technical drawings 1 job order Set model Tale of the Wolf , October 7, 1925

Comedy in 3 acts by Ferenc Molnar, produced by Charles Frohman Inc., directed by Frank Reicher at the Empire Theater with Phyllis Povah, Roland Young and Wallace Eddinger. 13 performances.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Cabaret interior, 26x31 (17x25) cm. -Act II: Room, Kelemen House, 22x33 (17x11) cm. 9 sketches and notes 11 technical drawings Set model Antonia , October 20, 1925

Written by Melchior Lengyel, adapted by Arthur Richman, directed by George Cukor, produced by Charles Frohman, Inc. with Marjorie Rambeau at the Empire Theater. 55 performances.

 12 technical drawings 2 sketches of details 2 photographs of set drawings Program Song of the Flame , December 30, 1925

Romantic opera in prologue, two acts and epilogue, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Herbert Stothart and George Gershwin, costumes by Mark Mooring, choreographed by Jack Haskell, produced by Arthur Hammerstein, directed by Frank Reicher at the Forty-fourth Street Theater with Tessa Kosta as Aniuta and Guy Robertson as Volodya. 224 performances.

33 technical drawings I.5: Elevation 2 programs Set model Duchess of Elba , 1925-1926

Written by Rudolph Lothar.

3 watercolor drawings by Gretl Urban, sig. -Act I: Store scene, 19x29 (10x20) cm. -Act II: Sitting Room, 18x29 (10x18) cm. -Act III: Bedroom, 19x29 (12x25) cm. 6 technical drawings 2 set sketches 1 sketch of Napoleon 1 wallpaper sample Set model Wild Rose (Hawthorne of the USA) , October 20, 1926

Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Rudolf Friml, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, costumes by Mark Mooring, directed by William J. Wilson, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at the Martin Beck Theater with Joseph Santley, Desiree Ellinger and William Collier. 61 performances.

 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil -ActI.1: Casino, not used, 27x33 (12x18) cm. -Act I.2:Inn Front, 25x31 (12x19) cm. -Act I.3: Tavern, 26x31 (12x18) cm. -Act I.4: Garden Wall, 26x31 (13x18) cm. -Act II.1:King's Dressing Room, 26x31 (12x20) cm. -Act II.2: Castle yard, 26x31 (12x18) cm. -Act II.3: Tower, 26x31 (12x18) cm. -Act II.4: Border drop, 26x31 (13x18) cm., signed by Gretl Sketches and notes, 6 p. 28 technical drawings 4 detail sketches of throne room Letter from construction co. Set models Yours Truly (Lotus Flower) , January 25, 1927

Musical play in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Clyde North and Anne Caldwell, music by Raymond Hubbell, choreographed by Ralph Reader, produced by Gene Buck, directed by Paul Dickey at the Shubert Theater with Leon Errol, Marion Harris, Ina Williams and Irene Dunne. 129 performances. Restaged at the Century Theater for 16 performances March 12, 1928.

 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Green curtain, 26x31 (14x20) cm. -I: Mission Square, 26x31 (15x19) cm. -II.1: Garden, 25x31 (14x22) cm. -II.3 Mission interior, 26x31 (13x19) cm. -II.5: Cabaret, 24x28 (13x19) cm. 2 set sketches 18 technical drawings 16 photographs of set drawings and set Program Box 15 Golden Dawn , November 30, 1927.

Musical drama in 2 acts by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, II, music by Emmerich Kalman and Herbert Stothart, choreographed by Dave Bennett, costumes by Mark Mooring, directed by Reginald Hammerstein, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at Hammerstein Theater with Louise Hunter, Robert Chisholm, Paul Gregory and Archie Leach (Cary Grant). 184 performances.

 Sketches and notes, 12 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Straw Curtain, 22x22 cm. -Act I.4: Magic Tree, 26x32 (13x19) cm. -Act II.4: Mission, Finale A, 26x31 (13x20) cm. 31 technical drawings 9 photographs of set drawings Set model Box 27 Big Parade, MGM , 1925

Art direction by James Basevi and Cedric Gibbons. In 1928 plans were made to make a musical for which Urban was to design the set.

83 photographs of scenes and publicity stills Box 15 Treasure Girl , November 8, 1928

Musical comedy in 2 acts, book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, directed by Bertram Harrison, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, produced by Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley at the Alvin Theater with Gertrude Lawrence, Walter Catlett, Clifton Webb and Mary Hay. 68 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, 28x38 cm. 9 sketches and notes 19 technical drawings 9 photographs of sets Set model Polly , January 8, 1929

Musical in 2 acts by Guy Bolton and George Middleton of the 1917 comedy Polly with a Past, music and lyrics by Herbert Stothart, Philip Charig and Irving Caesar, directed by John Harwood, choreographed by Jack Haskell, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at the Lyric Theater with June, Charles Esdale and Fred Allen. 15 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Western Union Office 7 technical drawings Set model Sons O' Guns (Tin Hats) , November 26, 1929

Musical comedy by Fred Thompson and Jack Donahue, music and lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom, Benny Davis and J. Fred Coots, choreographed by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, costumes by Charles Le Maire, directed by Bobby Connolly, produced by Connolly and Swanstrom at the Imperial Theater with Jack Donahue, William Frawley and Lily Damita. 295 performances

 1 reference photo 20 sketches and notes 52 technical drawings 19 photographs of sets Set model Ripples , February 11, 1930

Musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire, music by Oscar Levant and Albert Sirmay, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Graham John, costumes by Charles LeMaire choreographed by William Holbrook, directed by William Anthony McGuire, produced by Charles Dillingham at the New Amsterdam with Fred Stone, Dorothy Stone, Paula Stone, Charles Collins, and Eddie Foy, Jr. 55 performances.

 Scene IV set notes, 21 p. 44 technical drawings 4 detail drawings 4 photographs of sets Set models Flying High , March 3, 1930

Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and John McGowan, music by DeSylva, Brown and Ray Henderson, costumes by Charles LeMaire, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, directed by Edward Clark Lilley, produced by George White at the Apollo Theater with Bert Lahr, Kate Smith, Grace Brinkley and Oscar Shaw. 357 performances.

 1 set list 2 drawings-pencil 47 technical drawings 13 photographs of sets 1 program 3 exhibit notes Set models Princess Charming , October 13, 1930

Romantic opera in 2 acts adapted by Jack Donahue from the original by Franz Martos, Arthur Wimperis and Laurie Wylie, music by Albert Sirmay and Arthur Swartz, lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom, choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Bobby Connolly, costumes by Charles LeMaire, directed by Edward Clark, produced by Bobby Connolly and Arthur Swanstrom at the Imperial Theater with Victor Moore, Evelyn Herbert, George Grossmith and Robert Halliday. 56 performances.

 31 technical drawings 2 detail drawings 7 photographs of set models 1 program Set models George White's Scandals , September 14, 1931

Revue in 2 acts, sketches by George White, Lew Brown and Irving Caesar; music by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, costumes by Charles LeMaire, produced and directed by George White at the Apollo Theater with Edward Everett Marshall, Rudy Vallee, Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman, Alice Faye and Ethel Barrymore Colt. 202 performances.

 Set notes, 6 p. Watercolor drawing of clouds, 16x21 (9x13) cm. 79 technical drawings Set models The Good Fairy , November 24, 1931

Comedy in 3 acts by Ferenc Molnar, English text by Jane Hinton, music by Alexander Haas, staged and produced by Gilbert Miller at the Henry Miller Theater with Helen Hayes, Paul McGrath and Walter Connolly. 151 performances. Revived with a different cast November 17, 1932 for 72 performances.

 1 property plot, 4p. 1 rough set sketch 14-9-3.12 7 technical drawings 14-9-3.12 1 ad 1 program Set model Mad Hopes , May, 1932

Pre-Broadway tryout of Romney Brent play produced by Curran and Belasco at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles with Billie Burke, Peg Entwhistle and Humphrey Bogart.

 2 ground plans Music in the Air , November 8, 1932

Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by Hammerstein and Kern, produced by Peggy Fears at the Alvin Theater with Al Shean, Walter Slezak and Katherine Carrington. 144 performances, return performance at the Forty Fourth Street Theater, 196 performances.

 8 research photographs 13 sketches and notes 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil -Curtain, 25x33 (16x28) cm. -1.4: Weber's Munich office, 25x33 (13x20) cm. -Bedroom with table, 27x40 (14x20) cm. -II.4: dressing room, 29x39 (12x20) cm. 46 plans The Light , 1932-1933.

Ottis Lucas had written this pageant to be produced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. It was never produced but Urban won a prize for his set model at the 48th Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York.

 2 technical drawings, 47x62 cm. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Rocks, 42x58 (42x58) cm. -4 Rocks, 39x47 (24x32) cm. -2 cyclorama, 31x42 (40x42) cm. Script and letters Musician's Emergency Fund , February 14, 1933

Urban designed the setting for a concert of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, conducted by Walter Damrosch in Madison Square Garden for the benefit of unemployed musicians in New York.

4 photographs Melody , February 14, 1933

Operetta composed by Sigmund Romberg, book by Edward Childs Carpenter, lyrics by Irving Caesar, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, costumes by Charles LeMaire, produced and directed by George White at the Casino Theater with Jeanne Aubert and Everett Marshall, Walter Woolf, Evelyn Herbert and Hal Skelly. 80 performances.

 Set sketches, 3 p. Ziegfeld Productions, 1915-1932

This subseries documents Joseph Urban's designs for the producer Florenz Ziegfeld. Beginning in 1915, Ziegfeld never produced a show without some input from Joseph Urban. Urban designed all the subsequent Ziegfeld Follies and the Ziegfeld Frolics as well as the hit book shows such as Sally (1921), Show Boat (1927) and Whoopee (1928). The subseries contains drawings, research material, technical drawings, photographs of sets and some programs. There are comparatively few watercolor renderings probably because they were given away as gifts by Urban. The productions are arranged in chronological order listed by title, opening date and production information. Production information was pulled from the sources cited in the Theater subseries and from The Ziegfeld Touch cited in the biography.

Box 16 New Amsterdam Roof Garden , 1915, 1917, 1921 Midnight Frolic, August 23, 1915 Photograph of roof garden Drawing, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, 24x36 (19x27) cm. Midnight Frolic, 1917 Program, 11/26/17 Nine O'clock Frolic, February 8, 1921 Midnight Frolic, November 17, 1921 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Mountain Terrace, 26x32 (19x19) cm., sig. -set piece for horse race, 21x15 (7x7) cm 19 sketches and notes 7 technical drawings 3 photographs of set drawings Ad mockup Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 , June 21, 1915

Revue in 2 acts, lines and lyrics by Channing Pollock, Rennold Wolf and Gene Buck, music by Louis Hirsch and David Stamper, costumes by Lucile, choreographed by Julian Mitchell, staged by Mitchell and Leon Errol at the New Amsterdam Theater with Ed Wynn, Ann Pennington, Justine Johnstone, Kay Laurell, Olive Thomas, Mae Murray, W. C. Fields, Bert Williams, Bernard Granville, George White, Ina Claire, Lucille Cavanaugh and Leon Errol. 104 performances.

 Notes and letters, San Francisco Expo, 8 p. 6 photographs, San Francisco Expo 2 photographs, San Francisco Expo Research on submarines, 6 p. 3 technical drawings 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -House entrance, not used, 24x35 (20x33) cm. -Flower curtain, 24x35 (20x33) cm. -Zeppelin, 20x33 cm. -Map for Frisco, 24x34 (20x32) cm. 8 technical drawings 24 photographs of set drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 , June 16, 1916

Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by George V. Hobart and Gene Buck, music by Louis Hirsch, Jerome Kern and Dave Stamper, costumes by Lucile et al., staged and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Bernard Granville, Ina Claire, Justine Johnstone, Bert Williams, Allyn King, Marion Davies, Ann Pennington, Lilyan Tashman, W. C. Fields, Fannie Brice and Will Rogers. 112 performances.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Globe curtain, 22x31 (18x28) cm., sig. -Opening scene, 24x35 (21x32) cm., sig. 1 ground plan, island 11 technical drawings 15 photographs of set drawings Century Girl , November 6, 1916

Music by Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Century Theater with Marie Dressler, Hazel Lewis, Hazel Dawn, Irving Fisher, Leon Errol, Elsie Janis, Gus Van, Joe Schenk, Vera Maxwell, Frank Tinney and Lilyan Tashman. 200 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Bubbles, 24x45 (19x30) cm. -Grand Central Station, 23x28 (20.5x25) cm., sig. 6 technical drawings 20 photographs of set drawings Century Roof Garden , January 18, 1917

The producers, Ziegfeld and Dillingham, named the roof garden the Cocoanut Grove and staged a Midnight Revue entitled Dance and Grow Thin, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and Blanche Merrill, staging by Leon Errol and Gertrude Hoffman, with Will Richie, Rita Boland, Hattie Burks, Leon Errol, Irving Fisher, Dolly Hackett, and Van and Schenck.

 Silhouette, unused sketch 17 p. sketches and notes 14 technical drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 , June 12, 1917

Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Gene Buck and George V. Hobart, music by Raymond Hubbell, Dave Stamper and Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., staged and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Walter Catlett, Lilyan Tashman, W. C. Fields, Bert Williams, the Fairbanks Twins, Eddie Cantor, Fannie Brice, Will Rogers, Allyn King, Delores and Peggy Hopkins. 111 performances.

 1 contract letter, 2/7/17 1 set list 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Modern Interior, 20x20 (14x14) cm. -Eagle, 21x26 cm. 12 technical drawings 20 photographs of set drawings Miss 1917 , November 5, 1917

Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, music by Victor Herbert, staged by Ned Wayburn, produced by Charles Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld at the Century Theater with Lew Fields, Andrew Tombs, Elizabeth Brice, Marion Davies, Charles King, Bessie McCoy Davis, Vivienne Segal, Vera Maxwell, Van and Schenk, Irene Castle, Bert Savoy, Joe Brennan, Lilyan Tashman, Dolores, George White and Ann Pennington and others. 48 performances.

2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Garden of Eden, 24x29 (22x27) cm. -Swan curtain, 22x22 (19x19) cm. 4 technical drawings 24 photographs of set drawings 1 program Ziegfeld Follies of 1918 , June 18, 1918

Revue in two acts, lines and lyrics by Rennold Wolf and Gene Buck, music by Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper, interpolations by Irving Berlin and Victor Jacobi, costumes by Lucile et al., staged by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Frank Carter, Gus Minton, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, Allyn King, Dolores, Ann Pennington, Kay Laurell, the Fairbanks Twins, W. C. Fields, and Lillian Lorraine. 151 performances.

 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Miniature (spinet scene), 22x33 (13.5x24) cm. -Totem pole, not used, 23x21 (16x18) cm. -Trench, 23x33 (20x31) cm. 8 technical drawings 18 photographs of set drawings Program, 7/29/18 and program page By Pigeon Post , November 25, 1918

Play in three acts by Austin Page at the Cohan Theater with Jerome Patrick, Frank Kemble Cooper, John Sainpolis, Phoebe Foster and Peggy O'Neil. 24 performances.

 4 p. of program Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 , June 16, 1919

Written by Irving Berlin, Gene Buck, Rennold Wolf and Dave Stamper, ballet by Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., directed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Johnny and Ray Dooley, Eddie Dowling, Phil Dwyer, the Fairbanks Twins, Mary Hay, George LeMaire, Marilyn Miller, John Steele, Van and Schenck, Hazel Washburn and Bert Williams. 171 performances

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Twilight curtain, 23x33 (22x18) cm., sig. 18 p. sketches and notes 13 technical drawings 42 photographs of set drawings Program, 2 p. Caesar's Wife , November 24, 1919

Drama in 3 acts by W. Somerset Maugham, directed by B. Iden Payne, starring Billie Burke, Norman Trevor, and Ernest Glendenning at the Liberty Theater. 81 performances.

12 sketches and notes 2 photographs of set drawings 5 technical drawings 1 check stub showing payment for scenery Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 , June 22, 1920

Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney and Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., directed by Edward Royce at the New Amsterdam Theater with Ray Dooley, Fannie Brice, W. C. Fields, Charles Winninger, Bernard Granville, John Steel, Mary Eaton, Jack Donahue, Van and Schenck and Moran and Mack. 123 performances.

 5 sketches and notes F 22 technical drawings 2 photographs of set drawing Program, 5 p. James Theater, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1921 2 detail sketches 4 technical drawings Box 17 Sally , December 21, 1920

Musical comedy in three acts, book by Guy Bolton, lyrics by Clifford Grey, music by Jerome Kern and Victor Herbert, directed and choreographed by Edward Royce at the New Amsterdam Theater with Marilyn Miller, Leon Errol, Mary Hay, Walter Catlett, and Dolores. 570 performances.

 5 technical drawings 2 sketches 1 photograph of curtain Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 , June 21, 1921

Lines and lyrics by Channing Pollock, Gene Buck, Willard Mack, Ralph Spence and Bud De Silva, music by Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml and Dave Stamper, costumes by James Reynolds, directed by Edward Royce at the Globe Theater with Raymond Hitchcock, Fannie Brice, Van and Schenk, Ray Dooley, Florence O'Denishawn, Charles O'Donnell, W. C. Fields, Mary Eaton and Mitti and Tillio. 119 performances.

 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Venetian, 26x31 (18x21) cm., sig. -Paris-Bridge over Seine, 26x28 (18x21) cm. -Temple of Colors, 26x31 (20x23) cm., sig. -Princess, Queen of the Night, 21x31 (10x22) cm. -Rose Bower, 25x31 (11x12) cm. 38 technical drawings 2 p. notes and plan 21 photographs of set drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 , June 5, 1922

Music by Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper, book and lyrics by Ring Lardner, Gene Buck and Ralph Spence, sets by Urban, James Reynolds and Herman Rosse, costumes by James Reynolds, Charles LeMaire, et al., directed and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Will Rogers, Michael Fokine, Gallagher and Shean, Lulu McConnell, Andrew Tombes, Evelyn Law, Gilda Gray, Mary Eaton and Jessie Reed. 541 performances.

 4 sketches 6 technical drawings D4.6 Program, June 25, 1923 Rose Briar , December 25, 1922

Comedy in 3 acts by Booth Tarkington with Billie Burke, Frank Conroy, Allan Dinehart, Julia Hoyt and Florence O'Denishawn at the Empire Theater. 89 performances.

 4 technical drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 , October 20, 1923

Musical revue in 2 acts, lyrics by Gene Buck, music by Victor Herbert, Rudolph Friml and Dave Stamper, costumes by Ben-Ali Haggin, Tappé, Alice O'Neill, Erté, and James Reynolds, et al., directed and choreographed by Ned Wayburn with Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Bert and Betty Wheeler, Lina Basquette, Ann Pennington, Paul Whiteman Orchestra and Dave Stamper at the New Amsterdam Theater. 333 performances

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Spanish exterior, 26x31 (18x26) cm. American Review of Reviews, p. 405 Lyrics, 6 p. Curtain samples 2 letters, Urban Studio 65 sketches and notes 60 technical drawings Set Models Kid Boots , December 31, 1923

Musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, directed by Edward Royce at the Earl Carroll Theater with Eddie Cantor, Mary Eaton and Jobyna Howland. 479 performances.

 3 sketches 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil -trees, 27x19 cm. Ground plan Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 , June 24, 1924

Musical revue with lyrics by Gene Buck and Joseph J. McCarthy, music by Victor Herbert, Raymond Hubbell, Dave Stamper, Harry Tierney and Dr. Albert Szirmai, dialog by William Anthony McGuire and Will Rogers, costumes by James Reynolds, Charles LeMaire, et al., sets by Joseph Urban and Ludwig Kainer, staged by Julian Mitchell at the New Amsterdam Theater with Will Rogers, Vivienne Segal, Ann Pennington, Lina Basquette, Evelyn Law, Mae Daw and the Tiller Girls. c. 401 performances.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -2 Entr-acte curtains, pheasants, 16x31 (18x16) cm. 5 sketches 21 technical drawings Annie Dear , November 4, 1924

Musical comedy in 3 acts from the original Good Gracious, Annabelle (1916), book, music and lyrics by Clare Kummer, interpolations by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Tierney, staged by Edward Royce at the Times Square Theater, with Billie Burke, Marion Green and Ernest Truex. 103 performances.

Rough sketch of hotel scene, watercolor 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain A, 26x31 cm. -Curtain B, not used, 27x34 cm. -Curtain, bouquet, not used, 26x31 cm. -Hotel Lobby, rough drawing, 15x19 cm. -Hotel lobby, 27x35 cm. -Hotel lobby drop, 26x31 cm. -Kitchen scene, 27x35 cm. -Kitchen Garden, 27x35 cm. -Park scene, garden, night, 26x31 cm. Detail for Rainbow Garden and curtain 12 technical drawings Set model Louie the 14th , March 3, 1925

Musical play from the German, adaptation and lyrics by Arthur Wimperis, music by Sigmund Romberg, sets in collaboration with Gretl Urban and Karl Koeck, directed by Edward Royce with Leon Errol, Ethel Shutta, Doris Patson, and Henry Fender at the Cosmopolitan Theater. 79 performances.

6 drawings-watercolor and pencil -Act I: Market place, 27x32 (14x23) cm. -Road to Inn, not used, 27x31 (14x23) cm. -Mountain Inn, sig. Karl Koeck, 24x31 (17x23) cm. -Mountain Inn (not used), 27x32 (17x24) cm. -Act II.1: Ballroom detail, 18x36 (14x33) cm. -Act II.2: Garden Scene, sig. Gretl Urban, 27x32 (14x23) cm. Sketches and notes, 11 p. 3 technical drawings 28 technical drawings Palm Beach Girl , January 14, 1926

Opened as Ziegfeld's Palm Beach Nights, book by Gene Buck and Irving Caesar, music by Rudolph Friml, staged by Ned Wayburn at the Club de Montmartre in Palm Beach with Harry Fender, Mort Downey, Ray Dooley, Claire Luce, Polly Walker, and Paulette Goddard.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, 26x31 (13x19) cm. -Snow Bound, not used, 27x34 (12x21) cm. -Palm Beach Night, 13x19 (9x12) cm. 14 sketches and notes 20 technical drawings Montmartre Theater proscenium drawing, 37x44 cm. 2 photographs of proscenium No Foolin' , June 24, 1926

Revue in two acts, a revised version of Ziegfeld's Palm Beach Girl, music by Rudolf Friml, written by Gene Buck, Irving Caesar, Ballard MacDonald, J. P. McEvoy and James Hanley, tableaux by Ben Ali Haggin, costumes by John Harkrider, sets by Urban and John Wenger, dances by John Boyle, staged by Walter Wilson and Ed Royce at the Globe Theater with James Barton, Ray Dooley, Polly Walker, Peggy Fears, Paulette Goddard, and Claire Luce. This was essentially the Follies for 1926 but went by several titles including Ziegfeld's American Revue due to a legal dispute with the Erlanger estate over the use of the name. 108 performances.

7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Portal and Opening, 32x26 cm. -Curtain, 26x31 cm. -Curtain, not used, 26x32 cm. -Cabaret, 26x31 cm. -Oriental, 25x31 cm. -Skyscraper, 26x31 cm. -Pink Gauze, 23x28 cm. Betsy , December 28, 1926.

Musical comedy in 2 acts, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Irving Caesar and David Freedman, choreographed by Sammy Lee, directed by William Anthony McGuire at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Belle Baker. 39 performances.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Garden, 26x31 (18x20) cm. 3 technical drawings 2 detail rough sketches 1 photograph of set drawing Set model Rio Rita , February 2, 1927

Musical comedy in two acts, book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy, choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Sammy Lee, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by John Harwood at the Ziegfeld Theatre with J. Harold Murray, Ethelind Terry, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and the Albertina Rasch Girls. 494 performances.

 10 work sketches Sketch of ship deck 9 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain B, not used, 26x32 (18x20) cm. -Cactus curtain C, not used, 32x42 (23x33) cm. -Curtain D, not used, 26x31 (19x20) cm. -Spanish Shawl , 26x32 (19x19) cm. -I.1: Inn A, 25x31 (18x20) cm. -Cellar, 26x31 (17x17) cm. -Patio, 32x34 (21x24) cm. -Boat scene, 26x31 (18x21) cm. -Colonial House, 26x31 (18x21) cm. 21 technical drawings 12 photographs of sets Set model Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 , August 16, 1927

Musical revue in 2 acts, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, sketches by Harold Atteridge and Eddie Cantor, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Sammy Lee and Albertina Rasch, produced by Abe Erlanger and Florenz Ziegfeld, directed by Ziegfeld and Zeke Colvan at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Andrew Tombes, Claire Luce, Ruth Etting and the Albertina Rasch Girls. 167 performances.

 Castles in the clouds, watercolor, 34x43 cm. 13 notes and technical drawings 40 technical drawings 9 photographs of sets Set model Show Boat , December 27, 1927

Musical adapted from Edna Ferber's novel, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Sammy Lee, directed by Zeke Cohan at the Ziegfeld Theatre with Charles Winninger, Edna May Oliver, Howard Marsh, Norma Terriss, Helen Morgan, Aunt Jemima (Tess Gardell) and Jules Bledsoe. 572 performances.

18 prints of Chicago World's Fair of 1893. 15 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, 29x46 cm. -Curtain, not used, 26x32 (18x27) cm. -Curtain, 22x35 (15x24) cm. -I.1,8: Levee B 26x32 (11x20) cm. -I.2: Pantry A, 26x32 (11x20) cm. -I.2: Pantry B, 26x32 (12x19) cm. -I.3: Outside cabaret, 26x32 (12x19) cm. -I.4: Empty Stage, 26x32 (13x19) cm. -I.5: Box Office, 26x32 (13x20) cm. -I.7: Upper Deck, 26x32 (12x19) cm. -II.2: Kitchen Pantry, 26x32 (14x19) cm. -II.5,6: Music hall, 26x32 (12x21) cm. -II.6: Music hall, 26x32 (12x19) cm. -II.5,6: Cabaret C, 27x32 (13x19) cm. -Doorway, 26x32 (14x20) cm. 2 detail drawings 15 photos of drawings and models 1 clipping, NY News 1966 Set Models Rosalie , January 10, 1928

Musical comedy in 2 acts, book by William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Seymour Felix, directed by McGuire and Florenz Ziegfeld at the New Amsterdam Theater with Frank Morgan, Marilyn Miller, Oliver McLennan, Jack Donahue, Gladys Glad and Helen Forbes. 335 performances.

 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, 18x18 cm. -I.1: Palace A, 26x32 (17x23) cm. -Palace B, not used, 32x34 (16x19) cm. -Sleeping Quarters, 26x31 (13x19) cm. 16 sketches 30 technical drawings 8 photographs of sets and models 1 program Set models Box 18 The Three Musketeers , March 13, 1928

Musical version in 2 acts of novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by William Anthony McGuire, music by Rudolph Friml, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Clifford Grey, choreographed by Albertina Rasch, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by McGuire and Richard Boleslavsky at the Lyric Theater with Vivienne Segal and Dennis King. 318 performances.

 37 sketches and notes 34 technical drawings 14-9-5.2 2 cloth samples 8 photographs of sets and set models Set model Whoopee , December 4, 1928

Musical comedy in 2 acts and 12 scenes by William Anthony McGuire, based on The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis, music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Gus Kahn, choreographed by Seymour Felix and Tamara Geva, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by McGuire at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gladys Glad, Ethel Shutta, Jack Rutherford and Frances Upton. 379 performances.

 First Act Lay-Out 3 photographs from The Nervous Wreck 6 rough set sketches 22 technical drawings 17 photographs of set drawings Program Set models Show Girl , July 2, 1929

Musical comedy revue by William Anthony McGuire based on the novel by J. P. McEvoy, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, directed by Zeke Colvan at the Ziegfeld Theater with Ruby Keeler, Jimmie Durante, Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson, Eddie Foy, Jr. and Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. 111 performances.

 Drawing of horse, classical style, 20x25 cm. 29 sketches and notes 81 technical drawings 14-9-5.4-5 6 photos of set drawings 1 clipping 1 program Set models Simple Simon , February 18, 1930

Musical comedy by Ed Wynn and Guy Bolton, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, dances by Seymour Felix, directed by Zeke Colvan at the Ziegfeld Theatre with Ed Wynn, Ruth Etting and Harriet Hoctor. 101 performances.

 10 detail drawings 47 technical drawings Smiles , November 18, 1930

A musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire, music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey, Harold Adamson and Ring Lardner, choreographed by Ned Wayburn, directed by William Anthony McGuire at the Ziegfeld Theater with Paul Gregory, Fred and Adele Astaire, Larry Adler, Marilyn Miller, and Eddie Foy, Jr. 63 performances.

 NY Times Magazine article 6 drawings of props 35 technical drawings 13 photographs of sets Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 , July 1, 1931

Music by Harry Revel, Ben Oakland, Dave Stamper, Dimitri Tiomkin, Noel Coward, Nora Bayes, Jimmy Monaco, Chick Endor, Walter Donaldson, and Jay Gorney, sketches by Gene Buck, Mark Hellinger, and J. P. Murray, lyrics by Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Charles Farrell, Mack Gordon, J. P. Murray, Barry Trivers, E. Y. Harburg, Jack Norworth, and Noel Coward, costumes by John Harkrider, dances by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, directed by Edward C. Lilley at the Ziegfeld Theater with Buck and Bubbles, Ruth Etting, Gladys Glad, Grace Moore, Helen Morgan, Jack Pearl, Albertina Rasch Dancers, Albert Carroll, Hal Leroy, Mitzi Mayfair, and Harry Richman. 164 performances

 Bridge, watercolor, 34x42 cm. 89 technical drawings 19 technical drawings Set models Hot-Cha! (Laid in Mexico) , March 8, 1932

Musical comedy in 2 acts by Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Mark Hellinger and H. S. Kraft, music by Brown and Henderson, staged by Edgar McGregor, dances by Bobby Connolly, directed by Edward Lilley at the Ziegfeld Theater with Bert Lahr, Lupe Velez, Marjorie White, and Buddy Rogers. 119 performances

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Train -Mexican Square,x27 (17x25) cm. 74 technical drawings 3 photographs of Lahr and Velez Set models Show Boat , May 23 1932

See Show Boat, December 27, 1927. Revival at the Casino Theater with Charles Winninger, Edna May Oliver, Dennis King, Norma Terriss, Helen Morgan, Tess Gardell (Aunt Jemima) and Paul Robeson. 36 performances

 1 program Metropolitan Opera, 1917-1933

Urban designed several operas a year for the Metropolitan Opera Company during the time when the financier philanthropist Otto Kahn was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Giulio Gatti-Cassazza was the manager. Urban's good friend and fellow Austrian Artur Bodanzky was a conductor, and major singers such as Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, Maria Jeritza, Giuseppe De Luca, Beniamino Giglio, Ezio Pinza and Fiodr Chaliapin performed on his sets. The productions are arranged in chronological order listed by title, opening date and production information. The last year the set was used is shown in parentheses. The files contain drawings, research material, technical drawings, photographs of sets and some programs. The production information is from the Metropolitan Opera Archives and Seltsam, William H. Metropolitan Opera Annals. New York: W. W. Wilson Co., 1947.

Box 18 Faust , November 17, 1917 (1951)

Opera in 4 acts and 6 scenes based on the dramatic poem by Goethe, music by Charles Gounod, book by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Pierre Monteux with Giovanni Martinelli as Faust, Geraldine Farrar as Marguerite and Leon Rothier as Mephistopheles.

 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Study, 23x34 (20x31) cm. -Kermesse, 23x33 (19x35) cm. -Garden, 18x25 (13x21) cm. -Church, 23x36 (19x31) cm. -Walpurgisnacht, 22x36 (20x31) cm. 1 ground plan, quick sketch 20 photographs of set drawings 2 programs, 1918 Box 19 Saint Elizabeth (Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth) , January 3, 1918

First American performance of oratorio in a prologue and 4 tableaux, sung in English, music by Franz Liszt, book by Otto Roquette, translated by Constance Bache, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Florence Easton as St. Elizabeth, Clarence Whitehill as Ludwig and Margarete Matzenauer as Sophie.

 1 libretto 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Prologue: Betrothal, 23x35 (19x31) cm. -Ascension, 24x35 (19x31) cm. -Woods, 24x35 (19x32) cm. 10 technical drawings 12 photographs of set drawings and models 2 programs, 1917-18 Le Prophète , February 7, 1918 (1928)

Opera in 4 acts and 9 scenes, book by Eugene Scribe, music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Enrico Caruso as Jean of Leyden, Margarete Matzenauer as Fidès, Claudia Muzio as Bertha and Adamo Didur as Count Oberthal.

2 librettos 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I.1: suburb of Dordrecht, 16x21 (14x20) cm. -I: City Wall in Winter, 15x25 cm. -snow, Detail 9 -I.2: John of Leyden's inn, 22x36 (19x32) cm. -II.2: View of the City, 23x30 (17x21) cm., sig. -Banquet, 19x27 (14x24) cm. -Dungeon, 21x33 (19x31) cm. 14 technical drawings 9 photographs of costumes 18 photographs of sets 1 program, 1918-1919 Set model Oberon , December 18, 1918 (1921)

First Metropolitan Opera performance in English of opera in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, music by Carl Maria von Weber, book by J. R. Planché, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, revised and conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Rosa Ponselle as Rezia, Giovanni Martinelli as Huon and Paul Althouse as Oberon.

2 vocal scores, 1 inscribed by Bodanzky Annotated playbook 15 sketches and notes 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Rezia's Sleeping Garden, 24x35 (20x30) cm. -Storm, 24x34 (20x30) cm., sig. -Charlemagne's Room, 23x33 (20x30) cm. 18 technical drawings 19 photographs of sets 3 programs, 1918-1920 Set model La Juive (The Jewess) , November 22, 1919 (1936)

Opera in 5 acts by Jacques Halévy, libretto by Eugene Scribe, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Rosa Ponselle as Rachel, Enrico Caruso as Eleazar and Leon Rothier as Cardinal Brogni.

 2 librettos in German 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -II.2: Passover, 22x33 (17x28) cm. -III: Kaiser's garden, 24x35 (19x30) cm. -IV: Cardinal's room, 24x36 (18x19) cm. -V: Burning Scene, 24x35 (17x30) cm. 12 technical drawings 10 photographs of sets Set model Barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) , November 27, 1919 (1951)

Opera in 3 acts, music by Gioachino Rossini, book by Cesare Sterbini, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giuseppe DeLuca as Figaro, Mabel Garrison as Rosina, Charles Hackett as Almaviva, Jose Mardones as Don Basilio and Pompilio Malatesta as Dr. Bartolo.

 1 libretto 3 Drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Square in Seville, 21x35 cm. -Act II and III: Drawing Room, not used, 22x33 cm. -Act II and III: Drawing Room, 23x37 cm. 1 photograph of set drawing 3 programs, 1945 - 1948 Parsifal , February 19, 1920 (1955)

Opera in 3 acts and 6 scenes by Richard Wagner, English version by Henry Edward Krehbiel, costumes by Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Orville Harrold as Parsifal and Margarete Matzenauer as Kundry.

 1 libretto 2 articles, German, 3 p. B18.1 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Curtain, Titurel's vision -I.1: Holy Woods -II.1: Klingsor's tower -II.2: Klingsor's garden D -II.2: Klingsor's garden, unused -II.2: Klingsor's garden B -II.2: Klingsor's garden -II.2: Klingsor's garden G -II.2: Klingsor's garden 2 slides from. Austrian National Library 13 technical drawings 17 photos of set drawings and set 1 article, 1954, 6 p. Eugene Onegin , March 24, 1920 (1921)

The first New York performance, sung in Italian, of lyric opera in 3 acts adapted from the poem by Alexander Pushkin, music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Giuseppe DeLuca as Onegin, Claudia Muzio as Tatiana and Giovanni Martinelli as Lenski.

 Libretto 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Larina's garden, 43x25 (20.5x37) cm. -Act 1.3: garden B, 26x36 (16x26) cm. -Act II: Larina's ballroom, 26x36 (17x26) cm. -Act II.2: Duel, 25x35 (16x26) cm. 3 technical drawings 10 photographs of set drawings Program, April 1, 1920 Tristan und Isolde , November 20, 1920 (1958)

Performed in English, by Richard Wagner, conducted by Artur Bodanzky, with Johannes Sembach as Tristan, Margarete Matzenauer as Isolde, and Clarence Whitehill as Kurvenal.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -II: King Mark's Castle, 24x33 (20x30) cm. -III: Tristan's Courtyard, 24x32 (20x30) cm. Rough sketch 9 technical drawings Photograph of set drawing 5 programs 1935-55 Set models Box 20 Don Carlos , December 23, 1920 (1923)

First Metropolitan performance of opera based on tragedy by Schiller, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Mery and Camille du Locle, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giovanni Martinelli as Don Carlos, Giuseppe DeLuca as Rodrigo, Adamo Didur as Phillip, and Rosa Ponselle as Elizabeth.

 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: Wood scene, 23x31 cm. -II: Church, 26x38 cm. -III.1: Ballet scene, 26x38 cm. -Grotto scene, 22x31 cm. -III.2: City Square, 26x38 cm. -IV.1: King's cabinet, Phillip's room, 23x31 cm. -IV.2: Prison scene, 23x30 cm. 8 technical drawings 17 photographs of set drawings Set model, Convent exterior Lohengrin , February 2, 1921

Opera in 3 acts and 4 scenes by Richard Wagner, performed in English, costumes by Joseph and Gretl Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Johannes Sembach as Lohengrin and Florence Easton as Elsa.

 1 libretto, German 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: River bank, 17x28 (13x23) cm., sig. -Act II: Courtyard, 18x28 (13x23) cm., sig. -2 of Act III.1: Bedroom 6 technical drawings 8 photographs of sets 5 programs, 1937-1950 Set models La Traviata , November 14, 1921 (1935)

Opera in 4 acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by F. M. Piave, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Amelita Galli-Curci as Violetta, Beniamino Gigli as Alfredo, and Giuseppe De Luca as Germont.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Flora's Palace, 25x32 (15x18) cm. 3 plans and sketches 5 technical drawings 7 photographs of set drawings Program, 4/1/32 Set models Ernani , December 8, 1921 (1929)

Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by F. M. Piave based on Hernani by Victor Hugo, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giovanni Martinelli as Ernani, Giuseppe Danise as Don Carlos and Rosa Ponselle as Elvira.

 2 librettos 7 drawings-watercolor and pencil, 16x26 (10x16) cm. -Act I.1: first idea, sig. -Act I.1: Sea, stone bridge -Act II: Elvira's Room, sig. -Act III.1: Throne Room A, -Act III.1: Throne Room B, sig. -Act III.2: Tomb Scene A, sig. -Act III.2: Tomb Scene B 9 technical drawings 6 photographs 1 program, 1922-1923 Salzburg Festival Playhouse Fund , 1921-1922

Richard Strauss, while on a US tour in the fall of 1921, enlisted the aid of Mrs. Samuel(Minnie) Untermeyer to raise money for the Salzburg Festival. Strauss, with Max Reinhardt and Hugo von Hofmannstal, had formed the Salzburg Festspielhaus Committee whose purpose was to build a theater dedicated to Mozart in war-devastated Austria.

5 letters, 10 p. 1 flyer Le Roi d'Ys , January 5, 1922

First New York performance of opera in 3 acts and 5 scenes, music by Edouard Lalo, book by Edouard Blau, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Albert Wolff with Beniamino Gigli as Mylio, Giuseppe Danise as Karnac, Leon Rothier as the King, Rosa Ponselle as Margared and Frances Alda as Rozenn.

 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board -Act I and II, 26x16 (10x15) cm. -Act II, 2:Grotto and set notes, 16x26 (10x14) cm. -Act III: Courtyard, Flood, 26x16 (10x15) cm. -Act I: Castle, 15.5x26 (10x16) cm. -Act II.1: Interior, 16x26 (10x16) cm -Act II.2: Grotto, 16x26 (10x16) cm. -III.1: Courtyard, 16x26 (10x16) cm. -III.2: Flood, 16x26 (10x16) cm. 5 technical drawings 11 photographs of set drawings 2 programs, 1921-22 Cosi Fan Tutte , March 24, 1922 (1928)

First New York performance of the opera buffa in 2 acts, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, book by Lorenzo da Ponte, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Florence Easton as Fiordiligi, Frances Peralta as Dorabella, George Meader as Ferrando, Giuseppe DeLuca as Guglielmo, Adamo Didur as Don Alfonso and Lucrezia Bori as Despina.

 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I.1: Inn, 36x43 (20x29) cm. -Act I.2,4; II.2: Garden, 27x35 (19x26) cm. -Act I.3: Green Room, 27x35 (19x26) cm. -Act II.1: White Room, 27x35 (19x27) cm. -Act II.3: Tapestry Room, 27x35 (19x27) cm. 5 technical drawings Set list 6 photographs of set drawings 2 programs, 1921-22 Set model-Portal Box 21 Madama Butterfly , November 24, 1922

Tragic opera in 3 acts, music by Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by L. Illica and G. Giacosa from the book by John L. Long and play by David Belasco, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Florence Easton as Cio-Cio-San, Giovanni Martinelli as Pinkerton and Antonio Scotti as Sharpless.

 1 libretto 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil -Act II, III: Cio-Cio-San's House, 21x30 (16x24) cm. 9 technical drawings 8 programs, 1945-1953 1 set model-Act I, Border #1 Roméo et Juliette , November 25, 1922 (1947)

Opera in 5 acts and 7 scenes, music by Charles Gounod, book by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Juliette, Beniamino Gigli as Roméo, Giuseppe DeLuca as Mercutio and Leon Rothier as Friar Laurence.

 1 Libretto 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Prologue, 21x31 (15x24) cm. -Ballroom, 21x31 (15x24) cm. -Garden scene, not used, 21x31 (16x24) cm. -Square, 21x31 (15x24) cm. -Bedroom, 21x31 (15x24) cm. -Tomb 21x31 (15x24) cm. 9 technical drawings 2 photographs of set drawing 2 programs, 1922-23, 1926-27 Set model Thaïs , December 14, 1922 (1939)

Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Louis Gallet, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Maria Jeritza as Thaïs, Orville Harrold as Nicias and Clarence Whitehill as Athanael.

 3 sketches and notes 8 technical drawings Set model Concert Sets , 1922, 1929. Detail, measurements 6 technical drawings L'Africaine , March 21, 1923 (1934)

Opera in four acts and 5 scenes, music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, book by Eugene Scribe, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Beniamino Gigli as Vasco Da Gama, Rosa Ponselle as Selika and Giuseppe Danise as Nelusko, Adamo Didur as Don Pedro and Leon Rothier as the Grand Inquisitor.

 2 librettos 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: Court Room, 20.5x30.7 cm. -IV. 2: Promontory, 17.5x18.5 cm. 5 p. sketches of ship, Act III 8 technical drawings 1 program L'Amico Fritz , November 15, 1923 (1924)

Comedy in 3 acts by Pietro Mascagni, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Lucrezia Bori as Suzel and Miguel Fleta as Fritz, and Giuseppe Danise as Rabbi David.

 Libretto 4 Drawings, watercolor and pencil - Dining Room (not used), 26x44 (19x36) cm. - Dining Room B, 28x36 (16x23) cm. - Terrace A, 28x46 (36x19) cm. - Terrace, used, 24x31 (15x23) cm. 4 ground plans Carmen , November 22, 1923 (1950)

Opera in 4 acts with music by Georges Bizet, lyrics by H. Meilhac and L. Halévy based on the novel by Prosper Merimée, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Florence Easton as Carmen and Giovanni Martinelli as Jose.

 2 librettos 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I: Square in Seville, 23x30 (16x23) cm., sig. -Act II: Tavern, 23x30 (16x23) cm. -Act III: Smuggler scene, 23x30 (16x23) cm., sig. -Act IV: Arma scene, 23x30 (12x20) cm. 4 technical drawings 5 photographs of set drawings 4 programs, 1937-1950 Faust , November 30, 1923 (1951)

A new design for the prolog was added to the 1917 production. Conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Giovanni Martinelli as Faust, Lawrence Tibbett as Valentin, Fiodr Chaliapin as Mephistopheles and Frances Alda as Margarette.

1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Study, 22x33 (14x23) cm. 1 ground plan 3 programs, 1942-50 Fedora , December 8, 1923 (1926)

A lyric drama in 3 acts, music by Umberto Giordano, book by V. Sardou, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Gennaro Papi, with Maria Jeritza as Fedora, Giovanni Martinelli as Loris Ipanov and Antonio Scotti as De Siriex.

 1 libretto 4 p. of script notes, von Wymetal 2 drawings-watercolor and pencil -Drawing room, 22x30.5 (16x25) cm. -Bed room, 22.5x31.5 (16x25) cm., sig. 1 set sketch 5 technical drawings Martha , December 14, 1923 (1929)

Opera by Friedrich von Flotow, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Frances Alda as Harriet, Kathleen Howard as Nancy, Beniamino Gigli as Lionel and Giuseppe DeLuca as Plunkett.

 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil -I: Village square, 28x38 (15x22) cm. -Kitchen scene, 22x29 (15x23) cm. 2 sketches 5 technical drawings Freischütz, Der , March 22, 1924 (1929)

Opera in 3 acts, music by Carl Maria von Weber, libretto by Friedrich Kind, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Elizabeth Rethberg as Agathe, Curt Taucher as Max, Michael Bohnen as Caspar and Leon Rothier as the hermit.

 1 libretto 4 p. of script notes 3 drawings-watercolor and pencil -II.1: Hunter's room, 22x31 (14x22) cm. -II.2: Wolves Glen, 34x38 (30x34) cm. -II.2: Wolves Glen B, 28x38 (23x34) cm. 1 sketch 8 technical drawings 1 program, 1928-1929 Set model Contes d'Hoffman, (Tales of Hoffman) , November 13, 1924 (1946)

Comic opera in 4 acts, music by Jacques Offenbach, book by Jules Barbier, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Nina Morgana as Olympia, Lucrezia Bori as Giulietta and Antonia, Giuseppe DeLuca as Coppelius, Miguel Fleta as Hoffman and Lawrence Tibbett as Schlemil.

 Libretto 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -I: Prologue-Tavern, 27x35 (16x24) cm. -II: a. Olympia-Physician's room, 27x34 (16x24) cm. -II: b. Olympia-ballroom, 27x34 (16x24) cm. -III: Giulietta, 27x34 (16x24) cm. -IV: Antonia, 27x34 (16x24) cm. 1 p. set notes 3 detail drawings 8 technical drawings 7 photographs of set drawings Falstaff , January 2, 1925 (1949)

Opera based on The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Antonio Scotti as Falstaff, Frances Alda as Anne, Lawrence Tibbett as Ford, Lucrezia Bori as Mistress Ford and Adamo Didur as Pistol.

Libretto 3 photographs of sets 2 p. script notes 1 set sketch and notes 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Portal detail -Ford's room, 27x34.5 (16x24) cm. 5 technical drawings 2 photographs of set drawings Box 22 Pelléas et Mélisande , March 21, 1925 (1949)

First Metropolitan performance of opera in 5 acts by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Clarence Whitehill as Golaud, Leon Rothier as Arkel, Lucrezia Bori as Mélisande and Edward Johnson as Pelléas.

2 librettos 1 set sketch 5 technical drawings 13 photos of set drawings Set model Der Barbier von Bagdad (Barber of Bagdad) , November 7, 1925 (1926)

Opera in 2 acts, book and music by Peter Cornelius, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with George Meader as Kadi Baba Mustapha and Elisabeth Rethberg as Margiana.

 Libretto, German Rough sketch, pencil 2 Drawings-watercolor and pencil, sig. -Act I: Room, Nueddin's House, 27x35 cm. -Act II: Mustapha's women's room, 27x35 cm. 15 technical drawings 1 photograph of Act I set 1 program, 1925-1926 La Vestale , November 12, 1925 (1927)

First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts by Gaspare Spontini, book by De Jouy, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Rosa Ponselle as Giulia, Edward Johnson as Licinio, Giuseppe De Luca as Cinna and Margarete Matzenauer as the High Priestess.

 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board -I: Forum, 26x33 (22x33) cm., sig. -II: Vestal Temple, 21x45 (21x32) cm. -III.1: Campus Sceleratus, 32x45 (23x33) cm., sig. -III.1: Cemetary -III.2: Arena, 32x45 (22x33), sig. 30 technical drawings 5 photos of set drawings 2 programs 1925-26 Set models Cena delle Beffe , January 2, 1926 (1927)

First Metropolitan performance of opera by Umberto Giordano based on the play The Jest by Sem Benelli, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Beniamino Gigli as Gianetto Malaspini, Frances Alda as Ginevra, Titta Ruffo as Neri and Adamo Didur as the Doctor.

3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Act 1: Banquet Hall, 19x19 (10x15) cm. -Act II, IV, bedroom, 19x19 (9x14) cm. -Act III: Prison, 19x19 (19x15) cm. 4 technical drawings 6 sketches on tracing paper 4 photographs of set drawings La Vida Breve , March 6, 1926.

First American performance of opera by Manuel de Falla, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lucrezia Bori as Salud.

 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Act I.1: Gypsy, 27x34 (16x24) cm. -Act II.1: side of Manuel's house, 26x33 (17x24) cm. -Act II.2: square, 27x34 (16x24) cm. 6 technical drawings 5 photographs of set drawings Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) , April 3, 1926 (1927)

First Metropolitan performance of comic opera in 5 acts, music by Jules Massenet, book by Henri Cain, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Florence Easton as Dulcinea, Feodor Chaliapin as Don Quichotte and Giuseppe DeLuca as Sancho.

1 libretto 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: open square, 27x35 (18x24) cm., sig. -II: The Windmill Scene, 27x35 (18x24) cm., sig. -III: Bandits Scene A, 27x35 (16x24) cm., sig. -III: Bandits Scene, 28x38 (17x24) cm. -V: Road in the Woods, 27x34 (16x24) cm., sig. 7 technical drawings 6 photographs of set drawings Turandot , November 16, 1926 (1930)

First American performance of lyric opera in 3 acts and 5 scenes, music by Giacomo Puccini, book by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, costumes by Gretl Urban and B. Brunelleschi, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Maria Jeritza as Princess Turandot, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Calaf, and Giuseppe DeLuca as Ping.

 Director's notes, von Wymetal, 20 p. 3 postcards, costumes Austrian production 3 photostats of Buddha figures 7 sketches and plans 4 property detail drawings 17 technical drawings 12 photographs of set models Program, 3/16/29 Article, NY Times Magazine, 11/14/26 Set models Fidelio , January 22, 1927 (1951)

Opera in 2 acts, music by Ludwig von Beethoven, libretto by J. Sonnleithner and F. Treitschke from the French by J. N. Bouilly, conducted for the Beethoven Centenary revival by Artur Bodanzky with Nanny Larsen-Todsen as Leonore, Rudolf Laubenthal as Florestan, George Meader as Jacquino and Michael Bohnen as Rocco.

 3 librettos Script notes and sketches, 4 p. 4 drawings-watercolor and pencil -Act I.2: prison yard,17x24 (10x13) cm. -Act II.1: prison, 18x24 (10x16) cm. -Act II.2: castle terrace, 23x30 (17x24) cm., sig. 8 technical drawings 5 photographs of set drawings. 2 programs, 1945-46;1950-51 Set model Box 23 The King's Henchman , February 17, 1927 (1929)

World premiere of opera in 3 acts, music by Deems Taylor, libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lawrence Tibbett as Eadger, Edward Johnson as Aethelwold and Florence Easton as Aelfrida.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Act II: Forest, 24x30 (13x19) cm. 1 drawing, watercolor and ink -Trees, 14x20 (9x12) cm. 2 graphed drawings of Act I, III 7 technical drawings 1 bound piano-vocal score, inscr. Set models Violanta , November 5, 1927 (1928)

First American performance of opera with music by E.W. Korngold, written by Hans Müller, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Violanta, Clarence Whitehill as Simone and Walter Kirchhoff as Alfonso.

 Libretto 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -room (not used A), 27x38 (16x26) cm.,sig. -room B, 28x38 (20x22) cm. 1 fireplace detail 14 technical drawings 1 photograph of set drawing Hänsel und Gretel , November 5, 1927 (1948)

Fairy opera in 3 acts, music by Engelbert Humperdinck, book by Adelheid Wette, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Editha Fleischer as Hänsel and Queena Mario as Gretel.

 Libretto Set notes by Von Wymetal, 6 p. Sketches and notes, 7 items Drawing, watercolor and pencil -Peasant's room, 26x31 (10x17) cm., sig. 10 technical drawings 6 photographs of sets Set model Norma , November 16, 1927 (1945)

Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes, music by Vincenzo Bellini, book by Felice Romani, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Rosa Ponselle as Norma, and Ezio Pinza as Oroveso.

3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -II: Norma's room, 27x37 (15x20) cm. -III: bedroom A, 27x37 (15x20) cm. -IV.1: Rocky Pass, 27x39 (15x20) cm. 2 sketches 10 technical drawings 7 photographs of set drawings 1 program, 1928-29 Set model La Rondine , March 10, 1928 (1936)

First American performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Giacomo Puccini, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Vicenzo Bellezza with Lucrezia Bori as Magda and Beniamino Gigli as Ruggero.

Director's notes, Von Wymetal, 17 p. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I: Magda's salon, 28x37 (14.5x21) cm., sig. -Ballroom A, 27x34 (14x21) cm. -Ballroom B, 26x32 (15x21) cm. -III: Park, 28x38 (15x21) cm., sig. 2 set sketches 12 technical drawings 2 photographs of set drawings Set model Die ägyptische Helena (Egyptian Helen) , November 6, 1928 (1929)

First American performance of opera by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Helen and Rudolph Laubenthal as Menelas.

 Piano score 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Aithra palace on island, 27x35 (15x20) cm. -Enchanted tent, 27x35 (15x19) cm. 14 set notes by von Wymetal 18 technical drawings 8 photographs of sets Set model. La Campana Sommersa , November 24, 1928 (1930)

First American performance of opera by Ottorino Respighi based on Gerhart Hauptmann's Die Versunkene Glocke, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Elizabeth Rethberg as Rautendelein, Giovanni Martinelli as Heinrich, Giuseppe DeLuca as Nickelmann and Ezio Pinza as Pastor.

 Director's notes, Von Wymetal, 3 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -I, IV: Forest, 27x34 (16x19) cm., sig. -II: Interior, 15x19, sig. -III: Smithy, 27x34 (15x19) 5 technical drawings 2 photos of set drawings Manon , December 22, 1928 (1952)

Opera in 5 acts with music by Jules Massenet, words by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Manon, Beniamino Gigli as Des Grieux, Leon Rothier as Comte Des Grieux and Giuseppe DeLuca as Lescaut.

 2 librettos Set notes, Von Wymetal, 5 p. 2 research photographs, 18c. interiors 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, 27x34 (15x19) cm., sig. -I: Inn at Amiens -II: Apartment in Paris -IV: Hotel gambling room -V: Road to Havre 23 technical drawings 5 photographs of set drawings Set model Jonny Spielt Auf , January 19, 1929

Opera in two parts by Ernst Krenek, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Michael Bohnen as Jonny and Florence Easton as Anita.

 1 libretto 2 reference photographs 2 clippings 14 sketches 33 technical drawings 14 photographs of sets and scenes Set model Louise , March 1, 1929 (1949)

Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes by Gustave Charpentier, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Louise, Antonin Trantoul as Julien, and Leon Rothier as the father.

 1 libretto, German 1 sketch of Act I and IV 9 technical drawings 6 photographs of sets 2 programs, 1947-1949 Set model Box 24 Fra Gherardo , March 21, 1929

First American performance of opera by Ildebrando Pizzetti, conducted by Tullio Serafin, with Edward Johnson as Gherardo, Maria Mueller as Mariola and Ezio Pinza as the Old Man and Podesta.

 2 sets of script notes, German and English, 3 p. each 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil -Act II: square, 22x25 cm. 8 sketches and details 24 technical drawings 7 photographs of set models and sets Set model Don Giovanni , November 29, 1929 (1953)

Opera in 2 acts, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, book by Lorenzo Da Ponte, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Ezio Pinza as Don Giovanni, Pavel Ludikar as Leporello, Leonora Corona (for Rosa Ponselle) as Donna Anna, Elisabeth Rethberg as Donna Elvira, Beniamino Gigli as Don Ottavio and Leon Rothier as the Commandante.

 Libretto 11 photographs of previous Met sets Piano score 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil -Act I.1: exterior, 28x37 (15x20) cm. -Act II.5: Giovanni's room, 41x31 cm. 13 set sketches 34 technical drawings 27 photographs of set models and sets 2 programs, 1929, 1937 Set models Luisa Miller , December 21, 1929 (1931)

First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by Salvatore Cammarano based on Schiller's Kabale und Liebe, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Ernst Lernt, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Rodolfo, Giuseppe DeLuca as Miller and Rosa Ponselle as Luisa.

 22 technical drawings 6 sketches 10 photographs of sets 1 program, 1929-30 Set model Boccaccio , January 2, 1931.

First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts by Franz von Suppe, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Boccaccio and George Meader as Scalza.

 Set notes, Von Wymetal, 16 p. 2 set details 6 technical drawings 6 photographs of set drawings Set models Schwanda, der Dudelsakpfeifer (Schwanda the Bagpiper) , November 7, 1931 (1932)

First American performance of Czech opera Svanda Dudák with music by Jaromir Weinberger, book by Miles Kares translated into German by Max Brod, choreographed by August Berger, directed by Hanns Niedecken-Gebhard, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Friedrich Schorr as Schwanda.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -City Entrance, 31X39 (26X35) cm. Bagpiper, pencil drawing 10 technical drawings 6 photos of drawings and sets Set model Donna Juanita , January 2, 1932

Fist Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Franz von Suppe, book by F. Zell and Richard Genee, costumes by Lillian Gaertner Palmedo, directed by Hans Niedecken-Gebhard, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Donna Juanita.

 Booklet, set notes Detail sketch 7 technical drawings 3 photographs of sets Program, 1932 Set model Box 25 Peter Ibbetson , February 7, 1932 (1935)

World premiere of opera in 3 acts and 8 scenes based on novel by George Du Maurier, music by Deems Taylor, libretto by Constance Collier and Deems Taylor, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Edward Johnson as Peter Ibbetson, Lucrezia Bori as Mary and Lawrence Tibbett as Colonel Ibbetson. Urban also designed the costumes for the 1933-1935 performances.

 Libretto Set notes, 11p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -II.1: Inn -II.2: Garden 7 set sketches and notes 32 technical drawings, furniture 1 program, 1931-1932 Set model Piano-vocal score, inscr. Deems Taylor La Sonnambula , March 16, 1932 (1935)

Opera in 3 acts, 4 scenes with music by Vincenzo Bellini, book by Felice Romani, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lily Pons as Amina, Beniamino Gigli as Elvino and Ezio Penza as Count Rudolfo.

 Libretto 3 detail drawings 13 technical drawings 3 photos of set drawings Program, 1931-1932 Set model Electra , December 3, 1932 (1962)

First Metropolitan performance of opera in one act, music by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, costumes by Lillian Gaertner Palmedo, conducted in the first Metropolitan performance by Artur Bodanzky with Gertrude Kappel as Electra, Karin Branzell as Clytemnestra, Rudolf Laubenthal as Aigisthus and Friedrich Schorr as Orestes.

 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. -Set, 50x65 (36x50) cm. -Set, 45x62 (28x46) cm. Mounted photograph of set drawing 13 technical drawings 2 programs, 1937-1952 Picture of set model from article Set model

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 Walküre 1 libretto Notes, 1 p. 2 drawings of Act III, pencil 8 technical drawings 3 mounted photos of set drawings Set model Metropolitan Opera Stage Plans 8 technical drawings Portfolio Cover, early opera plans Wiener Werkstätte scrapbook cover, 50x50 cm. Librettos Josephs Legende (Legend of Joseph) -Guide to the ballet -Piano score Meistersinger, 2 librettos Merman and Mermaid libretto Pearl Fishers libretto Rheingold libretto Trovatore piano score Villi libretto Film, 1915-1931

the imagination employed for the modern interiors. The reference scrapbooks provide an example of how Urban sourced his designs.

 Box 25 Cosmopolitan Productions , 1920-23 Contract, Feb. 19, 1920, 2 p. 7 letters, 1920-1921, 10 p. Articles, 1920-1923, 6 p. 4 photographs of color key Article and letter from Gurschner, 1923 Strand Theater Stage Set , 1915 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -stage and orchestra set, 24x34 cm., sig. Plan for stage set 2 photographs of set Rivoli Theater Stage Setting , 1919 2 drawings, Watercolor and/or pencil -Mythical scene, 35x47 cm. -Stage, 39x40 (37x39) cm. Set notes, 1 p. 5 technical drawings 2 photographs of stage setting Box 26 The Golem, UFA/Paramount , 1920 (US 1921)

German film written by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen, set designed by Hans Polzig, directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese, with Paul Wegener, Albert Steinruck and Ernst Deutsch.

47 photographs of scenes Humoresque, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #5 , 1920

Written by Frances Marion based on the stories by Fannie Hurst, directed by Frank Borzage with Alma Rubens, Gaston Glass and Vera Gordon.

 2 photographs of sets and scene 1 photograph, Venetian Court Scrapbook #1 The Restless Sex, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #6 , September 12, 1920

Romantic comedy-drama based on the Robert W. Chambers story, by Leo d'Usseau, costumes by Erté, directed by Robert Z. Leonard with Marion Davies, Carlyle Blackwell and Ralph Kellard. Norma Shearer played a bit part. Premiered at the Criterion Theater where the manager Hugo Riesenfeld composed music around the Marion Davies Waltz for the live Prologue, The Garden of Eden designed by Urban.

6 technical drawings 7 sketches and notes 4 photographs of sets and scenes Scrapbook #1 The World and His Wife, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #7 , 1920

Adapted from the play by Charles Frederic Nirdlinger which was based on the Spanish poem El Gran Galeoto by Jose Echegaray, screenplay by Frances Marion, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Alma Rubens, Montagu Love, Pedro de Córdoba and Gaston Glass.

 18 photographs of sets and scenes Scrapbook #1 Heliotrope, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #8 , 1920.

Based on Whiff of the Heliotrope by Richard Washburn Child, directed by George D. Baker with Frederick Burton.

 9 photographs of sets and scenes Scrapbook #1 Inside of the Cup, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #10 , 1921

Written by George Dubois Proctor based on a novel by Winston Churchill, directed by Albert Capellani with William Carleton and David Torrence.

 5 photographs of sets and scenes 2 photographs of Church altar Scrapbook #1 Passionate Pilgrim, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #11 , 1921

Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Matt Moore and Mary Newcombe

 Scrapbook #1 Buried Treasure, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #12 , 1921

Written by F. Britten Austin, directed by George D. Baker, starring Marion Davies and Norman Kerry.

 14 drawings-watercolor and/or pencil -12 decorations of ship panels, paper, 11x13 cm. -1 pirate ship stern, 26x20 cm. -Elevation of pirate ship, 74x90 cm. 1 print of altar, retouched 23 photographs of sets and scenes 4 photographs of sets Set model Scrapbook #1 Straight Is the Way, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #15 , 1921

Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Matt Moore.

 Scrapbook #1 Proxies, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #16 , 1921

Story by Frank R. Adams, directed by George D. Baker with Norman Kerry and Zena Keefe.

 1 photograph, Set 16.9, Stairs Scrapbook #2 Bride's Play, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #18 , 1921

Story by Donn Byrne, directed by George Terwilliger, with Marion Davies and Wyndham Standing.

3 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Drawbridge, 17x25 (15x21) cm. -Servant's room, 19x22 (17x20) cm. -Wedding, 23x21 (19x20) cm. 5 plans and sketches Prolog, set sketch 3 technical drawings, Prolog 36 photographs of sets and scenes 12 photographs of drawings, sets and scenes Scrapbook #2 Box 27 The Wild Goose, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #19 , 1921

Story by Gouveneur Morris, directed by Albert Capellani with Norman Kerry and Mary MacLaren. New York premiere at the Rialto May 1921.

 2 photographs of set Scrapbook #2 The Woman God Changed, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #20 , 1921

Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Seena Owen.

 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Courtroom scene, 35x55 cm. 2 photographs of set and scene Scrapbook #2 Get-Rich-Quick, Wallingford, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #21 , 1921

Written by Luther Reed from a play by George M. Cohan based on George Randolph Chester's Wallingford stories, directed by Frank Borzage with Sam Hardy, Doris Kenyon, Norman Kerry and Billie Dove.

 6 photographs of sets Scrapbook #2 Just Around the Corner, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #22 , 1921

Story by Fannie Hurst, directed by Frances Marion with Fred Thomson and Sigrid Holmquist.

 Scrapbook #2 Enchantment, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #23 , 1921

Written by Frank R. Adams, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies and Forrest Stanley

 Clipping of Sleeping Beauty set 5 renderings of Fairy Tale scenes 1 drawing of silhouette birth scene 19 reference photographs 30 photographs of sets and scenes 18 mounted photographs of sets and scenes Mounted graphed elevation and photo of fairy tale drawing Scrapbook #2 Back Pay, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #24 , 1922

Story by Fannie Hurst, written by Frances Marion, directed by Frank Borzage, with Seena Owen and Matt Moore.

 Photograph of scene Scrapbook #2 Boomerang Bill, Paramount/Cosmopolitan, #26 , 1922

Written by Jack Boyle and Doty Hobart, directed by Tom Terriss with Lionel Barrymore

 6 photographs of sets Scrapbook #2 Find the Woman, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #A1 , 1922

Story by Arthur Somers Roche, directed by Tom Terriss with Alma Rubens, Norman Kerry and Harrison Ford.

 Scrapbook #2 The Young Diana, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #27 , 1922

Written by Marie Corelli and Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola and Albert Capellani, with Marion Davies, Clara Kimball Young, Pedro de Córdoba and Forrest Stanley.

 Letter from William Randolph Hearst Chair elevations, graphite and colored pencil, 10x18 cm. 2 photographs-Dimitrius' Study 3 photographs-Dimitrius' Lab Scrapbook #2 Beauty Shop, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #30 , 1922

Based on the play by Channing Pollock, directed by Edward Dillon with Raymond Hitchcock.

 Scrapbook #3 Beauty's Worth, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #31 , 1922.

Story by Sophie Kerr, screenplay by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies, released March 26, 1922.

 5 technical drawings Photograph of Doll scene Scrapbook #3 Sisters, Cosmopolitan #32 , 1922 Scrapbook #3 The Good Provider, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #34 , 1922

Story by Fannie Hurst, written by John Lynch, directed by Frank Borzage with Vera Gordon, Dore Davidson and Vivienne Osborne.

 Scrapbook #3 When Knighthood Was In Flower, Cosmopolitan/Paramount. #35 , 1922

Novel by Charles Major, screenplay by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, Lyn Harding, Pedro de Córdoba and William Powell.

 Reference Scrapbook 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Inn room, 21x26 (20x24) cm. -entranceway, 21x24 (14x11) cm. Retouched photographs of Doors Blueprint, Set 27 12 photos of sets and scenes Scrapbook #3 Valley of Silent Men, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #36 , 1922

Story by James Oliver Curwood, directed by Frank Borzage with Lew Cody and Alma Rubens.

 Scrapbook #3 Face in the Fog, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #37 , 1922

Boston Blackie mystery drama, directed by Alan Crosland with Lionel Barrymore and Seena Owen.

 Scrapbook #3 Adam and Eva, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #39 , 1923

Adapted by Luther Reed from the stage comedy by Guy Bolton and George Middleton, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies, T. Roy Barnes and Edward Douglas.

 Scrapbook #4 Enemies of Women, Cosmopolitan /Goldwyn, #40 , 1923

Based on book by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, script by John Lynch, choreographed by Mary Urban, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Alan Crosland with Lionel Barrymore, Pedro de Córdoba, and Alma Rubens.

1 photograph of Monte Carlo 4 technical drawings Scrapbook #4 The Go-Getter, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #42 , 1923

Story by Peter B. Kyne, directed by Edward H. Griffith with T. Roy Barnes and Seena Owen.

 Scrapbook #4 Little Old New York, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #43 , 1923

Written by Luther Reed based upon the play by Rida Johnson Young, special music by Victor Herbert, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Sidney Olcott with Marion Davies and Harrison Ford. Urban renovated the Park Theater, renamed the Cosmopolitan Theater, for the August 1 premiere.

 Reference Scrapbook 3 photographs of sets 2 prop drawings, diplomas 2 blueprints, Cosmopolitan Theater stage set Scrapbook #4 Unseeing Eyes, (Snowblind) Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #45 , 1923

Adapted from Snowblind by Arthur Stringer, screenplay by Bayard Veiller, directed by E. H. Griffith with Lionel Barrymore and Seena Owen. Original music composed by Erno Rapee.

 Scrapbook #4 Under the Red Robe, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #4 , 1923

From story by Simon Weyman, adapted by Bayard Veiller, driected by Alan Crosland, with Alma Rubens, John Charles Thomas, Robert B. Mantell and William Powell. Opened at the Cosmopolitan Theater where Victor Herbert conducted his overture and Frederick Stahlberg conducted the picture score by William Frederick Peters.

 Reference scrapbook Elevation, King's audience 6 photographs of sets Scrapbook #4 Yolanda, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #48 , February 19, 1924

Story by Charles Major adapted by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola, cameramen Ira H. Morgan and George Barnes, special musical score by William Frederick Peters, overture composed by Victor Herbert, costumes by Gretl Urban, with Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, Holbrook Blinn, Maclyn Arbuckle, and Johnny Dooley.

 Reference scrapbook 2 technical drawings 4 rough sketches Scrapbook #5 The Great White Way, (Cain and Mabel), Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #49 , 1924

Story by H. C. Witwer, written by Larry Doyle and Luther Reed, directed by E. Mason Hopper with Anita Stewart, T. Roy Barnes, and Oscar Shaw.

 2 blueprints 1 photograph of set Scrapbook #5 Janice Meredith, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #51 , 1924

Written by Lillie Hayward based on Paul Leicester Ford novel, music by Deems Taylor, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by E. Mason Hopper with Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Tyrone Power, Sr., Olin Howlin and W. C. Fields.

 Reference scrapbook 3 photographs of sets 2 blueprints of stage set for premiere Scrapbook #5 Zander the Great, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn , 1925

Adapted by Frances Marion and Lillie Hayward from the play by Salisbury Field, costumes by Gretl Urban, musical score by Victor Schertzinger, directed by George Hill with Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Olin Howlin, John Huff and Hedda Hopper.

 2 ground plans Box 28 Fox Movietone City Studio , 1930 3 photographs of studio lot Big Trail, Fox , 1930

Directed by Raoul Walsh.

 4 photographs of publicity East Lynne, Fox , 1931

Written by Bradley King and Tom Barry from the novel by Mrs. Henry Wood, directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Ann Harding and Clive Brook.

 3 sketches and technical drawings 54 photographs of sets Scottish Song book Architecture and Design, 1914-1933

This subseries chronicles Urban's numerous design and architectural projects. The files contain the watercolor renderings, technical drawings, and photographs. Items of interest are the files on exhibits, the Wiener Werkstätte gallery, the extensive work for the unrealized Metropolitan Opera House, the designs for store fronts and restaurants, the drawings for the New School, the Palace of the Soviets proposal and the Suburban Movie Theater. There is very little on some projects such as the Palm Beach buildings and the Hearst International Magazine Building. The file on Mar A Lago, for example, lacks plans and is almost entirely made up of photographs and magazine articles.

 Box 28 United Shoe Machinery Company , 1914

Urban designed 50 panels on the history of the shoe for a San Francisco Exposition display.

 List of sketches and plates 3 sketches 20 photos of costumes Conry's House , 1915 2 pencil sketches 5 wall decorations 3 photographs of hallway Century Theater Roof , 1916 5 blueprints, Carrere and Hastings Liberty Theater , 1917 2 drawings of mermaid panel 26 photographs, wall decorations Buck House, Gene , 1919

Urban decorated Gene Buck's house in Great Neck shortly after the Ziegfeld writer's marriage.

 5 blueprints War Memorial , 1919

Studies for G. S. Mandell, editor of the Boston Transcript and the New York Tribune.

 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Ground plan, 22x22 cm. -Detail A, 26x19 (19x15) cm. -Detail B, 22x22 (15x16) cm., sig. -Sanctuary, 41x28 (29x17) cm., sig. -Conception, 33x25 (23.5x14) cm., sig. -Portal of Honor, 22x22 (18x15) cm., sig. -Peace Memorial on Palisade, 22x20 (19x16) cm., sig. -Perception on Terrace, 26x20 (20x14) cm., sig. 12 photographs of renderings Sherman Hotel Tiger Room, Chicago , 1920 34 photographs of wall decorations Dodge Brothers Banquet , February, 1921.

Urban designed the grand ballroom in the Waldorf Astoria for the Dodge Brothers' 6th Annual Dealers' luncheon.

 3 photographs of decorative detail 2 photographs of the banquet room Wiener Werkstätte , June 1922 7 sketches of furniture 3 showroom plans 7 articles re opening, 17 p. Drawing of chair by fire place, 20x20 (13x13) cm. Scrapbook, 31 p. 4 photographs of New York showroom 4 photographs of Chicago exhibit 2 photographs of Klimt painting St. Etienne Gallery catalog and invitation, 1966 Box 29 Rialto Theater Stage , June, 1922 Drawing, watercolor and pencil -stage elevation 1 working sketch 7 technical drawings Fulton Theater, Fall , 1922 2 Fairy Tale Illustrations Lyon and Healey Store Window, Chicago , November, 1922 Sketches, 10 p. 6 technical drawings 14-9-9.4 8 photographs of window and plans Cosmopolitan Theater , August 1, 1923.

The Park Theater was renovated and renamed for the film premiere of Little Old New York.

 Watercolor drawing of floral panel decoration, 25x71 cm. Watercolor drawing of floral wall decoration 6 sketches and notes 4 technical drawings 41 photographs of before and after Daily Mirror Float , September 5, 1924

Designed for the National Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City. The float carried the 8 New York contestants in a Boardwalk parade and won first prize.

 1 photograph Camp House, Dallas, Texas , 1925-1926 Specifications booklet, August 1926 Box 29-30 Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida , 1925-1926

This house was designed for Mrs. E. F. Hutton, the former Marjorie Merriweather Post

 Telegram, 8/9/26 141 photographs 174 photographs by Geisler 2 American Architect reprints, 6/19/24 3 articles, 1929, 1965 Scrapbook Box 30 Demarest Little Castle, Palm Beach, Florida , Oct.1925-Apr. 1926

House planned for the Hypoluxo Island estate belonging to John M. Demarest of Roslyn, Long Island. According to Mary Urban, the plans were abandoned after Mrs. Demarest fell seriously ill.

 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Arch/chandelier detail -Grounds and house plan, 54x39 cm. -South end elevation and plan, 39x57 cm. -Elevation, North and West side, 46x47 cm. -Elevation, [East side], 38x55 cm. -Elevations, landings and entrance, 41x49 cm. Paramount Theater, Sunrise Building, Palm Beach, Florida , 1926 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Elevation of proposed theater, 38x50 (30x40) cm. 2 ground plans 1 drawing, Fish panel 6 sketches and notes 14 technical drawings Rough sketch 8 prints of proposed theater building by D. Douglass Photograph of auditorium 10 photographs of drawings and building Biddle House, Palm Beach , 1926 2 technical drawings 18 photographs Photograph of Grilled door Bath and Tennis Club, Palm Beach, Florida , July 1926 2 technical drawings 14 photographs 12 etchings Oasis Club , Summer 1926 12 photographs 2 blueprints Metropolitan Opera House, Proposed , 1926-1927 Preliminary sketch 57th St., 75x50 cm. Scheme I 37 plans, photostats 7 photographs and plans on board Scheme II Specs, 13 p. 15 plans, photostats 17 plans on board Scheme III Specs, 11 p. 11 plans on board Scheme IV Specs, 10 p. 10 plans, photostats 10 plans on board Scheme V 13 plans, blueprints and photostats Scheme VI 40 plans, photostats 13 Scheme VI plans on board Ground floor plan, undated, ink and pencil Scheme VII 31 sketches and plans Scheme VIII 117 plans Scheme IX Material, 58 specs, plans, photos Material, 36 etchings, plans, photos Material, 36 plans Ground plan, 82x126 cm. 14 mounted photographs of models Start of Sch. 9 file, 5/10/27, 23 p. Start of Sch. 9 file, 5/21/27, 8 p. 7 negatives of Scheme IX June 1927 96 plans, photostats Specs, 4 p. 62 negative photostats, June 1927 14 photographs of plans 36 plans on board 2 positive photostats, Jan. 1928 Ziegfeld Theatre , 1926-27

3 wall patterns 2 wall mural drawings 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil -lobby, Flower detail, not used A, 27x35 (20x25) cm. -lobby, Flower detail, not used B, 26x31 (24x29) cm. -lobby, Flower detail, not used C, 23x36 (19x32) cm. -lobby, Flower detail, not used D, 26x31 (24x29) cm. -lobby, Flower detail, not used, 20x29 (9x29) cm. -balcony ceiling, 32X36 (29X34) cm. 25 technical drawings Secretary's journal and budget, 2 p. 50 photographs, interior and exterior 7 etchings of front exterior, Douglass Ground plan, balcony 2 drawings -Street front, watercolor, 49x57 cm. -Street front, charcoal on paper, Hugh Ferriss, 100x92 (84x73) cm. 4 articles, 1927-1930, 17 p. 2 congratulations notes 2 articles, 1967

 See also Architectural Detail scrapbook, p. 12-14, 19 Box 31 St. Regis Hotel , 1927-1928 Notes and sketches, 16 p. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Roof Garden dining room, 29x36 cm. -Screen scheme, 50x31 (30x12) cm., sig. -Room A and B print, 20x25 (15x15) cm. -2 Fish Details, 15x18 cm. -Seaglade Wall Decoration, 24x42 (22x40) cm. -Door panels 26 technical drawings 24 photographs 1 postcard Temple Israel, Lawrence, Long Island, Fall , 1927-1929 (not built) 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -exterior, 46x62 (36x57) cm. -interior, 48x43 (36x41) cm. 3 ground plans Bookplate for Rabbi Isaac Landman 8 photographs of plans Reinhardt Theater, proposed , 1928 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. -Front elevation, 35x43 (25x34) cm. -Facade, 50x38 (37x29) cm. -View of Stage, 38x29 (24x17) cm. -Auditorium, 38x29 (24x16) cm. Print of facade drawing, 32x27 (23x18) cm. 70 plans, photostats 5 photographs of drawings Music Center , 1928

The pencil rendering of the Greek Theater Garden and the print of the Greek Theater Concert stage were exhibited in the 1930 annual exhibit of the Architectural League of New York.

 Pencil sketch 2 drawings -Greek Theater garden, pencil, 49x38 (23x27) cm. -Greek Theater Concert set, print, 37x37 (27x23) cm. 11 photostats of plans 4 photostats of plans dated 2/1/28 6 mounted photographs of model 4 photographs Photograph of proscenium See also Theatres 1929 Hotel Gibson Roof Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio , 1928 Sketches, notes, letter 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil -Proscenium 10 technical drawings 4 photostats of chair designs 9 photographs of roof garden Unidentified Drawings , 1928 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board, sig. -5th Ave side, night street scene, 43x35 (29x21) cm. -5th Ave elevation, 49x38 (36x28) cm. -lobby, 43x50 cm. -Armchair, 41x31 (33x24) cm. -Front elevation, 2nd scheme, 44x35 (34x26) cm. -Street Scene, 44x35 (30x23) cm. 4 photostats of arm chair 2 photographs of Night street scene drawing Kaufmann Department Store, Proposed, Pittsburgh, Pa. , July 23, 1928 11 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil, sig. -Front elevations, 47x49 (42x40) cm. -Entrance, 47x49 (21x23) cm. -Counter area, 47x49 (21x23) cm. -View towards Mezzanine, 47x49 (21x31) cm. -First Floor Plan, 47x49 (38x41) cm. -Mezzanine Floor Plan, 47x49 (38x41) cm. -Special Counters, 47x49 (31x32) cm. -Counters, grill detail, 47x49 (25x28) cm. -First Floor detail, 29x30 (25x27) cm. -First Floor Ceiling Plan, 29x30 (25x27) cm. -Ground plan of beauty Salon, Scott and Teegen Bossert Hotel, Grill Room, Brooklyn , 1928 3 watercolor drawings of screen and plans, 33x59 cm., 2 sig. 16 technical drawings, detail 9 photographs Bedell Department Store, New York City , August 6, 1928 2 drawings, pencil, sig. - 34th Street elevation, 48x48 (26x26) cm. -Section, Rotunda, Exhibition Hall, 48x48 (21x21) cm. 5 drawings, watercolor, August 6, 1928, sig. -perspective of 34th St. elevation, 48x49 (20x20) cm. -show window, 48x49 (20x20) cm. -Show room, 48x49 (20x20) cm. -Millinery Department, 48x48 (20x20) cm. -elevator, 28x31 (23x20) cm. 1 watercolor sketch of Millinery Department 5 photographs of design 16 photographs of store Architectural Forum, 2 p. William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh , August 1928, 1932

The opening for the renovated hotel was held in May of 1929. The Chatterbox Room was commissioned in 1932.

 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Tea Room detail and plan, 51x43 cm., sig. -Exhibition Room, 51x43 (33x34) cm., sig. -Men's Lounge, 51x43 cm., sig. -Ballroom, 34x51 (25x45) cm., sig. -Ballroom Ceiling Decoration, 37x50 (30x41) cm. -Wall Panel, 46x19 (18x12) cm. -2 Wall panels, Chatterbox Room, 20x68 cm. Hotel magazine cover, 5/29 3 photos of Chatterbox Room New Amsterdam Roof , 1928

Urban redesigned the New Amsterdam roof garden for Ziegfeld's final Midnight Frolic which opened December 29, 1928.

 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil -Butterfly-floral pattern, yellow, 26x32 (15x32) cm. -section: elephant panel, 37x16 (27x11) cm. 5 technical drawings International Magazine Building , 1928-1929 6 photographs and one etching Encyclopaedia Britannica article , 1928-1929 Article on Steele MacKaye, 9 p. Letter from Percy MacKaye, ts., 4 p. Hutton Ball , 1928 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board -A. Mountain background, 29x38 (23x33) cm. -B: Mountain bg. With floral fg.,36x42 (24x30) cm. -C: Chinese lanterns, 33x42 (20x29) cm. American Designers' Gallery , 1928-1929

Urban joined with other artists to establish a cooperative art gallery at 145 W. 57th St. Their first exhibit was shown in October of 1928 for which Urban designed a young lady's room entitled "Repose."

14 photographs 7 letters, ts., 10 p. Central Park Casino , 1929 3 drawings, watercolor -external view, 26x36 (14x24) cm., sig. -Ceiling pattern, 34x53 (30x45) cm. -North and South Wall, Ballroom, 28x63 cm. 2 detail drawings and letter 9 technical drawings 36 photographs 16 photographs, Sigurd Fischer 2 articles from Architectural Record, 32 p. Metropolitan Museum of Art 11th annual exhibition of American Industrial Art , February and March 1929 16 photographs of sun porch and man's den American Architect reprint, 9 p. Mosaic Messenger cover Woman's Journal, 3 p. Emerich Residence, Chicago, Il., interior design , 1929

Remodeling of the home of Banker Melvin L. Emerich of Chicago.

 2 photographs of interiors Hartman Trunks , 1929 2 drawings and 1 photostat of patterns Jewish Art Theater, proposed , 1929 23 photostats of plans 8 plans 2 photographs of proscenium Cadillac magazine advertisement , 1929 1 letter, McManus Inc, ts. 13 sketches and ads Box 32 Gingerbread House , 1929

F. H. Bennett of Wheatsworth, Inc. asked Urban to make the Gingerbread House after seeing the Urban-designed Metropolitan production of Hänsel and Gretel.

18 photographs of building 1 tearsheet, Fortune, p 89 Postcard, letter and ceramics catalog Theatres , 1929 10 prints of ground plans 3 Music Center ground plans, photostats, 40x28 cm. 2 Reinhardt Theater ground plans Mock up of p. 35, Music Center Site Detail of plastic relief, p. 48 5 Music Center plans 5 Music Center plans, photostats 47 loose pages Book New School for Social Research , 1929-1931 19 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil -Talk over corner perspective, 32x41(15x22) cm. -Talk-over niches, 36x30 (22x19) cm. -Classroom, 30x45 (13x28) cm. -12th Street Front, 1929, 46x32 (33x19) cm. -Main Lobby Color Treatment, 37x37 (26x26) cm. -Classroom perspective, 32x41 (19x31) cm. -Auditorium perspective, 32x41 (20x31) cm. -Street elevation, 38x52 (25x34) cm. -Basement Lobby Color Treatment, 37x50 (24x40) cm. -Reception Room Color Treatment, 37x50 (19x42) cm. -Faculty Dining Room Color Treatment, 37x52 (19x40) cm. -Faculty Dining Room Color Treatment, Green, 37x50 (19x40) cm. -Director's offices, 36x50 (20x41) cm. -Assistant Director's offices, 37x53 (19x41) cm. -Ground plan, classrooms, 37x51 (25x33) cm. -Dance Studio Color Treatment, 37x67 (19x56) cm. -2 Street elevation Color Treatment, 47x67 cm. 13 ground plans Main floor ground plan Letters and notes, 6 p. Book of Color Control Patches Ordynski correspondence, 11 p. 44 photographs, interior and exterior 5 flyers, pamphlets, forms 2 articles, Architectural Digest, 14 p. Architectural Record, 13 p. 2 booklets 1 chapter from Johnson's autobiography, 18 p. Atlantic Beach Club, Long Island, NY , 1930-1931

Urban also designed Café de Paris for Night on the Riviera fete held August 3, 1930.

13 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -Main entrance Terrace Apartments, 33x34 (17x19) cm., sig. -Isometric view of Terraced Apts., 47x51 (40x44) cm., sig. -Beach front view, blue background, 57x74 (40x44) cm. -Beach front, green, 51x76 (42x72) cm. -Room, color isometric drawing, 56x76 (43x36) cm. -Apartment perspective and floor plan, 76x51 (60x39) cm., sig. -Detail of End bays, 51x76 (38x55) cm. -Alternate floor plan, 51x76 (35x60) cm. -Typical floor plan, 51x76 (42x72) cm., sig. -Basement ground plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. -First floor ground plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. -5th and 6th floor plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. -Penthouse floor plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. 39 photographs Photograph of Café de Paris, August 1930 Suburban Movie Theater , 1931

Westchester County, NY

 Interior, facing screen, pastel, 21x55 (16x50) cm. Plan, longitudinal section, 46x75 (26x63) cm. 7 photographs of model 2 articles, 6 p. Park Avenue Restaurant , 1931 4 photographs of club interior 2 Architectural Forum reprints, 8 p. ea. Palace of the Soviets , 1931

The Russian Government held an open competition to find an architect for their assembly hall. Urban was one of six prominent architects chosen to present a design for the building for $10,000.

 130 p. reports, specs 79 p. correspondence 2 booklets, Russian Map of Moscow 7 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink -Assembly Hall, 36x46 (33x41) cm. -Colonnade, 34x55 (27x41) cm. -Perspective Central Plaza, 34x46 cm. -Interior, Large Hall with demonstration, 74x64 (70x61) cm. -Ground plan, 47x60 (39x54) cm. -Ground plan with landscaping, 43x57 cm. -Perspective of large hall, 46x63 cm. 10 plans 36 photographs Lerner, Max Suburban House , 1932 Photograph of model, back view Photograph of model, side view Architectural League One-Man Show , February 1932

Joseph Urban donated proceeds for the benefit of New York's unemployed draftsmen.

 5 photographs Plan for small house, awarded 4th prize Fairy Tale book illustration reprints , April 22, 1932

The Yonkers Statesman reported on April 22, 1932 that an exhibit of prints from 24 fairy tale illustrations was held at a Yonkers book shop on 155 North Broadway.

 39 reprints of illustrations with index 9 photographs of illustrations Box 33 Congress Hotel, Joseph Urban Room, Chicago, Illinois , 1932 2 drawings, watercolor -Urban Room, 41x41 (29x25) cm. -Pattern, 23x23 (18x18) cm. Print of Joseph Urban Room Blueprint of Balloon Room 4 photographs Urban, Harrison and Hood Houses Co-design , 1932

Raymond Hood, Joseph Urban, and Wallace K. Harrison jointly proposed a plan for houses constructed largely of steel for mass production.

 2 drawings, watercolor -Neighborhood, 43x52 (22x40) cm. -Houses, front elevations Ground plan for house Book-Cadillac Hotel, Mayfair Room, Detroit, Michigan , 1932 6 sketches 15 detail sketches 2 photographs Architectural League Exhibition , 1932-1933

Urban arranged the 48th Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York, held from February 18 to March 12, 1933, at the Galleries of the American Fine Arts Society. Urban received the President's Medal for "the unique architectural treatment of the galleries and the effective installation of the exhibits" and a Medal of Honor for his set model for the unproduced religious pageant Light.

 Letters, lists, plans, 84 p. 4 technical drawings 11 photographs of exhibit and award ceremony 2 photographs of exhibit 2 certificates of award Exhibit catalog Architecture, 2 p Medal with case Chicago World's Fair: Century of Progress , opened May 7, 1933

Urban was the director of Light for the fair and designed panels for the New York exhibit. He also proposed a stage design for a religious pageant The Light which was never produced.

1 letter from Raymond Hood, ms. 1 blueprint of New York State Exhibit Reference picture for NY State Exhibit 17 drawings, watercolor and pencil -11 panels of buildings, 33x84 cm. -Agricultural Building, 63x41 cm. -Fountain of metal, 34x61 cm. -Esplanade of flags, 42x58 cm. -Buildings in blue, yellow, 44x70 (41x67) cm. -Orange building with radiator center, 34x59 (26x46) cm. -Green building with gray circle, 48x64 (45x58) cm. 1 booklet, Light Recommendations 2 newspaper magazine pullout sections 6 programs Katherine Brush Apartment , 1933 3 photographs Article, House and Garden, January 1933 Undated Decorative Illustrations 5 drawings, 24x22 cm., sig. Hearst House 1 ground plan, blueprint of room Huron Building, Detroit Blueprint, ceiling plan Knickerbocker Hotel 2 blueprints Mallin Furniture Company Furniture designs, notebook Pennsylvania Hotel roof garden Photograph of roof garden Biographical Box 33-34 Joseph Urban Letters, mementos, 1917-1930 2 certificates as NY architect, 1925, 1931 5 caricatures, 1896-1920s 17 photographs of Urban, 1912-1933 5 photographs of Urban and office, 1932-1933 6 photographs of studio artists 22 photographs, family and friends, 1915-1960s Drawing, Charles Williams[?] 36 articles, 1914-1981 2 files biographical material Other Donations Box 34-35 Gretl Urban Mementos Biographical files 24 family photographs, 1903-1932 Correspondence, 1979-1988 Box 35-39 Cole, Robert and Randolph Carter, Urban biographers Biographical notes Letters from Gretl Urban, 1980-1991 Photographs for Urban biography 24 Audiocassettes of Carter and Cole interviews with Gretl Box 37-39 Urban, Mary Biographical notes Douggie [Donald M. Douglass] biography 9 photographs of Urban rooms Urban Assoc., 1921-1937 Guest lists, 1934-1946 Exhibits, 1959-1966 65 Slides of Mary Urban's paintings, 1964 Banks, 1962-1964 Wages, domestic staff, 1964-1966 Reel to reel tape of Mary reading articles on Urban Box 39 Other Donations Japanese Calendar, 1994 Video of Show Boat Documentary, 1994