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Undated Theater, 1914-1933 Ziegfeld Productions, 1915-1932

Unidentified  (View all images)
Articles on set design, 1934, 1966
Gothic Color's handbook
article from Architecture Mag. May 1934
Trees & borders
Undated scripts
Set Models
Theater Scene
Unidentified Miscellaneous
Unidentified Miscellaneous II
Unidentified Miscellaneous III
Celluloid Curtain and Wings
Zwerg - Singer Show
Gertrude Lawrence, Interior Scene
Unidentified Scene
Miscellaneous Unidentified Pieces

Twelfth Night, November 23, 1914   (View all images)
Play
Production notes, 15 p.
1 notes
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
Sea coast
Courtyard
Street
Kitchen
Garden
Stable
2 plans for portal
9 plans
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
9 photos of set drawings (incl. dups.)
Garden Scene
Malvolio's Prison
Orsion's Palace
Orsion's Palace (alt.)
Before Olivia's house

Garden of Paradise, November 28, 1914   (View all images)
Script, part 1 & 2
part 1
part 2
Booklet, set notes in German
1 booklet (color)
German article on sea dragon
1 article
Lefler print for Der Graf von Cilli
1 print
2 reference photos
man w/bow&arrows
mermaid doll
Costume sketch, pencil
1 sketch
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
1 sketch
9 technical drawings
71 photographs of sets & costumes (includes dups.)
emperor, empress
mermaid holding doll
emperor of crabs
turtle rajah and his slaves
prince jelly fish
captain
cook & master of cerimonies
1 photo
guard
crab emperor's slave
octopus
witch
musician
king
sailors, soldiers, steersmann
companion
drenched king
little queen
holy island 1
holy island 2
4 boys
servant of sea witch
lord otho
20 slaves
queens bower 1
queen's bower 2
ambassadeur of queen
king, scene viii
1 photo
herald of the queen
soldier of queen
coutier of queen
eglamour
negro king
gran visier
dancing girls
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo

Behold Thy Wife,1915   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil :
Act III: Library, 23x36 cm., sig.
5 technical drawings
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
3 technical drawings
6 photographs of set drawings
1 photo Act I
1 photo Act II
1 photo Act III
Set model
Act III: Library

Yesterday or Tomorrow, October 8, 1915   (View all images)
Script, 18 p.
1 script
2 costume renderings, watercolor and pencil :
--Marguerite costume design
--Costume sketch, male
4 plans
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
4 technical drawings
1 photograph of proscenium idea
1 photo
Program
1 program

Around the Map (Here Comes Tootsie), November 1, 1915   (View all images)
Set notes in German and English
notes, 19 pp.
1 drawing-watercolor, sig.
---Act III.2: Sitting Room, 22x33 cm.
3 technical drawings
Act I, ground plan
Act 1, scenes 3 & 4, Room in Black forest
1 drawing
2 technical drawings
22 photographs of set drawingsn (incl. dups.)
Act I, 1
Act I, 2
Act I, 3
Act I, 4
Act II, 1
Act II, 2
Act II, 3
Act II, 4
Act II, 5
Act III, 1
Act III, 2
Act III, 3
Act III, 4
Program, Dec. 6, 1915
1 program
Set Models
Act I, Sc 3; Tootsie's Bedroom

Pavlowa Ballet, 1915-1917   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil:
--Preliminary sketch for Orpheo
4 letters/telegrams from V. Dandré, 5 p.
1 telegram
1 letter, 10 January 1917
1 letter, 12 February 1917
1 letter, 23 February 1917
1 ground plan
6 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo

Macbeth, February 7, 1916   (View all images)
Set analysis, 3 p.
1 set analysis
2 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--Outside the castle, 24x36 (20x32) cm.
--Battlements, 24x36 (20x32) cm., sig.
7 technical drawings
1 sketch of Sleepwalking scene
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
25 technical drawings
27 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo of Sleepwalking scene
1 photo of Sleepwalking scene (alt.)
Lady Macbeth Interior
1 photo of Court in Macbeth Castle
1 photo of Hall in the Castle
1 photo of Banquet Scene
1 photo of Castle Scene
1 photo of Battle Scene
1 photo of Tent Scene
Set model
Unidentified Scene

The Greatest Nation, February 28, 1916   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. :
--Bedroom, 24x33 (21x32) cm.
4 details and plans
1 sketch of chair detail
1 sketch of chair detail
1 sketch of set diagram
1 sketch of set diagram
7 technical drawings
6 photographs of set drawings (incl. dups.)
1 photo of Bed Room scene
1 photo of Dining Room scene
1 photo
1 photo of Garden scene
Set model
The Greatest Nation Scene

Pom-Pom, February 28, 1916   (View all images)
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 (incld. dups.)
1 photo
1 photo of Elephant Scene
1 photo
Set model
Unidentified Scene

Merry Wives of Windsor, March 20, 1916   (View all images)
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 (incld. dups.)
1 photo of Street Scene
1 photo of The Interior Scene
1 photo of The Wood Scene
1 photo of The Inn Scene
1 photo of The Street Scene
Set model
Street Scene

Caliban of the Yellow Sands, May 24, 1916   (View all images)
Masque Structure, ts., 2 p.
2 pages w/ notes
Article, Caliban-1916, ts., 2 p.
1 article
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
Greek
Roman
1 watercolor
Germanic
Spanish
2 programs
1 program, 23-27 May 1916
72 photographs (incl. dups.)
Ground Plan
sketch of Ground Plan
1 photo
1 photo
Setebos
Stage for Masque (w/ masks)
Stage for Masque
1 photo
Setebos (alt)
Sycorax
1 photo of panther detail
Greek
Greek (alt.)
Roman
Roman (alt.)
1 photo
Germanic
Germanic (alt.)
Germanic (alt. 2)
Franco-English
Spanish-Italian
Spanish-Italian (alt.)
Altar of Hourglass
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo of sketch
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo of drawing
Altar of The Time
1 photo
1 photo scrapbook
1 scrapbook
Note on The Players stationary
1 hand-written note, 6 March 1916

Flora Bella, September 11, 1916   (View all images)
2 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo

Miss Springtime, September 25, 1916.   (View all images)
Drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. :
Act I: outside Post Office, 37x45 (18x27) cm.
3 technical drawings
10 photographs of set drawings and sets
1 photo of set drawing
1 photo of set drawing
1 photo of Act III set drawing
1 photo of set drawing
1 photo of set drawing

Othello, 1916   (View all images)
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
1 letter and article

Interstate Opera Company, 1916   (View all images)
Pagliacci 2 ground plans
ground plans (4 parts)
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan
1 plan

Lakmé   (View all images)
Drawing, II: Opening, market group, Detail 14
1 detail drawing
3 ground plans

Tristan Und Isolde   (View all images)
Set notes, 5 p.
1 notes (five pages)
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.
1 photograph, retouched with watercolor, sig. :
Act III: Tristan's Courtyard, 16x24 (10x17) cm.
3 ground plans
5 photographs of set drawings
1 photo of set drawing, Act I Ship
1 photo of set drawing, Act II Castle
1 photo of set drawing, Act III Courtyard
Clipping
1 article by J. Urban

Studio Accounts, 1916-1919, 38 p.   (View all images)
Accounts
38 pages of studio accounts

Nju, March 22, 1917   (View all images)
Clippings, 2 p.
article from Morning Telegrqaph
1 comic page article
Script in German, incld. material laid in
laid-in material, 5 pieces
Script notes, 4 p.
1 notes
2 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--bedroom, dining room, 23x37 (18x24) cm.
--2 rooms, 30x24 (25x18) cm., sig.
Invitation Detail 7
1 detail
3 invitations (inlcd. dup.)
1 invitation text
1 finished invitation
Billing and Accounts, 35 p.
35 pages of bills and accounts
4 photographs of production
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo

Riviera Girl, September 24, 1917   (View all images)
6 ground plans
5 photographs of set drawings (incld. dups.)
1 photo, Act I
1 photo, Act II
1 photo, Act III

Jack O'Lantern, October 16, 1917   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. :
--Clown curtain, 26x28 (20x23) cm.
6 technical drawings
7 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo

Glorianna, October 28, 1918   (View all images)
1 script
2 photographs of sets
1 photo of set drawing, Act I
1 photo of set drawing, Act II

The Invisible Foe, December 30, 1918.   (View all images)
1 ground plan
2 photographs of set drawing
1 photo

London Revue, 1918-1920   (View all images)
1 agreement and 3 letters regarding set drawings
1 agreement, 2 December 1918
1 letter, 9 December 1918
1 letter, 16 December 1918
1 letter, 30 March 1919

Belle Hélène,1919, unrealized   (View all images)
Libretto
1 booklet
3 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--Act I: Temple, not used, 25x36 cm.
--Act II: Boudoir, not used, 24x34 cm.
--Act III: Nauplia, 31x40 cm.
5 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit symphony, 1919   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. :
--Symphony concert set (dated 1925), 43x50 (30x41) cm.
2 photographs (dup.) of set drawing dated 1919
1 photo

Hitchy Koo, October 6, 1919.   (View all images)
4 photographs of sets
1 photo
1 photo

Apple Blossoms, (Marriage Knot), October 7, 1919.   (View all images)
5 letters, 1919
1 letter, 15 May 1919
1 letter, 16 May 1919
1 letter, 29 May 1919
1 letter, 16 June 1919
1 letter, 5 July 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.
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 notes
1 notes & sketch
western union sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 notes
2 photographs of set drawings
interior
outside entrance
4 technical drawings
Set model
Act I: School Garden (2 boxes)

A Young Man's Fancy, October 15, 1919   (View all images)
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, 3 p.
three pages of sketches and notes
8 technical drawings
7 photographs of set drawings
photo of Shop Window set drawing
photo of Shop Window (altered)
photo of Bedroom set drawing
photo of Real Garden set drawing
photo of Crowd set drawing
photo of Window Garden set drawing
photo of Window Garden set drawing (altered)

Rose of China, November 25, 1919   (View all images)
2 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--I: garden, 30x41 (23x36) cm.
--II: bungalow, 24x36 (21x34) cm.
11 notes and sketches
1 sketch w/ notes
1 sketch w/ notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch w/ notes
1 sketch w/ notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch w/ notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
2 ground plans
2 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo

Smilin' Through, December 30, 1919   (View all images)
2 scripts
Act II
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil :
--Garden gate, 25x37 (19x27) cm.
6 technical drawings
4 photographs of set drawings
1 photo
1 photo

Singer Midgets, 1920-1923   (View all images)
5 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
Chapel of the Wedding Bell, 23x19 (16x15) cm., sig.
Chapel Scene, 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
1 photo of set drawing

Merry Widow, September 5, 1921   (View all images)
Script
3 ground plans
Act I
Act II
Act III
5 technical drawings
Notes on Savage/Urban disagreement, 4 p.
1 letter
3 photographs of set drawings
1 photo of set drawing, Act I Ballroom
1 photo of set drawing, Act III Café Scene

The Love Letter, October 4, 1921   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil:
--dream scene, 26x13 (16x25) cm
Sketches and notes, 11 p.
11 pages of sketches, including notes
9 technical drawings
1 program
1 program for week beginning 10 Oct. 1921

Blaue Mazur, 1921   (View all images)
Director's playbook
German playbook

Yankee Princess, October 2, 1922   (View all images)
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
Set Models
Act I, Theatre Lobby

Dream Girl, August 20, 1924   (View all images)
Script notes
notes, 3pp.

Orpheum Circuit, 1925   (View all images)
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
drawing

Mayflower Hotel Stage Setting, 1925   (View all images)
2 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
Woman fg., street scene
Champs Elysees, 21x26 (11x16) cm.
--stage setting, 22x25 cm
drawing
13 technical drawings
drawings, 13pp.
11 technical drawings
1 drawing of slouching panther
1 photograph of stage setting
photo

Human Nature (Gun Powder), September 24, 1925   (View all images)
3 technical drawings
technical drawings, 3pp.
1 job order
job order
7 technical drawings
Set model
Act I

Tale of the Wolf, October 7, 1925   (View all images)
2 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--Act I: Cabaret interior, 26x31 (17x25) cm.
--Act II: Room, Kelemen House, 22x33 (17x11) cm.
sketches & notes, 12pp.
notes and sketches, 12pp.
11 technical drawings
Set model
Dream Scene
Act II, Sc 1 Boudoir Scene
Act I, Restaurant Scene
job list
list

Antonia, October 20, 1925   (View all images)
12 technical drawings
2 sketches of details
sketch
sketch
2 photographs of stage sets
Act II
Act III, Sc. 1
Program
Week beginning 23 November 1925
Act II Cabaret Scene (1 bundle -- "not a set model")

Song of the Flame, December 30, 1925   (View all images)
33 technical drawings
I.5: Elevation
sketch
2 programs
Week beginning 8 February 1926
Week beginning 7 June 1926
Set model
Act I Sc 1
Act I Sc 1 Black Sc
Act I Sc 1b Street Sc
Act I Sc 5 Gate of Castle
Act I Sc 5 Hall in Palace
Act II Sc 1 Room in Pension
Act II Sc 3 Café
Act II Sc 2 and 4 Outside of Café
Act II Sc 5 Green Room
Act II Sc 6 Epilogue

Duchess of Elba, 1925-1926   (View all images)
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
set sketches, 3pp.
set sketches
1 sketch of Napoleon
sketch
1 wallpaper sample
sample
Set models
Act I: 2 decks (1 box)
Act I: Outside farmhouse (1 box)
Act II: Sitting Room (1 box)
Act III: bedroom (1 box)
Act I: Store Room [not used] (1 box)
Act II & III: decks (1 box)

Wild Rose (Hawthorne of the USA), October 20, 1926   (View all images)
8 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
--Act.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.
1 notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch (color)
1 sketch
28 technical drawings
4 detail sketches of throne room
crest (color)
throne (color)
drapery (color)
falcons (color)
Letter from construction co.
1 letter
Set models
Act I Sc 1: Casino
Act I Sc 2: Drop with Window
Act I Sc 3: Interior Inn
Act I Sc 4: Garden Wall Scene
Act I Sc 5: Palace Garden
Act II Sc 1: Interior of Palace
Act II Sc 2: Courtyard of Palace
Act II Sc 3/5: Border Line
Act II Sc 4 Tower Room
Act II Sc 6: Hall in Palace

Yours Truly (Lotus Flower), January 25, 1927   (View all images)
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.
set sketches and notes, 3pp.
sketches
18 technical drawings
16 photographs of set drawings and set, incl. dups.
photo of set drawing, Chang's Night Club
photo of set drawing
photo of set drawing
photo of set drawing
photo of set drawing
photo of set drawing
photo of set drawing
photo of set model
Program
Week beginning 25 January 1927
Set models
Cabaret Scene
Mission Scene
Garden Scene
Chinatown Scene
Subterranean Scene

Golden Dawn, November 30, 1927.   (View all images)
Sketches & notes, 13 p.
13 pages of notes and sketches
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
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
photo of set model
Set models
Act 1, Sc 3
Act II, Sc 2
Act I, Sc 1: huts only, (wagon)
Act II, Sc 4; Exterior with Cross
Scrim with Sticks
Act I, Sc 4; Rope Bridge
Nets and Huts

Big Parade, MGM, 1925   
83 photographs of scenes and publicity stills

Treasure Girl, November 8, 1928   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil :
--Curtain, 28x38 cm.
9 sketches & notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
19 technical drawings
9 photographs of sets (inculdes duplicates)
waves
outdoor entrance
room
stars
plants (dark)
plants (light)
Set models
Curtain and Portal
Ocean Scene
Jungle Scene
Garden Scene
Interior Scene
Beach Scene

Polly, January 8, 1929   (View all images)
1 drawing, watercolor and pencil :
Western Union Office
7 technical drawings
Set models
Hammerstein Club Reception Room
Aviation Scene
Long Island R.R. Station and Casino Scene

Sons O' Guns (Tin Hats), November 26, 1929   (View all images)
1 reference photo
1 photo
20 sketches & notes
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch (color)
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
1 sketch
52 technical Drawings
21 photographs of sets (includes dups.)
1 photo
1 photo (French curtain)
1 photo
1 photo (No Smoking)
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
Set models
Road Sc
Procession Scene
Act 2.8: Ballroom (2 boxes)
Act II, Sc 4; Cabaret Scene
Unidentified Scene (Unidentified Pieces)
Unidentified Scene II
Club House Scene

Ripples, February 11, 1930   (View all images)
Scene IV set notes, 20 p.
1 set notes
44 technical drawings
3 detail drawings
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
4 photographs of sets
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
Set models
Extras, In Front of Inn Scene (small scale)
Cottage Drop
Finale Scene
Ball Room Scene
Hudson River Scene
Trouper's Room Scene
Finale Scene (not used)
Mountain Scene
In Front of Inn Scene
Curtain
State Tooper's House Drop
Fall Tree Scene

Flying High, March 3, 1930   (View all images)
1 set list
set list
2 drawings-pencil
parachute
Eagle
47 technical drawings
13 photographs of sets
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo
1 photo (the flight)
1 photo
1 program
prorgam (color)
2 exhibit notes
1 notes
1 note card
Set models
In Front of Apartment
In Front of Major Watts' Apt.
Field at Night Sc.
Act II; Sc 6: Flight Scene
3 Curtains
Act I, Sc 5; Flying Field Sc.
Act 2.6: flight (1 box)
Act I, Sc 6, Blue-Silver Room, "In Front of the Canteen"
Gray Room
Act II, Sc 8, Blue Gold Room, "Ballroom", "Reception Hall at the Flying Field"
Act I, Sc 3, Red Room, "Canteen at Newark Airport"
Roof of Apartment House in Heart of Manhattan
Unidentified Pieces

Princess Charming, October 13, 1930   (View all images)
31 technical drawings
detail drawings, 2pp.
2 pages of details
7 photographs of set models
photo of set model, Act I Sc 1
photo of set model, Act I Sc 1
photo of set model, Act II Sc 2 (also Act I Sc2)
photo of set model, Act I Sc 3
photo of set model, Act II Sc 1
photo of set model, Act II Sc 3
photo of set model, Act II Sc 4
1 program
program for run beginning 24 November 1930
Set models
Bedroom
Miscellaneous pieces
Red Ballroom
Garden w/ treehouse
Act II, Sc 2

George White's Scandals, September 14, 1931   (View all images)
Set notes, 6 p.
1 note
1 note
1 note
1 note
1 note
1 note
Watercolor drawing of clouds, 16x21 (9x13) cm.
1 drawing
11 technical drawings (including 1 blue print)
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
1 drawing
68 technical drawings
Set models:
Portals - Portal Wing - Silver Wings
Observatory Scene Parts
Cherry Girls Drop
Heaven Scene
Cotton Field Scene
Sunrise Scene
Editors Office
Mission Scene
Mine Scene
Sunrise Scene (not used)
Misc. parts
Locomotive Scene
Wonder Bar Scene
Peanut Vendor Scene
Street Scene
Garden Scene
Green and Red Dome Scene (not used)
Tent Scene
Microphone Scene (not used)
Portals
Empire State Bldg. Scene
Chariot Scene
Dream Scene
Spring Scene
Doctor's Office Scene
Observatory Scene
Ray Scene
Heaven Scene (not used)
Paradise Scene (not used)
Good Old Days Scene
Paradise Scene
Empire State Building (II)

The Good Fairy, November 24, 1931   (View all images)
1 property plot, 6p.
property plot
1 rough set sketch
rough sketch
7 technical drawings
1 ad
color advertisement
1 program
program for run beginning 25 January 1932
Set models
Lawyer's Office (1 box)
I: Chamber, Scene B (2 boxes)

Mad Hopes, May, 1932   
2 ground plans

Music in the Air, November 8, 1932   (View all images)
8 research photographs
photo
photo
photo
photo
photo
photo
photo
photo
sketches & notes, 13pp.
sketches w/ notes
2 [ie. 4?] drawings, watercolor and/or pencil :
--Curtain, 25x33 (16x28) cm.
--1.4: Weber's Munich office, 25x33 (13x20) cm.
--Bedroom with table, 27x40 (14x20)
--II.4: dressing room, 29x39 (12x20) cm.
46 plans
Set Models
All Models

The Light, 1932-1933.   
2 technical drawings, 47x62 cm.
7 drawings, watercolor and pencil :
-- Rocks [#1], 42x58 (42x58) cm.
-- Rock [#2], 39x47 (24x32) cm.
-- Rock [#3], 39x47 (24x32) cm.
-- Rock [#4], 39x47 (24x32) cm.
-- Rock [#5], 39x47 (24x32) cm.
--cyclorama [#1], 31x42 (40x42) cm.
--cyclorama [#2], 31x42 (40x42) cm.

The Light, 1932-1933.   
Script and lettersSee also Design: Chicago World's Fair, 1933 and Architectural League, 1933

Musician's Emergency Fund, February 14, 1933   (View all images)
4 photographs
photo
photo
photo

Melody, February 14, 1933   (View all images)
Set sketches, 3 p.
sketches
Set models
Act I : Jess Scene
Act II: London Mall Drop[?]
Act III: Jolly Miller Inn Drop[?]
Unidentified Pieces





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