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Flatbush Theatre (Brandt's)

Michael And Mary, April 20, 1931

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Michael And Mary," a Comedy by A.A. Milne, staged by Mr. Charles Hopkins, designed by Thomas Farrar. With Jos. M. Gaites, Madge Kennedy, George Spelvin, Terence Heill, Virginia Wallace, et al.

Strike Me Pink, March 28, 1936

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Strike Me Pink" with Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman; "Guard That Girl" with Robert Allan; "Three Kids And A Queen" with May Robson; "Mary Burns, Fugitive" with Sylvia Sidney; "Dangerous" with Bette Davis; "Broadway Hostess" with Wini Shaw.

The Story Of Louis Pasteur, April 11, 1936

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"The Story Of Louis Pasteur" with Paul Muni; "Ceiling Zero" with James Cagney; "King of Burlesque" with Warner Baxter; "Charlie Chan's Secret" with Warner Oland; "Peter Ibbetson" with Gary Cooper; "Paddy O'Day" with Jane Withers.

Accent On Youth, July 15, 1941

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Accent On Youth," Samson Raphaelson's Comedy. With Sylvia Sidney, Luther Adler, Clyde M. Waddell, Valerie Valaire, Kevin McCarthy, et al. Staged by the Author.

Tobacco Road, August 5, 1941

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Tobacco Road" a play in Three Acts by Jack Kirkland. Based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell. Directed by Anthony Brown, Settings by Robert Reddington Sharpe. With John Barton, Robert Rose, Sara Perry, Merryl Boyden, et al.

Theatre, May 12, 1942

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Theatre" by Guy Bolton and Somerset Maugham. A Comedy with Elissa Landi, Sanford Bickart, Olive Reeves-Smith, Bram Nossen, et al. Staged by Robert Burton, Settings by Donald Oenslager.

Watch on the Rhine, June 30, 1942

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Watch on the Rhine," a drama by Lillian Hellman. Settings by Jo Mielziner. With Eda Heinemann, Zamah Cunningham, Charles Benjamin, Coburn Goodwin, Hattie Richardson, Alexander Clark, Zelya Talma, et al. Song composed by Paul Bowles.

Porgy and Bess, May 9, 1944

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. With Etta Moten, William Franklin and The Eva Jessye Choir conducted by Alexander Smallens. Music by G. Gershwin, Book by DuBose Heyward, Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin.

Early To Bed, June 6, 1944

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Richard Kollmar's Musical Comedy, "Early To Bed." Book & Lyrics by George Marion, Jr. Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller. Score orchestrated by Don Walker. With Joseph Macaulay, Bob Howard, Ruth Webb, Ann Parker, et al.

Tomorrow The World, September 4, 1944

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Tomorrow The World" by James Gow and Arnaud d'Usseau. Setting Designed by Raymond Sovey. With Conrad Nagel, Joan Shepard, Violet Dunn, Lilia Rock, Johanna Douglas, Johnnie Venn, Richard Taber, et al.

Arsenic and Old Lace, September 19, 1944

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"Arsenic and Old Lace," a Comedy by Joseph Kesselring. With Helen Twelvetrees, Catherine Proctor, Clyde Veaux, Winifred St. Claire, Freeman Hammond, Gordon G. Peters, Loy Nilson, et al. Setting by Raymond Sovey.

Angel Street, May 15, 1945

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Shepard Traube presents "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton. Staged by Mr. Traube, Setting and Costumes designed by Lemuel Ayers. With Viola Keats, Brent Sargent, Jetti Preminger, Daisy Belmore, and Cecil Humphreys.

The Heiress, July 5, 1949

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"The Heiress" by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. Suggested by Henry James' novel "Washington Square." With Miriam Hopkins, Ralph Forbes, Winifred St. Claire, Kathleen Comegys, Norma Winslow, et al. Directed by Stanley Gould, Settings by Louis Kennel.

High Button Shoes, August 9, 1949

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

"High Button Shoes," A Musical Comedy. Music and Lyrics by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, Book by Stephen Longstreet, Settings by Oliver Smith, Costumes by Miles White, Dances conceived by Jerome Robbins. With Joey Faye, Dan Dayton, Louis Ampolo, et al.

The Member of the Wedding, May 5, 1952

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Robert Whitehead, Oliver Rea and Stanley Martineau present "The Member Of The Wedding" by Carson McCullers. With Ethel Waters, Betty Lou Holland, James Holden, et al. Directed by Harold Clurman. Setting, Costumes and Lighting by Lester Polakov.

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