Porgy : Rose McClendon as Serena, Frank Wilson as Porgy, and Evelyn Ellis as Bess

Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
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Title

Porgy : Rose McClendon as Serena, Frank Wilson as Porgy, and Evelyn Ellis as Bess

Alternative Title

Porgy

Description

Scene featuring Evelyn Ellis, Frank Wilson, and Rose McClendon in Porgy, staged at the Guild Theatre with sets by Cleon Throckmorton. The play was revived at the Martin Beck Theatre by the Theatre Guild in 1929.

Creator

Vandamm, Florence (photographer)

Contributor

Vandamm, Tommy (photographer)

Vandamm Studio (photographer)

Genre

gelatin silver prints

Type

Still image

Photograph

Date

1927

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

1 photograph : black-and-white ; 34.4 x 26.7 cm

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

Theater

Actors

Name Subject (Personal)

Ellis, Evelyn, 1894-1958

Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956

McClendon, Rose, 1884-1936

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940

Throckmorton, Cleon, 1897-1965

Name Subject (Corporate)

Theatre Guild

Guild Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)

Geographic Subject

New York (N.Y.)

Hierarchical Geographic Subject

North and Central America--United States--New York--New York

Department

Bryn Mawr College Special Collections

Item Identifier

BMC-M217, Series 2, item no. 2.45

Collection Guide/Bibliographic Record

Theresa Helburn collection, 1900s--
http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/repositories/6/resources/1535

Original Location Note

Vandamm New York Theater Microform, Fiche 557, Row A, Image 6

NYPL Vandamm Online Collection

Local Identifier

2005-15-0090

485117

Rights Status

IN COPYRIGHT