Porgy and Bess.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.

Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961.

Breen, Robert.

Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972.

Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992.

Davis, Blevins.

Warfield, William.

Hutcherson, LeVern.

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.

Price, Leontyne.

Leonardos, Urylee.

Thigpen, Helen.

Dowdy, Helen.

McCurry, John.

National Theatre Corporation (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater programs--Washington (D.C.)--20th century.

Theater programs.

Operas--Washington (D.C.)--20th century.

Operas.

Musicals--Washington (D.C.)--20th century.

Musicals.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

Theater programs -- Washington (D.C.).

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Wood, Audrey, 1905- (stamp) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

23 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Clifton Aires Publishing co., [1952]

Participant:

William Warfield/LaVern Hutcherson (Porgy), Cab Calloway (Sportin' Life), Leontyne Price/Urylee Leonardos (Bess), Helen Thigpen (Serena), Helen Dowdy (Lily), John McCurry (Crown), others.

Credits:

Robert Breen, director ; Alexander Smallens, musical director ; Eva Jessye, choral director ; produced by Blevins Davis and Robert Breen.

Notes:

Title from cover.

Theater program for the opera, music by George Gershwin, libretto by Dubose Heyward, lyrics by Dubose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, based on the play Porgy by Dorothy and Dubose Heyward, produced a the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., the week beginning Aug. 5, 1952.

Contains advertising.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has stamp "Audrey Wood, Westport Connecticut" on p.1 of cover.

Related Work:

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.

Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy.

OCLC:

907301926