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Irene and Vernon Castle in Watch your step

Title
Irene and Vernon Castle in Watch your step/ photograph by [Moffett]
Publication
1914.

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Details

Additional Authors
Moffett, George.
Description
1 photographic print : b&w; 13 x 9 cm., on matte board 14 x 11 cm.
Summary
Irene and Vernon Castle partnering each other in Irving Berlin's musical Watch your step.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Subjects
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  • The musical Watch your step was produced at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1914. The Castles had both acting and dancing parts in the show. They performed together in it from approximately Nov. 1914 to June 1915, and in the autumn, toured United States cities, including Chicago and Boston. In December, Vernon left the show to study aviation, in preparation for him to join England's Royal Flying Corps and fight in World War I. Irene continued touring in Watch your step until May, 1916.
Call Number
*MGZE (Castle, Irene Foote, no. 4)
OCLC
NYPY737153813-F
Title
Irene and Vernon Castle in Watch your step/ photograph by [Moffett]
Imprint
1914.
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Additional Formats
Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
Biography
The musical Watch your step was produced at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1914. The Castles had both acting and dancing parts in the show. They performed together in it from approximately Nov. 1914 to June 1915, and in the autumn, toured United States cities, including Chicago and Boston. In December, Vernon left the show to study aviation, in preparation for him to join England's Royal Flying Corps and fight in World War I. Irene continued touring in Watch your step until May, 1916.
Local Note
Library's copy is a photograph of a photograph; pins show on bottom. Edges of matte board torn or missing.
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Indexed Term
Photographs
Added Author
Moffett, George.
Research Call Number
*MGZE (Castle, Irene Foote, no. 4)
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