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"Porgy and Bess" collection
- Title
- "Porgy and Bess" collection, 1932-1973 (bulk 1952-1956).
- Author
- Riemer, Walter
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 454 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .2 lin. ft. (1/2 archival box)
- Summary
- Included are several letters (1953-1955) between one of the producers and the musical director relating to production problems and issues affecting the show; a company roster providing vital statistics for cast, crew, and musicians, 1954; and the itinerary for the international tour, 1952-1956. Additionally, there are programs for the U.S. (including for a 1964 production in which Riemer played a role) and European productions, reviews, and other articles.
- Of particular interest are photocopies of letters (1932-1935) between composer George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, author of the original book on which the musical was based, regarding the development and production of the original production of "Porgy and Bess" and casting. There is also one letter from Ira Gershwin to Heyward after the death of his brother George in 1937.
- Subjects
- Musical theater > Production and direction
- Theater management > United States > Records and correspondence
- Theater programs
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Race in opera
- Celebrities > United States > Correspondence
- Opera > Production and direction > United States > History > 20th century > Sources
- Opera producers and directors > Correspondence
- Riemer, Walter
- African Americans > Music
- Genre/Form
- Theater programs.
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Reproduction (note)
- 1 folder of correspondence between George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
- Source (note)
- Walter Riemer Estate
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- General Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
- Biography (note)
- The "Porgy and Bess" Collection documents the 1954-1956 touring company of the opera "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin, produced by Robert Breen and Blevins Davis, and directed by Breen. The stage manager was Walter Riemer. Cast members included Joseph Attles, Catherine Ayers, Georgia Burke, George A. Hill, Helen Thigpen, and Catherine Van Buren.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 454
- OCLC
- 768343810
- Author
- Riemer, Walter, collector.
- Title
- "Porgy and Bess" collection, 1932-1973 (bulk 1952-1956).
- Reproduction
- 1 folder of correspondence between George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
- Biography
- The "Porgy and Bess" Collection documents the 1954-1956 touring company of the opera "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin, produced by Robert Breen and Blevins Davis, and directed by Breen. The stage manager was Walter Riemer. Cast members included Joseph Attles, Catherine Ayers, Georgia Burke, George A. Hill, Helen Thigpen, and Catherine Van Buren.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Porgy and Bess" Scrapbook; Also located at; General Research and Reference Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 454