Image Title

:  [Front row: John Cherry (Chief Justice) and George M. Cohan (President); Back row (not in order): Jack Barnes, Donald C. Carter, Martin Fair, Jay Hunter, Beau Tilden, Edward Harrington, Robert Howard and Fred Nay in I'd Rather Be Right]

Creator

: Vandamm Studio -- Photographer

Created Date

: 1937

Specific Material Type

: photographs

Item Physical Description

: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

Notes

: Photograph by Vandamm Studio. Note 2.) Richard Rodgers project. Note 3.) Rodgers and Hart.

Production Notes

: Opened at the Alvin Theater on November 2, 1937 and transferred to the Music Box Theater where it ran for 290 performances. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. It starred George M. Cohan as Franklin Roosevelt.

Provenance

: Ray Henderson Memorial Collection. The New York Public Library.

Source

: Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957. / Productions / I'd Rather Be Right (Alvin Theatre, 1937)

Location

: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Billy Rose Theatre Division

Catalog Call Number

: *T-Vim 1961-001

Digital ID

: 1812188

Record ID

: 1906931

Digital Item Published

: 4-29-2010; updated 3-25-2011

Rights Notice

: Rights Notice: Permission is required for reproduction from Photographic Services and Permissions, The New York Public Library.