Image Title

:  [William Gaxton (Martin, the Yankee), Constance Carpenter (Alice Carter) and (knight) in A Connecticut Yankee]

Creator

: Vandamm Studio -- Photographer

Alternate Source Title

: A musical adaptation of Mark Twain's story [A Yankee at King Arthur's Court] in two acts. Book by Herbert FIelds; music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Produced by Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews ar the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York, November 3, 1927. (266 Performances)

Specific Material Type

: photographs

Item Physical Description

: [1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.]

Item/Page/Plate

: 34

Notes

: Adapted from the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. Note 2.) Photograph by Vandamm Studio. Note 3.) Richard Rodgers project. Note 4.) Rodgers and Hart.

Production Notes

: Opened at the Vanderbilt Theater on November 3, 1927 and ran for 418 performances. Book by Herbert Fields, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, directed by Busby Berkeley. Starring roles played by William Gaxton and Constance Carpenter.

Source

: Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957. / Productions / A Connecticut Yankee. (Vanderbilt Theatre, 1927)

Location

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

Catalog Call Number

: *T-Vim 1961-001, Vandamm 887

Digital ID

: 493139

Record ID

: 315519

Digital Item Published

: 2-3-2004; updated 3-25-2011

Rights Notice

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