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Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Friedman-Abeles photographs

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Redhead [1959-1960]

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Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead

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Title
Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead
Names
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Friedman-Abeles photographs: [legacy collection]

Productions

Redhead [1959-1960]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1959-02 - 1960-03 (Approximate)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 1992-013
Shelf locator: Box 219 folder 7 [image 33]
Topics
Hague, Albert, 1920-2001. Redhead
Fields, Herbert, 1897-1958 -- Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974 -- Sheldon, Sidney -- Shaw, David, 1916-2007
Musicals
Verdon, Gwen
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Music: Albert Hague; Book: Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon, David Shaw; Lyrics: Dorothy Fields
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19936079
MSS Unit ID: 22538
Contact sheet: Sheet I key # 33
Photo Order: 57608
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15748600-ed57-0134-9e66-71a024f8cc4b
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Item timeline of events

  • 1959: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1959 - 1960. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1641de40-ed57-0134-1f89-051efe2989d8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1641de40-ed57-0134-1f89-051efe2989d8

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1959 - 1960). Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1641de40-ed57-0134-1f89-051efe2989d8

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Gwen Verdon performing "Essie's Dream" in the stage production Redhead