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Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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Plymouth Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Plymouth Theatre (New York, N.Y.), [File B]

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Title
Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee
Names
Krapp, Herbert J., 1886?-1973 (Architect)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

Topics

Plymouth Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

Plymouth Theatre (New York, N.Y.), [File B]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943-05
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho B (Theatres : U.S. : N.Y. : Plymouth)
Topics
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Theaters -- New York (N.Y.)
Theater architecture -- New York (N.Y.)
Marquees -- New York (N.Y.)
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Skin of our teeth
Marquees
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Located at 236 W. 45th St., New York, NY. Built in 1917 as the Plymouth Theatre, renamed in 2005 to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22931405
Digital Gallery Image ID: ps_the_cd104_1590
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0885b4c0-7be2-0131-7a37-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1943: Created
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c41f860-7be2-0131-a37c-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c41f860-7be2-0131-a37c-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c41f860-7be2-0131-a37c-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c41f860-7be2-0131-a37c-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee, (1943)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 9, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Exterior of the Plymouth Theatre showing "The Skin of Our Teeth" on the marquee