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The Emperor of Crabs: costume design for The Garden of Paradise

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Designs for The garden of paradise, 1914

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Series II. Costume designs

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The Emperor of Crabs

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Title
The Emperor of Crabs: costume design for The Garden of Paradise
Names
Urban, Joseph, 1872-1933 (Artist)
Collection

Designs for The garden of paradise, 1914

Series II. Costume designs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1914
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1937-001
Genres
Paintings
Design drawings
Costume design drawings
Notes
Content: Consists of 15 costume designs, 6 set designs, and 6 plates depicting props for a production in nine scenes of THE GARDEN OF PARADISE, produced by Liebler & Co. at the Park Theatre in New York City. An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's THE LITTLE MERMAID, the play opened on November 28, 1914, but closed after only seventeen performances. It was then bought by Florenz Ziegfeld for his Midnight Frolics. According to Best Plays of 1909-1919, "The later downfall of the house of Liebler & Co...was presaged by [this] elaborately handsome production."
Content: Forms part of the Liebler & Co. Records.
Biographical/historical: Joseph Urban, artist, architect and designer for the theater, was born in Vienna, Austria and died in New York City. His designs for The Garden of Paradise were his first for the New York theater.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15425510
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW02-F15
Barcode: 33433015979283
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bf0d670-c60b-012f-236a-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1872: Creator Born
  • 1914: Created
  • 1933: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The Emperor of Crabs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1914. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec2a079-c894-5829-e040-e00a180665b1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The Emperor of Crabs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec2a079-c894-5829-e040-e00a180665b1

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1914). The Emperor of Crabs Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec2a079-c894-5829-e040-e00a180665b1

Wikipedia Citation

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The Emperor of Crabs