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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

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Vandamm theatrical photographs

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I'd Rather Be Right (Alvin Theatre, 1937)

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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

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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
Names
Vandamm (Photographer)
Collection

Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957

Productions

I'd Rather Be Right (Alvin Theatre, 1937)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1937
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1961-001
Topics
Theatrical productions
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. I'd rather be right
Musicals
Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942
Presidents -- United States
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Judges -- United States
Radio -- Receivers and reception
Cherry, John, 1887-1968
Barnes, Jack, actor
Carter, Donald C.
Fair, Martin, actor
Hunter, Jay, actor
Tilden, Beau
Harrington, Edward, actor
Howard, Robert, actor
Nay, Fred
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Ownership: Ray Henderson Memorial Collection. The New York Public Library.
Content: Richard Rodgers project.
Content: Rodgers and Hart.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photograph : 20 x 25 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21360730
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af2b45c0-c5ac-012f-bca0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1937: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8172c8-b46b-d1a9-e040-e00a1806198a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8172c8-b46b-d1a9-e040-e00a1806198a

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1937). 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 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8172c8-b46b-d1a9-e040-e00a1806198a

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8172c8-b46b-d1a9-e040-e00a1806198a | title= (still image) 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, (1937)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 26, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

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