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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection clipping file

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Title
Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection clipping file

Productions

Dearest Enemy

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1926
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-CLP
Genres
Clippings
Programs
Fliers (Printed matter)
Notes
Content: Richard Rodgers project
Content: After the Broadway closing, the show and leads moved to Werba's Brooklyn Theatre.
Content: Flyer advertising Helen Ford (Betsy Burke) and Charles Purcell (Captain Sir John Copeland) in Dearest Enemy.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5edb1510-c608-012f-a136-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1926: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c8869ad-fbeb-cf57-e040-e00a18062f5f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c8869ad-fbeb-cf57-e040-e00a18062f5f

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1926). Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c8869ad-fbeb-cf57-e040-e00a18062f5f

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c8869ad-fbeb-cf57-e040-e00a18062f5f | title= (still image) Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell, (1926) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 4, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Dearest Enemy with Helen Ford and Charles Purcell