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Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Friedman-Abeles photographs

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The girls in 509 [1958]

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Rehearsal [with Dorothy Gish]

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Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509

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Title
Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509
Names
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Friedman-Abeles photographs: [legacy collection]

Productions

The girls in 509 [1958]

Rehearsal [with Dorothy Gish]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1958
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 1992-013
Topics
Teichmann, Howard. Girls in 509
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Bibliographic history: Dorothy Gish was replaced by Peggy Wood before the show opened on Broadway.
Funding: This image from the Friedman-Abeles Collection has been preserved, cataloged, and digitized through the generosity of Nancy Abeles Marks and the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19936079
MSS Unit ID: 22538
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 08c6b6f0-c54a-012f-3bf6-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1958: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1958. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b865b06f-836c-74b4-e040-e00a18060d8e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b865b06f-836c-74b4-e040-e00a18060d8e

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1958). Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b865b06f-836c-74b4-e040-e00a18060d8e

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b865b06f-836c-74b4-e040-e00a18060d8e | title= (still image) Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509, (1958)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 20, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Imogene Coca, King Donovan, Dorothy Gish, and director Bretaigne Windust in rehearsal for the stage production The Girls in 509