Carl Henkle papers

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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2003-047", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21673", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Carl Henkle papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1929-1932", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1929/1932"}

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date_inclusive_start

1929

date_inclusive_end

1932

origination

{"value"=>"Henkle, Carl", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Carl Henkle was the author of two plays produced on Broadway, DECISION (1929) and PAGE PYGMALION (1932). Henkle's play DECISION opened at the 49th Street Theatre on May 27, 1929, and ran for 64 performances. PAGE PYGMALION opened at the Bijou Theatre on Aug. 3, 1932, and ran for 13 performances.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"value"=>"<p>The Carl Henkle papers consist of a small amount of correspondence and five tablets of pencil sketches of female figures by an unknown artist. The correspondence includes three telegrams wishing Henkle good luck on his first Broadway play, DECISION, including one from an actress in the cast. The other letters involve a dispute concerning the bill for a kimona used in PAGE PYGMALION, Henkle's second Broadway play. The unsigned and unlabelled sketches of women appear to be student work, but might have been preliminary costume sketches for one of Henkle's productions.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 2003-047"}

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keydate

1929

prefercite

{"value"=>"Carl Henkle papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Carl Henkle was the author of two plays produced on Broadway, DECISION (1929) and PAGE PYGMALION (1932). Henkle's play DECISION opened at the 49th Street Theatre on May 27, 1929, and ran for 64 performances. PAGE PYGMALION opened at the Bijou Theatre on Aug. 3, 1932, and ran for 13 performances. The Carl Henkle papers consist of a small amount of correspondence and five tablets of pencil sketches of female figures by an unknown artist. The correspondence includes three telegrams wishing Henkle good luck on his first Broadway play, DECISION, including one from an actress in the cast. The other letters involve a dispute concerning the bill for a kimona used in PAGE PYGMALION, Henkle's second Broadway play. The unsigned and unlabelled sketches of women appear to be student work, but might have been preliminary costume sketches for one of Henkle's productions.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

1 portfolio

date_start

1929

date_end

1932

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