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Richard Hoover (b. 1947) is an American scenic designer, production designer, and art director for theater, television, and film. The collection represents Hoover's professional work as a scenic designer for theater and as a production designer and art director for television and film. It contains designs, production binders, photographs, sketches, and video recordings related to his career from 1969 to 2015. less

Garry Simpson (1914-2011) was an American television producer, director, and screenwriter for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the Vermont Educational Television Station. His papers date from 1930 to 1979 and chronicle his career through scripts, set design drawings, press clippings, and advertising brochures. less

Award winning designer of sets and costumes and a theatrical producer, Lemuel Ayers (1915-1955) had a brief but brilliant career with extensive Broadway credits including High button shoes and Oklahoma! He was born in New York City and received a degree in architecture from Princeton University and a degree in drama from the University of Iowa. Original set designs, working drawings and sketches, blueprints, elevations, floor plans, and sections by Lemuel Ayers for the following productions: Ariadne auf Naxos (opera; Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado), 1954; Angel street (also titled Gaslight) by Patrick Hamilton, 1941; Bloomer girl by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy, adapted from a play by Lilith and Dan James; music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, 1944; Camino real by Tennessee Williams, 1953; Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Brian Hooker, 1946; Inside U.S.A. (revue, book by Arnold Auerbach, Moss Hart, Arnold B. Horwitt, Joseph Stein, and Will Glickman; music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Howard Dietz), 1948; Kiss me Kate (book by Sam and Bella Spewack; music and lyrics by Cole Porter), 1948; The pajama game (book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, based on the novel, 7 1/2 cents, by Richard Bissell; music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross), 1954; The pirate by S. N. Behrman, adapted from a play by Ludwig Fulda; music by Herbert Kingsley, 1942; and St. Louis woman (book by Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen; music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer), 1946. less

Award winning designer of sets and costumes and a theatrical producer, Lemuel Ayers had a brief but brilliant career with extensive Broadway credits including HIGH BUTTON SHOES and OKLAHOMA! He was born in New York City and received a degree in architecture from Princeton University and one in drama from the University of Iowa. He died in 1955 at the age of forty. Collection consists of six costume and twelve set designs by Lemuel Ayers for the following productions: KISS ME KATE (1948), OUT OF THIS WORLD (1950), BLOOMER GIRL (1944), CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1946), INSIDE U.S.A. (1948), MUSIC IN THE AIR (1951), and ST. LOUIS WOMAN (1946). Executed in paint, ink and pencil on paper or illustration board, some have mat frames, a few are signed by Ayers, most are undated. less

Set designer Tom Adrian Cracraft designed settings for several Broadway plays in the 1930s and 1940s, and later for Hollywood, where he also served as head of the scenic art department at Columbia Pictures. Tom Adrian Cracraft died in Los Angeles in 1963 at the age of 58. His credits on Broadway include the revivals of The Petrified Forest (1943) and Goodbye Again (1943). Set designs for Broadway shows from 1932-1936, including color designs on illustration board, pencil designs, sketches, elevations and ground plans on tracing paper, and blueprints. The collection also includes 2 ceramic tiles, a cartoon by T.A. Cracraft, and a caricature of him by Betancourt. less

Architect, stage designer, and writer Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) worked as an architect in Rochester, New York City, and Buffalo, before moving to New York City in 1923, where he worked primarily as stage designer. Bragdon designed for several shows produced by actor and theatrical manager Walter Hampden. Bragdon was also the author of several books on architecture, design, and theosophy. 88 original designs and 4 prints, for 11 productions on which Claude Bragdon collaborated with Walter Hampden from 1923-1938. Includes a doorway design by Bragdon, and his own signs and captions for an exhibition of his scene and costume designs in 1938. less

Designer, dancer and actress, Ruth A. Sobotka, was born in Vienna in 1925. She emigrated to the United States with her family when she was 14. Sobotka attended the University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Institute of Technology. She also studied ballet at the School of American Ballet and was a dancer for Ballet Society and New York City Ballet. Sobotka designed costumes for both theater and dance. She appeared as "The girl" in Man Ray's segment of the Hans Richter avant-garde film, Dreams that money can buy (1947) and later worked on several films in various capacities. In 1955, she married film director Stanley Kubrick; they divorced in 1961. After retiring from dancing, Sobotka focused on acting and designing. She died after a brief illness at Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital in June1967, at the age of 42. Approximately 71 original color costume and set designs (mostly costume designs) by Ruth Sobotka. Aladdin and the wonderful lamp is the only play represented in the collection that was actually produced (Unit Theatre Group, 1966); there are also index cards with notes and swatches for this show. Sobotka's costume and set designs for Bathsheba by Jacques Deval (1947), Ladies in retirement by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham (ca. 1944), The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (ca. 1944), Twelfth night by William Shakespeare (ca. 1944), a Passion play (ca. 1944), and a Shakespearean production (ca. 1944), were never executed, or were Carnegie Institute of Technology schoolwork. less

Alice Lewisohn Crowley was born in New York City in 1883, a daughter of Leonard Lewisohn. With her sister Irene Lewisohn, she established the Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand Street in 1915, a theater and teaching facility for dance and drama. By 1920, professional actors had replaced the amateur troupe of children and adults, and the Playhouse became known for its avant-garde productions. The neighborhood theater closed in 1927. In 1928, Alice Lewisohn Crowley, Irene Lewisohn and Rita Wallach Morgenthau established The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, still in operation in New York City. Crowley died in 1972 in Zurich at the age of 88. The designs are primarily costume designs, with a few set designs, for theatrical productions including Everybody's husband by Gilbert Cannan, 1919; Harlequinade by Harley Granville-Barker and Dion Calthrop, 1921; The mummer's revel and The masque of the apple, music by Kurt Schindler, 1931 with costume designs possibly by Esther Peck; Night at an inn by Lord Dunsany, 1916; Pinwheel by Francis Edward Faragoh, 1927 with sketches and notes by Donald Oenslager; and The player queen by William Butler Yeats, 1923 with costume designs probably by Alexander Koiransky. Ballets represented in the collection are La boutique fantasque, music by Ottorino Respighi, 1920 with costume designs probably by Esther Peck; Petrouchka, music by Igor Stravinsky, 1916; Royal fandango by Gustavo Morales, 1921 with costume designs and 1 set design by Ernest de Weerth; and 1 costume design for Le tricorne, 1922 "after Picasso's design for a costume for the ballet." There is 1 set design by Jo Davidson of the Wailing Wall for the symphonic drama Israel by Ernest Bloch, 1928. There are also several unidentified costume and set designs. less

Publisher and editor of art books, Herbert Bittner was born in Breslau, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1934. Bittner owned a publishing house specializing in fine art, and authored and edited several books on art and leading artists. He died in New York in 1960. Drawings of stage design in pencil, ink, or watercolor on paper, mounted on board, drawn by European designers of the late 18th and 19th century, such as Joseph Platzer, Lorenzo Sacchetti, and anonymous designers from the Austrian and Northern Italian Schools. less

Nat Karson, producer and designer of costumes, sets, and lighting in theatrical and television productions in New York, was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1908, and moved to Chicago at an early age. He moved to New York in 1929, and worked in theatre productions at the Federal Theatre Project, including the all-black-cast production of Macbeth (1936), directed by Orson Welles. Karson also produced and created set, costume and lighting designs for theatrical productions on Broadway and elsewhere, such as the 1939 New York World's Fair. He served as the art director of Radio City Music Hall (1936-1943), and in 1948 he became consultant producer at the Columbia Broadcasting Company. His credits include The Hot Mikado (1939), Keep off the grass (1940), and Hamlet at the Kronberg Festival in Denmark (1949). Nat Karson died in New York City in 1954. Originals and copies of color costume and set designs; sketches and costume plots; technical drawings; and storyboards by Nat Karson for theatrical and television productions in New York during 1931-1949. The collection also includes 2 sketchbooks of set designs, several cut-outs of stage models, 1 caricature, 2 posters, and some black & white photographs. less

Robert Edmond Jones was born in Milton, New Hampshire and attended Harvard University. Jones became an innovative force in modern set design for the American theatre. He also designed for opera and dance and was named Radio City Music Hall's first art director in 1932. Jones died at his birthplace at the age of 67. Primarily original costume designs, but also several set designs, sketches, and portrait drawings by designer, producer and writer Robert Edmond Jones for stage productions including some operas. Among the productions are: The barber of Seville (opera) by Gioacchino Rossini, 1941; Percy Mackaye's Caliban by the yellow sands, for the New York Tercentenary Celebration, 1916; Carmen (opera) music by Georges Bizet, 1932; The Cenci by Percy Bysshe Shelley, undated; The devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet, 1939; The fountain by Eugene O'Neill, 1925; Die gluckliche hand (opera) by Arnold Schoenberg, n.d.; Mary of Scotland by Maxwell Anderson, 1933; The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, ca. 1914; A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare, n.d.; Night over Taos (previously titled City forgotten) by Maxwell Anderson, 1932; Orpheus (opera) by C.W. Gluck for Central City Opera House, Colorado, 1941; Othello by William Shakespeare, 1943; Susanna, don't you cry (musical with Stephen Foster songs) by Sarah Newmeyer, 1939; and the Tuskegee Choir for Radio City Music Hall, 1932. Many of the costume designs include swatches. There are 3 unidentified portrait drawings (1 for which the actor Irving Pichel was possibly the model) and 2 caricatures (1 of which is unidentified). There are worksheets attached to 2 of the 3 costume designs for a night club scene from an unidentified 1932 production (possibly for Radio City Music Hall). less

Scenic designer Richard Harrison Senie, born in 1916 in New Hampshire, designed sets for several television shows, many of which were produced by NBC Studio, such as I remember Mama, the Armstrong circle theatre, and The Gabby Hayes show. In 1951, Senie also designed the sets for Broadway's St. Joan, which opened in Oct. 1951 at the Cort Theatre. He died in 1986 in New York City. Originals and copies of set designs, sketches, and technical drawings such as elevations, floorplans, and hanging plots. Designs are primarily for television sets of shows produced by NBC, but also include designs and a three-dimensional stage model for St. Joan, Senie's only theatrical production. less

The USO (United Service Organizations, Inc.) was formed in 1941 by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as the outgrowth of several organizations wishing to support the military troops as the U.S. entered World War II. During its initial years of operation (1941-1947), the Camp Shows brought entertainment to United States and Allied service men overseas, at home, in hospitals, and in occupied territories. Theater productions as well as entertainment featuring Hollywood personalities and novelty performers entertained servicemen all over the world. Original drawings of color painter's elevations, set designs, elevations, other technical drawings, and sketches for USO Camp Shows productions that played nationally and internationally during the 1940s. Although the majority of the designs and elevations are by Bradford Ashworth and Paul Morrison, other designers represented include Ralph Alswang, Howard Bay, Frederick Fox, Carl Kent, Arthur Knorr, Bruno Main, Raymond Sovey, Miles White and Edward E. Wolf. Perry Watkins, the first African-American set designer on Broadway, also designed a number of Camp Shows productions. Girl crazy, Junior miss, Panama Hattie, Porgy and Bess, and Shuffle along are especially well-documented and include production-related papers, such as property lists and memoranda. less

Set and costume designer Raoul Pène Du Bois (1914-1985) was born on Staten Island, New York. His career began in his teens and spanned some six decades, during which he designed for theater, film, dance, and other live productions. Du Bois received two Tony Awards for his set designs for Wonderful town (1953), and his costume designs for No, no, Nanette (1971). He died at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, following a stroke. Original color drawings mostly of costume designs, but also set designs and detail drawings by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Many of the designs are for the musical Jumbo, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart (Hippodrome Theatre, 1935), with masks by Wynn; several designs are initialed and dated "JR 35" and are possibly by James Reynolds who also designed costumes for this production. Other productions represented are Call me madam, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin (Imperial Theatre, 1950); Carmen Jones, music by Georges Bizet, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein (Broadway Theatre, 1943); Doctor jazz, music by Buster Davis and Luther Henderson, lyrics by Buster Davis (Winter Garden Theatre, 1975); The firebrand of Florence, music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin (Alvin Theatre, 1945); Irene, music by Harry Tierney, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy (Minskoff Theatre, 1973); The music man, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson (Majestic Theatre, 1957); No, no, Nanette, music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach (46th Street Theatre, 1971); The student gypsy, music and lyrics by Rick Besoyan (54th Street Theatre, 1963). There are also detail sketches for Billy Rose's aquacade (New York World's Fair, 1939), and a costume design, possibly for the Rockettes, ca. 1932. less

Stage designer Sergei Soudeikine (1882-1946) was born in Russia and studied art in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Paris. He began designing sets in 1905 with Meyerhold's Moscow production of The death of Tintagiles by Maurice Maeterlinck, the first of several collaborations with Meyerhold. Soudeikine also designed sets for the Kamerny Theatre, as well as sets and costumes for Sergei Diaghilev's production of La tragedie de Salome by Florent Schmitt (1913). Emigrating to Paris ca. 1918, Soudeikine worked for the impresario Nikita Balieff, creator and producer of various editions of the revue Chauve-souris. Coming to New York in 1922, Soudeikine designed for the Metropolitan Opera, Radio City Music Hall, the Broadway productions of Chauve-souris (1922-1927), and several other shows, among them the original production of Porgy and Bess (1935), as well as for ballets. Soudeikine's film work included We live again (1938). His marriages to actress Olga Glebova and dancer Vera de Bosset ending in divorce, Soudeikine was married to soprano Jeanne Palmer for many years until his death. He died on Aug. 12, 1946 in Nyack, New York. Original set designs, mostly color, by Sergei Soudeikine, for the motion pictures We live again (1938) and Wuthering Heights (1939). There is also 1 black and white photograph of a costume design for Merle Oberon in Wuthering Heights (designer unidentified). Many of the set designs have typed identification labels, as well as handwritten titles; only 1 is signed on the verso. less

Michael Weightman-Smith designed sets and costumes for summer theaters, including the Mohawk Drama Festival in Schenectady, New York, and the Casino Theatre, Newport, Rhode Island. He also designed for the San Francisco Chamber Opera Co. and spent a year in Hollywood, where he worked with Robert Edmond Jones and Cedric Gibbons. In 1944, he was appointed director of television scenic design for NBC's experimental television staff, becoming television's first scenic designer. Original set and costume designs, plans and elevations by Michael Weightman-Smith for the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Massachusetts production of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1937). Actress Eva Le Gallienne, who directed and starred as Hamlet, collaborated with Weightman-Smith on the set design. less

Set designer Mark Lawson (ca. 1866 -1928) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He came to Chicago as a baby, later living in Minnesota, studying under scenic artist Paul Clausen. After working at Stetson's Globe Theatre in Boston, Lawson came to New York where he worked on Broadway from 1915-1922, including productions at the New York Hippodrome, where he was on staff. Lawson was also a member of the Lambs Club. He died in New York City. Original color set designs with 2 pencil sketches by Mark Lawson. The designs are for unidentified productions, but 2 are possibly for The big show (1916) and Everything (1918), both at the Hippodrome Theatre. Most are signed. less

The Gates and Morange Studio was founded by Frank E. Gates and Edward A. Morange and was located in New York City. Gates was born in Chicago and Morange was born in Bronxville, New York. Both men studied at the School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri. Although Gates and Morange had worked together since 1894, the partnership's first Broadway credit was Straight from the heart by Sutton Vane and Arthur Shirley (1897). The studio designed scenery for more than 50 productions over four decades, additionally painting and supplying countless others. Clients included Liebler Co., Florenz Ziegfeld and George C. Tyler. Designers included Thomas Benrimo, William E. Castle, Richard Gates (brother of Frank), Charles Graham, Alexander Grainger, Arne Lundborg, Orestes Raineiri, and Edward Morange. Edward Morange died on May 20, 1955 in Torrington, Connecticut after a long illness at the age of 90. Original set designs, curtain designs, drops, and olio designs, mostly color, produced by the Gates and Morange studio over four decades for theatrical productions and for businesses, trade shows, and several exhibitions. Although most of the designs are undated, the bulk of the collection appears to date from the 1920s. Among the more than 75 productions included are The daughter of heaven by Pierre Loti (ca. 1912); Dolce Napoli (ca. 1913); Earl Carroll vanities (1923); For valor by Martha Hedman and H.A. House (1935); Gridiron Club productions (1935); An international marriage by George Broadhurst (ca. 1909); The lady of the lamp by Earl Carroll (1920); Music in the air (musical), music by Jerome Kern, with designs by Joseph Urban (1932); Nancy Brown (musical), music by Henry K. Hadley (ca. 1903); Song of the flame (musical), music by Herbert Stothart and George Gershwin, with designs by Joseph Urban (1926), and a number of Ziegfeld productions. Of particular note is Rose-Marie (musical) by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II (1924), which includes 3 photographs, showing the development from an initial photograph to the scenery in place on the stage (1924). There are also a few studio plans and research materials in the collection. less

Ward and Harvey Studios was begun by designers Herbert Ward and Walter M. Harvey and was located on West 38th Street in New York City. The firm is credited with scenic design for Broadway productions between 1921 and 1932. Original set designs and sketches by Ward and Harvey Studios for theater productions including Chee-chee, book by Lew M. Fields, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1928); A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court, book by Herbert Fields, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1927); A farewell to arms by Laurence Stallings, based on Ernest Hemingway's novel (1930); Janet of France (1929); The sap from Syracuse by Jack O'Donnell and John Wray (1930); and Through the years (musical version of Smilin' through), book by Brian Hooker, music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Edward Heyman (1932). Of note is the Robert Benchley design for a drop curtain depicting a map of Camelot, to be used during the intermission for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. Approximately one half of the designs are for unidentified productions, one of which is possibly Lew Leslie's blackbirds of 1930. Designers include Junius Cravens, Walter M. Harvey, John F. Hawkins, Herbert Ward, and William Weaver; there are also several designs with a circus theme and a commedia dell'arte character, Punchinella. less

Stage designer Will Steven Armstrong (1930-1969) was born in New Orleans. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University and served in the U.S. Air Force in Korea. Armstrong received a Master's Degree from Yale University in 1957. After working as production designer for the Williamstown Summer Theatre (now Williamstown Theatre Festival) from 1955 to 1957, Armstrong came to New York to work under Boris Aronson, Jo Mielziner and Donald Oenslager. The American Shakespeare Festival (Stratford, Connecticut), Long Wharf Theatre, National Repertory Theatre, the Phoenix Theatre, and the New York City Opera were among the companies for which he designed sets, lighting, and costumes. His Broadway design credits include over 40 productions, winning a Tony award in 1962 for his set designs for Carnival! (Imperial Theatre, 1961). Armstrong also received an Obie award for his set designs for Ivanov (Renata Theatre, 1958). He was married to Jo Grady and they had a daughter, Sloane. Armstrong died while on vacation in New Mexico at the age of 39. Original costume and set designs by Will Steven Armstrong. American Shakespeare Festival Theatre productions included in the collection are Coriolanus (1965), Julius Caesar (1966), The merry wives of Windsor (1959), and Romeo and Juliet (1965). National Theatre productions represented are Mourning becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill (1967) and The rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1965). There are also costume designs for The beaux stratagem by George Farquhar (1959) and a set and costume design for Lysistrata by Aristophanes (1959), both produced by the Phoenix Theatre. Other Broadway productions include The lion in winter by James Goldman, Ambassador Theatre (1966), Tchin-Tchin by Sidney Michaels, based on Francois Billetdoux's play, Plymouth Theatre (1962), and The wayward stork by Harry Tugend, Forty-sixth Street Theatre (1946). less

Designer, technical advisor, jazz pianist, and lyricist, Carl Kent (1918-1959), was born in New York City. A graduate of the National Academy of Design, he also studied at the Art Students League. Kent served as technical advisor and supervisor on a number of Broadway and television productions, often under Harry Horner. His Broadway design credits include Tis of thee (Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 1940); Career angel (National Theatre, 1944); Peepshow (Fulton Theatre, 1944); As we forgive our debtors (Princess Theatre, 1947); Leaf and bough (Cort Theatre, 1949). Among Kent's television credits are NBC Opera Theatre (1951) and United States Steel hour (1955-1956). At the time of his death, he was living in Great Neck, New York and died at North Shore Hospital at the age of 43. Original set designs (mostly color) primarily for television, but also for theater, by Carl Kent (1918-1959). A number of set designs are for the television programs NBC Opera Theatre (1951) and United States Steel hour (1955-1956). The collection also contains blueprints for Peepshow by Ernest Pascal (Fulton Theatre, 1944), for which Kent designed lighting, as well as for the motion picture Crowded paradise (1956), on which Kent served as art director. There are also a few designs for businesses such as De Soto, Gordon's Distillers and John Strobl's Viennese Restaurant. Several set designs are untitled and unidentified. less

Gabriel M. Powell, artist and designer was born in 1902. His early career, in the 1930's, was in dance where he worked as a dancer and designer for the Gluck-Sandor Ballet Theatre. Among the company were such noted dancers as Klarna Pinska, Jose Limon and Jerome Robbins. By 1936, however, he was a designer of theatrical sets, and created the set for OUTWARD BOUND at the Forrest Theatre. Later productions included work on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Irving Berlin. In his later years, Mr. Powell concentrated on his career as an easel artist. The Gabriel M. Powell Theatrical Designs consist of both costume and set designs for productions throughout his career. less

The Living Theatre, founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947, produced avant-garde plays performed in New York theaters until 1963, when they were shut down by the IRS for failing to pay taxes. After a worldwide tour, the Living Theatre settled in Berlin in 1965. The company toured the United States in 1968. After touring Brazil and Europe, the Living Theatre came back to New York in May 1989 where it has its present home. Mostly color and black and white costume designs, set designs and sketches for productions (1948-1967) by the Living Theatre, many by founders Julian Beck and Judith Malina. Also includes hand drawn floor plans, several designs for fliers and posters, and ephemera. There are a few color snapshots for Aria da capo and R.U.R. There are also several sketches by Julian Beck for a dance by James Waring, Dances before the wall, Mar. 1958. less