- Creator
- Bernstein, Karl, 1894-1983
- Call number
- MWEZ 22,037-070; 22,074-085
- Physical description
- 13 linear feet (46 scrapbooks)
- Preferred Citation
Karl Bernstein scarpbooks, Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Location
- MWEZ 22,037-070; 22,074-085
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Karl Bernstein was a theatrical publicist for New York theater productions from 1925 to 1970. Bernstein began his career as a vaudeville critic but soon became a theatrical publicist in the 1920s representing theatres in his native Brooklyn. Moving to Broadway he publicized such noted works as those written by Gershwin and Cole Porter. He was a founding member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. He died in New York in 1983. The Karl Bernstein Scrapbooks contain clippings, programs, press releases, reviews, halftones, and some photographs of theater productions spanning his career from 1925 to 1971. Included are scrapbooks for numerous musicals by such composers as Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, Vernon Duke, Jule Styne, Morton Gould, Kurt Weill, and Sandy Wilson, as well as some plays and operettas. Among the many shows represented in this collection are ANYTHING GOES (1934); RED, HOT, AND BLUE! (1936); LEAVE IT TO ME (1938); CABIN IN THE SKY (1940); LET'S FACE IT (1941); BANJO EYES (1942); ONE TOUCH OF VENUS (1943); ON THE TOWN (1944); BILLION DOLLAR BABY (1945); HIGH BUTTON SHOES (1947); WHERE'S CHARLEY (1948); GUYS AND DOLLS (1950); CAN-CAN (1953); Victor Borge's COMEDY IN MUSIC (1953); THE BOY FRIEND (1954); SILK STOCKINGS (1955); A HATFUL OF RAIN (1955); MAJOR BARBARA (1956); and WAIT UNTIL DARK (1966).
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Bernstein Gift
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- Borge, Victor
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Banjo eyes
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Cabin in the sky
- Gazzo, Michael V. (Michael Vincente). A hatful of rain
- Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Billion dollar baby
- Knott, Frederick. Wait until dark
- Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Guys and dolls
- Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Where's Charley?
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Anything goes
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Can-can
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Leave it to me
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Let's face it
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Red, Hot and Blue!
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Silk stockings
- Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Major Barbara
- Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. High button shoes
- Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. One touch of Venus
- Wilson, Sandy, 1924-2014. Boy friend
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Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor