- Creator
- Forbes, Henry B., -1958
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1996-007
- Physical description
- 1 linear foot (2 boxes, 1 volume, 2 oversized folders)
- Preferred Citation
Henry Forbes papers, *T-Mss 1996-007. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Henry B. Forbes (d. 1958) was a theatrical producer active on Broadway in the 1920s and 1930s. He also worked as an actor in the 1910s and early 1920s, performing with the East-West Players. The Henry B. Forbes papers (1917-1952) contain programs, clippings, contracts, business correspondence, and other papers regarding his theatrical work. Productions represented in the collection include Tin Pan Alley (1928), Schoolgirl (1930), Thunder on the Left (1933), The Wild Duck (1938), and Walk Into My Parlor (1940). The collection includes posters for the tryouts of Wild Birds (1929) and Schoolgirl, a scrapbook dedicated to Thunder on the Left, and a production photograph from Tin Pan Alley.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Ed Brodkin, 1996.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2015
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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
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The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.