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Theater -- New York (State) -- New York

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Arnold and Beatrice Gottlieb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25334
Abstract

The collection includes photographs, clippings, writings, documents and memorabilia pertaining to Arnold and Beatrice Gottlieb.

Dates: 1927-1937, 2005

Florence Lowenstein Marshall (1873-1916) Diaries, 1890-1916; 2019

 Collection
Identifier: P-1046
Abstract

The personal and social engagement diaries of Florence Lowenstein Marshall (1873-1916), wife of Constitution and civil rights attorney Louis Marshall and mother of lawyer James and conservationists Robert and George Marshall and daughter Ruth, span the years of 1894 until her death in 1916 of cancer. Her diaries record the events of her life—without the benefit of commentary on them—regarding social and family gatherings, theatre and music performances, her children's activities (including illnesses and vaccinations), her philantrophic meetings, and a meticulous recording of Louis's life as a leader.

Dates: 1894 - 1916; Publication: 2019

Gershwin family collection

 Collection — Box CB-P5, Folder: P-182
Identifier: P-182
Abstract

Collection includes letter from George Gershwin (1898-1937) to Milton Weintraub, manager of the Yiddish Art Theater (1933); and letter from Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) to Peter F. Paul (1965).

Dates: 1933-1973

Herbert and Kaethe Hirsch Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25699
Abstract

This collection contains the family papers of Robin Hirsch, owner of the Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich Village, and child of German Jewish refugees, Herbert and Kaethe Hirsch. The collection is mostly made up of correspondence and photographs, dating from the 1910s-1980s, documenting Herbert's life in Berlin (especially his involvement in the Jewish rowing club "Ivria"), time as a World War I artilleryman, and refugee in London during World War II. Post-World War II materials in the collection mostly consist of Kaethe's restitution documents, correspondence between Robin and his parents, and material pertaining to Robin's academic and artistic pursuits.

Dates: 1912-1984

Isidore Casher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 413
Scope and Contents

Clippings of reviews of performances, photographs of stage scenes. Correspondence. Texts of theater roles.

Dates: 1922 - 1944