Broadway in the 30's

#1- Original production of "Stage Door". The main living area (Vandamm Studio)

#2- Original production of "Stage Door", Act I Scene II (Vandamm Studio)

#3- Original production of "Stage Door." This is a scene between the characters Terry and Kaye (Blum & Willis 274)

#4- From "Of Thee I Sing," Book written by Kaufman and Myskind, music written by Gershwin (Blum & Willis 253)

#5- The Winter Garden Theatre stage, 1923 (Morrison 70)

#6- The Winter Garden Theatre auditorium, 1923 (Morrison 70)

#7- Alice Brady and Alla Nazimova in "Mourning Becomes Electra" (Blum & Willis 252)

#8- Brian Aherne and Katharine Cornell in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (Blum & Willis 252)

#9- Various headshots from actors in the 1930s, including Margaret Sullavan who played Terry in the original production of "Stage Door" (Blum & Willis 259)

#10- Various headshots from the 1930s (Blum & Willis 246)

#11- Famous stage actress Alla Nazimova in "A Month in the Country" (Blum & Willis 246)

#12- Katharine Cornell as Elizabeth Barrett in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (Blum & Willis 251)

#13- House right balcony in Music Box Theatre auditorium, 1921. The Music Box is were the original production of "Stage Door" was produced (Morrison 124).

#14- The Music Box Theatre auditorium, 1921 (Morrison 123)

#15- The downstairs lounge of the Music Box Theatre, 1921 (Morrison 124)

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Stage Door​ Reviews & Articles

#16- Article regarding the origin of "Stage Door"

#17- Reviews of the 1936 production of Stage Door from "The Commonweal" and "The Nation." The second review continues in the next image ("Review of Stage Door")

#18- Review from "The Nation" (Krutch)

#19- A review of a 2001 production of "Stage Door"

#20- A short announcement/review of the premiere of "Stage Door"

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Hollywood in the 30's

#21- Mae West (Schickel 116)

#22- Katharine Hepburn and John Barrymore in "A Bill of Divorcement" (Schickel 168)

#23- Franchot Tone and Claudette Colbert in "The Wiser Sex" (Schickel 159)

#24- Shirley Temple (Schickel 135)

#25- Cover from a 1934 edition of "Photoplay" (Pierce)

#26- Cover from 1934 edition of "Photoplay" (Pierce)

#27- Jean Harlow in "Dinner at Eight" (Schickel 124)

#28- Myrna Low and William Powell in "The Thin Man" (Schickel 127)

#29- The original Brown Derby, 1929 ("Hollywood Brown Derby")

#30- Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in "Swing Time" (Schickel 141)

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New York Life in the 30's

#31- Edna Ferber ("Edna Ferber")

#32- Lucky Strike ad from 1932 (Fein & Ramaurthi)

#33- Lucky Strike ad from 1935 (Fein & Ramaurthi)

#34- Battery Park, 1930s (Fuller 53)

#35- George S. Kaufman ("George S. Kaufman")

#36- George Kaurman & Edna Ferber (Billy Rose Theatre Division)

#37- Edna Ferber & George Kaufman (Billy Rose Theatre Division)

#38- Broadway below Wall Street, 1938 (Abbott)

#39- Southern tip of Manhattan, late 1930s (Fuller 50-51)

#40- Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, 1937. 53rd Street is where the Rehearsal Club was located, which was the boarding house for actresses that inspired "Stage Door" (Fuller 164)

#42- A Nedick's in New York City, 1939 ("Everettsville")

#41- The Empire State Building while under construction in 1930. It was finished in 1931 (Fuller 131)

#43- Times Square theater district (Fuller 148)

#44- Theaters on 49th, Off-Broadway. On the right is the Music Box, where the original production of "Stage Door" was produced (Fuller 140-141)

#45- New Yorker, 1935 (Abbott)

#46- New Yorker, 1930 (Wurts)

#47- The Roosevelt Hotel, 1924 ("History of The Roosevelt Hotel")

Fashion & Cosmetics in the 30's

#48- A 1905 advertisement for frowners from B&P Company (Bennett)

The following photos have been found and collected by costume designer, Erin Reed. These are merely some of her many finds. To view the rest, please visit:
https://www.pinterest.com/ereed447/stage-door/