Musical comedies. Lady in the dark. [Programs] 1941-

Rasch, Albertina

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Weill, Kurt

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As a result of the success of his Broadway musical Lady in the dark in 1941, German-born composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the singing actress Lotte Lenya, were able to buy "Brook House," in Rockland County, New York, moving there during their sixth year in the United States. From Brook House, and a couple of addresses in Los Angeles during his trips there, Weill kept in touch, until a month before his death, with his parents, who had emigrated to Israel in 1935. From the description...

Bockman, George

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Designer and dancer George Bockman danced in such Broadway shows as Lady in the dark, 1941; Up in Central Park, 1945; and High button shoes, 1947. He also spent many years as a leading dancer with the Humphrey-Weidman company and designed costumes for them, thus beginning his design career. He also danced with Jack Cole's company. For many years, Bockman was NBC staff scenic designer and worked on the Tom Snyder show, First Tuesday, Chronolog, the Home show, and others, ...

Lawrence, Gertrude

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Gertrude Lawrence, actress, was born Gertrud Alexandra Dagnar Lawrence Klasen in London, England on July 4, 1898. She was a musical star of stage and screen. She worked frequently with producer John Golden, and with actor and writer Noel Coward. Miss Lawrence's last stage appearance was with Yul Brynner in the musical, The King and I, in 1951. Gertrude Lawrence died on September 6, 1952. From the guide to the Gertrude Lawrence collection, 1910-1952, (The New York Public Library. Bill...