Theresa Helburn Theater Photography

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American playwright and theatrical producer Theresa Helburn (1887-1959) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1908. Helburn had a long and distinguished career on Broadway and was a co-founder and producer of the New York Theatre Guild from 1919 to the 1950s. This collection includes over 1100 photographs related to Helburn's work on behalf of the Theatre Guild. Due to copyright restrictions, some images are restricted to the TriCollege community.

Collection Guide for the Theresa Helburn Collection
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Title:
The Philadelphia Story : wide view of cast in interior of the Lord home, Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord at left
Description:
A Vandamm Studio proof for an oblique shot of the set of the Lord home as it appeared in the 1939-1940 Theatre Guild production of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story, staged on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre. Among the seven featured cast members, Katharine Hepburn stands at left. Hepburn took the starring role of Tracy Lord, which Barry created specifically for her.
Date:
1939
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Title:
As You Like It : Katharine Hepburn as Rosalind/Ganymede and William Prince as Orlando
Description:
A Vandamm Studio proof featuring Katharine Hepburn (standing) as Rosalind/Ganymede and William Prince (seated, writing) as Orlando from the 1950 Theatre Guild production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, staged at the Cort Theatre. This is a copy of 8.6.36B.
Date:
1950
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Title:
Publicity portrait of Katharine Hepburn for Jane Eyre, half length
Description:
A Vandamm Studio proof for a half-length portrait of Katharine Hepburn, taken at the time of the 1936-1937 Theatre Guild touring production of Jane Eyre.
Date:
1936 - 1937
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : full-stage view of dance
Title:
Oklahoma! : full-stage view of dance
Description:
The cast of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre dances to "The Farmer and the Cowman" in Act Two, Scene One.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Joan McCracken and Kate Friedlich as dancing farm girls
Title:
Oklahoma! : Joan McCracken and Kate Friedlich as dancing farm girls
Description:
Joan McCracken and Kate Friedlich, among the principal dancers of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Joan Roberts, Joseph Buloff, Betty Garde, and Celeste Holm
Title:
Oklahoma! : Joan Roberts, and Celeste Holm
Description:
Joan Roberts as Laurey, Joseph Buloff as Ali Hakim, Betty Garde as Aunt Eller, and Celeste Holm as Ado Annie in Act One, Scene One, of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Celeste Holm as Ado Annie and Lee Dixon as Will Parker
Title:
Oklahoma! : Celeste Holm as Ado Annie and Lee Dixon as Will Parker
Description:
Celeste Holm and Lee Dixon in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : cast, featuring Lee Dixon as Will Parker
Title:
Oklahoma! : cast, featuring Lee Dixon as Will Parker
Description:
The male cast of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre performs "Kansas City." Lee Dixon (as Will Parker) is at center.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : dancers in the dream ballet
Title:
Oklahoma! : dancers in the dream ballet
Description:
The dancers of Agnes De Mille's seminal dream ballet sequence of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Celeste Holm as Ado Annie Carnes
Title:
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Celeste Holm as Ado Annie Carnes
Description:
Character portrait featuring Celeste Holm as Ado Annie Carnes in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Joan Roberts and the female cast
Title:
Oklahoma! : Joan Roberts and the female cast
Description:
Joan Roberts (as Laurey) and the female cast of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre perform "Many a New Day."
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Marc Platt, principal dancer for the original broadway production
Title:
Oklahoma! : Marc Platt, principal dancer for the original broadway production
Description:
Mark Platt, a principal dancer of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Howard Da Silva as Jud Fry and Alfred Drake as Curly
Title:
Oklahoma! : Howard Da Silva as Jud Fry and Alfred Drake as Curly
Description:
Howard Da Silva and Alfred Drake perform "Pore Jud" in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Betty Garde as Aunt Eller
Title:
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Betty Garde as Aunt Eller
Description:
Character portrait featuring Betty Garde as Aunt Eller in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Alfred Drake as Curly
Title:
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Alfred Drake as Curly
Description:
Character portrait featuring Alfred Drake as Curly in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! fourth anniversary
Title:
Oklahoma! fourth anniversary
Description:
Oscar Hammerstein, II, Agnes De Mille, Armina Marshall, Richard Rodgers, Theresa Helburn, and Lawrence Langner celebrate the fourth anniversary of the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1947
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Joseph Buloff as Ali Hakim
Title:
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Joseph Buloff as Ali Hakim
Description:
Character portrait featuring Joseph Buloff as Ali Hakim in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Ralph Riggs as Andrew Carnes
Title:
Oklahoma! : character portrait of Ralph Riggs as Andrew Carnes
Description:
Ralph Riggs as Andrew Carnes in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Oklahoma! : Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts
Title:
Oklahoma! : Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts
Description:
Alfred Drake as Curly and Joan Roberts as Laurey, in wedding clothes perform in the original Theatre Guild production of Oklahoma! at the St. James Theatre.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, II
Title:
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, II
Description:
Richard Rodgers (composer) and Oscar Hammerstein, II (lyricist/librettist) lounge [on the lawn of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England?] at the time of the original production of Oklahoma!
Date:
1943 - 1947
Collection:
Theresa Helburn Theater Photography

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