Publicity portrait of Helen Menken, probably for Mary of Scotland

Theresa Helburn Theater Photography
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Title

Publicity portrait of Helen Menken, probably for Mary of Scotland

Alternative Title

Mary of Scotland

Description

A half-length publicity portrait of Helen Menken (in coat with fur collar, facing front, arms folded), who played the role of Elizabeth Tudor, future Queen Elizabeth I, in Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland at the Alvin Theatre, 1933-1934. Theresa Helburn directed this production.

Creator

Vandamm, Florence (photographer)

Contributor

Vandamm Studio (photographer)

Genre

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Type

Still image

Photograph

Date

1933 - 1934

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

1 photograph : black-and-white ; 24 x 18.7 cm

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

Theater

Actors

Name Subject (Personal)

Menken, Helen, 1902-1966

Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959

Helburn, Theresa, 1887-1959

Name Subject (Corporate)

Theatre Guild

Geographic Subject

New York (N.Y.)

Hierarchical Geographic Subject

North and Central America--United States--New York--New York

Department

Bryn Mawr College Special Collections

Item Identifier

BMC-M217, Series 5, item no. 5.9

Collection Guide/Bibliographic Record

Theresa Helburn collection, 1900s--
http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/repositories/6/resources/1535

Local Identifier

2005-15-0564

Rights Status

IN COPYRIGHT