Thespians Succeed in Modern American Theatre Leadership
A historical survey highlights women who led theater as managers and designers from Laura Keene to Laura Keene and Laura Keene. It notes figures like Ethel Barrymore Helen Hayes Judith Anderson Katherine Cornell and Josephine Hull among performers and Aline Bernstein Rosamund Gilder Hallie Flanagan Margo Jones Margaret Webster Eva Le Gallienne in off stage roles and leadership efforts. The piece details the Theatrical Syndicate monopoly and later postwar reforms shaping American theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Keene
Fiske
Charles Frohman
Ethel Barrymore
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Mrs. McThing
Judith Anderson
Medea
Katherine Cornell
Berlin
Radcliffe
Josephine Hull
Harvey
Shirley Booth
Julie Harris
Katherine Hepburn
Ethel Waters
Aline Bernstein
America
Rosamund Gilder
ANTA
National Commission For Unesco
Barnard
Margaret Webster
Eva le Gallienne
Civic Repertory Theater
14 Street
New York
American Repertory Theater
Women Architects Grow From Small Starts To Prominent Firms
The piece profiles Victorine and Samuel Homsey as a leading architectural team. It notes Mrs Homsey started as a draftsman in Boston and moved to executive director roles in housing projects in Connecticut. It highlights a rising number of women architects from 56 in 1945 to over 1000 by 1948 and praises persistence in the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of Stamford (Conn
Victorine
Samuel Homsey
America
Architectural Record
Notable American Women in Modern Art and Sculpture
The article salutes twentieth century American women in painting and sculpture. It lists Peggy Bacon and Marguerite Zorach among pioneering modernists, with Marie Hull, Isabel Bishop, Doris Lee, Virginia McCall, Elizabeth Mills, and others shaping American art. Sculptors include Gertrude Whitney, Melvina Hoffman, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and several names like Cornelia Chapin and Janet Scudder, noted for landmark works and museum representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Bacon
Art Student’s League
Marguerite Zorach
William Zorach
Georgia O’keefe
Marie Hull
Virginia McCall
Elizabeth Mills
Isabel Bishop
Doris Lee
Life
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
James Thurber
Gertrude V. Whitney
Washington, D. C
Whitney Museum
Greenwich Village
New York City
Melvina Hoffman
Anna Hyatt Huntington
Joan of Arc
Riverside Drive
Cid
155Th Street
Hispanic Society
Cornelia Chapin
Harrist Firshmuth
Laura Fraser
Katherine Lane
Berta Margoulies
Brenta Putnam
Concetta Scaravaglione
Janet Scudder
Luxembourg Museum
Paris
American Diva Pioneers in Opera History Highlight
The article traces American sopranos and contraltos from Minnie Hauk and Annie Louise Cary through Mary Garden and Sybil Sanderson, noting their roles, pioneering feats, and impact on the Metropolitan Opera. It cites Lillian Nordica, Geraldine Farrar, Helen Traubel, Rose Stevens, and Patrice Munsel as later icons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Louise Cary
America
Minnie
Champs-Elysées
Mary Garden
Metropolitan Opera
Helen Traubel
Rosé Stevens
Patrice Munsel
Metropolitan Opera Company
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Hallie Flanagan
The
Federal Theater Project
Works Progress Administration
Margo Jones
Dallas
Architecture
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Schleifer
Broadway
112Th
113Th Streets
Henry Verby
Photography
Phoos
University
14Th Street
Somerset
113Th Street
Cathay House
Columbia Radio & Phonograph
Amsterdam Avenue
Columbia
Staffordshire
By Edgewood
King's College
Columbia College
49Th Street
Hamilton Hall
St. Paul's Chapel
Columbia Law School
Kent Hall
School of Mines
Teachers College
Russell Hall
Barnard College
Milbank
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital
Alumni Federation OF
Columbia University Alumni House
Columbia University
N. Y
Barnardians
15Th ST
14Th ST
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