Record ID
53426
Accession number
PMM 62
Object title
Four saints in three acts : New York, 1934 : [program].
Published
New York : Artcraft Lithograph & Printing Co., [1934]
Credit line
Gift of Herbert Cahoon, 1979.
Provenance
Herbert Cahoon.
Notes
Program for a production of the opera in 1934, presumably in New York.
Cover title.
"Harry Moses presents 4 saints in 3 acts, words by Gertrude Stein, music by Virgil Thomson, scenario by Maurice Grosser"--p. [12]-[13].
Includes: photographic reproduction of Bernini's Saint Teresa in Ecstasy; How I listen to Four saints in three acts, by Carl Van Vechten; reproduction of a portrait of Gertrude Stein by Christian Bérard; facsimile of Thomson's manuscript of his Musical portrait of Gertrude Stein; Portrait of Virgil Thomson by Gertrude Stein; reproduction of portraits of Thomson by Christain Bérard and Kristians Tonny; program for the opera, listing all direction, production, and performing personnel, etc.; reproductions of photographs of Thomson, Stein, Austin, Smallens, Ashton, Grosser, and Houseman; "An opera finds a sponsor"; reproductions of photographs of the principal singers; reproduction of a photograph of a scene from the opera.
Cover title.
"Harry Moses presents 4 saints in 3 acts, words by Gertrude Stein, music by Virgil Thomson, scenario by Maurice Grosser"--p. [12]-[13].
Includes: photographic reproduction of Bernini's Saint Teresa in Ecstasy; How I listen to Four saints in three acts, by Carl Van Vechten; reproduction of a portrait of Gertrude Stein by Christian Bérard; facsimile of Thomson's manuscript of his Musical portrait of Gertrude Stein; Portrait of Virgil Thomson by Gertrude Stein; reproduction of portraits of Thomson by Christain Bérard and Kristians Tonny; program for the opera, listing all direction, production, and performing personnel, etc.; reproductions of photographs of Thomson, Stein, Austin, Smallens, Ashton, Grosser, and Houseman; "An opera finds a sponsor"; reproductions of photographs of the principal singers; reproduction of a photograph of a scene from the opera.
Associated names
Moses, Harry, producer.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
Cahoon, Herbert, 1918-2000, former owner.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
Cahoon, Herbert, 1918-2000, former owner.
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