Biographical/Historical: New Lafayette Theatre: Theater located in Harlem, New York City, noted for 1936 stage production of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project and directed by Orson Wells.

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 25 cm ; black and white

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16102326
copy negative number: SC-CN-90-0547
Other local Identifier: 3737
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41bfbf50-3bbc-0134-dc51-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41bfbf50-3bbc-0134-dc51-00505686a51c

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936). Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41bfbf50-3bbc-0134-dc51-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/41bfbf50-3bbc-0134-dc51-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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