Biographical/Historical: A commercial photographic studio founded by Luther White in New York City in the 1890s, White Studio was first known for its portraiture before venturing into theatrical photography beginning in 1904.
Content: Collection guide locator: MWEZ 16548, p. 109.
Content: Richard Rodgers project
Content: White Studio keysheet for Poor Little Ritz Girl, a musical in two acts with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was produced at the Central Theatre (New York, N.Y.), July 27, 1920. (65 photoprints: 11 on p. 108 and 30 on p. 109 in MWEZ 16548 and 10 on p. 12 and 14 on p. 14 in MWEZ 16549.)
Content: Images 22, 23 and 24 damaged.
Content: In pencil on mount: Poor Little Ritz Girl [30228]. White Studio sign: Poor Little Ritz Girl 18-1561. Images on this keysheet numbered 1-24, 29-34.

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16187984
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c6f02e0-c5ba-012f-5fb0-58d385a7bc34

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "White Studio keysheets for Poor Little Ritz Girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c6f02e0-c5ba-012f-5fb0-58d385a7bc34

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). White Studio keysheets for Poor Little Ritz Girl Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c6f02e0-c5ba-012f-5fb0-58d385a7bc34

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "White Studio keysheets for Poor Little Ritz Girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c6f02e0-c5ba-012f-5fb0-58d385a7bc34

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