Frankie and Johnny
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Title
Frankie and Johnny
Collection
Names
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 (Choreographer)
Stone, Bentley (Choreographer)
Rosay, Bettina (Dancer)
Dupont, Paul (Costume designer)
Rickabaugh, Clive (Designer)
Federal Dance Project (Performer)
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 (Dancer)
Stone, Bentley (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1938
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9327
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1007 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Venue: Filmed in performance at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Ruth Page and Bentley Stone. Set: Clive Rickabaugh. Costumes: Paul DuPont. Performed by Ruth Page (Frankie), Bentley Stone (Johnny), Bettina Rosay (Nellie) and members of the WPA Federal Theatre Dance Project.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (17 min.) : silent, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777030861-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12156834
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 855d8d30-8cf2-0135-4141-0071f7ff8d9e
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frankie and Johnny" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/855d8d30-8cf2-0135-4141-0071f7ff8d9e
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Frankie and Johnny Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/855d8d30-8cf2-0135-4141-0071f7ff8d9e
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frankie and Johnny" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/855d8d30-8cf2-0135-4141-0071f7ff8d9e
Wikipedia citation
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