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

Abstract

Scene from "Horse Play," WPA production at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem. The play is a humorous fantasy by Dorothy Hailparn dealing with the adventures of one Hiram, an old farmer and his horse, "Aggie." Doe Doe Green, the "Gabriel" in the original stage production of "The Green Pastures" portrays the leading role of Hiram. Perry Watkins designed the settings, and Byron Webb the lighting effects. Evelyn Ellis directed the play.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11545224
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11545266
video disc identifier: 26,599
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c23e14b0-0a63-0134-693a-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Zoo: Act II, Scene 2" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1937. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c23e14b0-0a63-0134-693a-00505686a51c

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1937). The Zoo: Act II, Scene 2 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c23e14b0-0a63-0134-693a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Zoo: Act II, Scene 2" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c23e14b0-0a63-0134-693a-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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