New Amsterdam Theatre
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Title
New Amsterdam Theatre
Collection
Billy Rose Theatre Collection program file
Betsy (1926)
Names
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Composer)
Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943 (Lyricist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1926-12-28
Library Location
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-PRG
Subjects
Baker, Belle
Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932
Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943
New Amsterdam Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996 -- Betsey
Freedman, David, 1898-1936
McGuire, William Anthony, 1885-1940
Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 -- Blue skies (Song)
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Notes
Content: Book by Irving Caesar and David Freedman.
Content: Original run.
Content: Pages digitized containing content about the musical: front cover, [31], 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48.
Content: Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld.
Content: Richard Rodgers project.
Content: The musical included the song Blue Skies written by Irving Berlin.
Content: Rodgers and Hart.
Content: Staged by [William] Anthony Maguire [McGuire].
Content: [Choreographed] by Sammy Lee.
Content: Opening night : Dec. 28, 1926.
Content: With Belle Baker in the role of Betsy; other cast members documented in the program include Madeline Cameron, Barbara Newberry, Eveyn Law, Dan Healy, Jimmy Hussey, Allen Kearns, Bobby Perkins and Borrah Minnevitch leading the Harmonica Symphony Orchestra.
Date: Program published December 28, 1926.
Physical Description
Extent: [52] p. ; 20 cm
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Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d07095a0-c6c2-012f-3888-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1926-12-28
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "New Amsterdam Theatre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d07095a0-c6c2-012f-3888-58d385a7bc34
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1926). New Amsterdam Theatre Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d07095a0-c6c2-012f-3888-58d385a7bc34
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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "New Amsterdam Theatre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d07095a0-c6c2-012f-3888-58d385a7bc34
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