Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Kiss Me Kate
Production Date
1948
Photograph Caption
Opening night on Broadway for Mr. Cole Porter's new musical, and there's plenty of excitement both onstage and off. Songs: "We Open in Venice," and "Another Opening, Another Show" - Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter.
Dialogue
Another opnin', another show, In Philly, Boston or Baltimo'e,
A chance for stage folks to say hello" --Another opnin' of another show...
The overture is about to start,
You cross your fingers and hold your heart,
It's curtain time and away we go,
Another openin' of another show."
Play Title
The Taming of the Shrew
Venue
Stage
Place of Production
New York (N.Y.)
Genre
Comedy
Character
Katharina: Patricia Morison
Petruchio: Alfred Drake
Bianca: Lisa Kirk
Character Unknown: Harold Lang
Other Credits
Cole Porter - Composer
Cole Porter - Lyricist
Bella Spewack - Author
Other Notes
An Arnold Saint-Subber and Lemeul Ayers production
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
10 x 8 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
