Theatergoers waiting outside Lafayette Theatre for a performance of "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

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Theatergoers waiting outside Lafayette Theatre for a performance of "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit
Description:
View of crowd waiting in front of the Lafayette Theatre in New York for a performance of "Macbeth" by the W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit. Sign reading "Macbeth" is displayed below marquee. The production, directed by Orson Welles, was set in 19th century Haiti. Printed on front: "Macbeth, no. 47." Stamped on back: "Please credit W.P.A. Federal Theatre photos." Typed on back: "Federal Theatre, Macbeth (N.Y.)."
Details
Resource ID:
hk002533
Creator:
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
Subject:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.). Negro Unit
Theater audiences--New York (State)--New York
Theaters--New York (State)--New York
African American theater
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1936
Format:
1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Member of:
E. Azalia Hackley Collection
Filing Location:
Titles--Macbeth (W.P.A. Federal Theatre)
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.