Alma Kruger (1871-1960) as Lady Catherine de Bourgh in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1935-36) on Broadway
Colin Keith-Johnston (1896-1980) as Mr. Darcy
Lucile Watson (1879-1962) as Mrs. Bennet
John Halloran (1907-1997) as Mr. Bingley
And, finally, Percy Waram (1880-1961) as Mr. Bennet
Adrianne Allen (1907-1993) as Elizabeth Bennet in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE on Broadway, 1935-36
Joan Tompkins (1915-2005) as Lydia Bennet
Viola Roache (1885-1961) as Mrs. Gardiner
John Davenport Seymour (1897-1986) as Mr. Wickham
I have had a blog, on and off, for about ten years; lately I’ve had albums on my Facebook page. One category I keep reverting to is the “unknown subject,” and below are a couple of recent identifications for my collection of Hollywood and Broadway photos:
The silent film star Dorothy Janis (1912-2010) was married to bandleader Wayne King, “the waltz king,” 1932-85.
Photo by Ray Jones (1900-1975), the chief portrait photographer at Universal Studios 1935-58.
“New Faces of Broadway” for 1938, by Alfredo Valente (1899-1973).
They are, from left, Martha Scott (1912-2003), appearing in OUR TOWN; Uta Hagen (1909-2004, married to José Ferrer 1938-46), in THE SEAGULL; Frances Farmer (1913-1970, married to Leif Erickson 1936-42), in GOLDEN BOY; and Julie Haydon (Donella Donaldson, 1910-1994), in SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE.
Stage magazine judged the quartet worthy “Because the four of them proved again that nothing, not even beauty, can take the place of sincerity and simplicity in acting.”
