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Satire in Song and Dance
Musical Theater and Satire
George (1898–1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896–1983). “Who Cares?” from Of Thee I Sing. New York: New World Music, 1931. Sheet music. Gershwin Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (060.00.00)
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Ira Gershwin. “Who Cares?” Lyric sheet for Of Thee I Sing, 1952 revival. Gershwin Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (200.00.00)
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George and Ira Gershwin. Ink doodles of heads by George Gershwin with lyric by Ira Gershwin from “No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh!” in “League of Nations Finale,” from Let ’Em Eat Cake, 1933. Gershwin Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (201.00.00)
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Bob Hope’s Satire on the Stage
Bob Hope, Eve Arden, and Hugh O’Connell (1898–1943). Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Copyprint. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (198.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0198]
Advertising flyer for Red, Hot and Blue! Alvin Theatre, New York, 1936. Copyprint. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (057.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0057]
The Cradle Will Rock
Marc Blitzstein with cast. The Cradle Will Rock, 1937. Copyprint. Federal Theatre Project Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (062.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0062]
Marc Blitzstein. Script for The Cradle Will Rock, 1937. Federal Theatre Project Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (061.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0061]
Marc Blitzstein. Script for The Cradle Will Rock, 1937. Federal Theatre Project Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (061.00.01)
[Digital ID # bhp0061p1]
Marc Blitzstein. Script for The Cradle Will Rock, 1937. Federal Theatre Project Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (061.00.02)
[Digital ID # bhp0061p2]
Sing for Your Supper
Poster for Sing for Your Supper. Adelphi Theatre, New York, 1939. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (196.01.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-31186]
South Pacific
Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyric sheet for “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,” 1949. Richard Rodgers Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (058.01.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0058_01]
Richard Rodgers. “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” Manuscript score, 1949. Richard Rodgers Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (199.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0199]
“Call South Pacific Racial Propaganda,” New York Herald-Tribune, March 1, 1953. Newspaper clipping. Oscar Hammerstein II Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (058.03.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0058_03p00]
The Origins of West Side Story
William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1940. Edited by George Kittredge. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (196.00.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0196]
Help from a Presidential Speechwriter
Letter from Joshua Logan to Theodore Sorensen, October 23, 1962. Joshua Logan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (203.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0203]
Letter from Joshua Logan to Theodore Sorensen, October 12, 1962. Joshua Logan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (203.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0203_01]
Purlie
Purlie. Playbill, 1970. Lucy Kroll Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (204.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0204]
Causes and Controversies
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A Climate of Fear
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Gary Cooper testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in Washington, D.C. October 23, 1947. Acme Photo. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (063.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24369]
Walter Albertin, photographer. Lionel Stander, with attorney Leonard Boudin (1912–1989), testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in New York. May 6, 1953. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (064.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24370]
Blacklisting in Radio and Television
Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television. New York: Counterattack, 1950. Reproduction. General Collections, Library of Congress (065.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0065_01]
An Actor Protests Blacklisting
Letter from Sam Jaffe to Nate Spingold, May 22, 1953. Sam Jaffe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (066.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0066]
Letter from R. Lawrence Siegel to Edward Cheyfitz, June 6, 1952. Sam Jaffe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (066.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0066_01]
Letter from R. Lawrence Siegel to Sam Jaffe, November 1, 1951. Sam Jaffe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (066.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0066_02]
Bob Hope Jokes about McCarthy
Letter from John Chapple to NBC, November 27, 1951. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (067.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0067]
Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to Bob Hope, September 22, 1953. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (068.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0068]
Jokes on Senator McCarthy for show sponsored by General Foods, May 11, 1954. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (067.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0067_02]
Jokes on Senator McCarthy for show sponsored by General Foods, June 1, 1954. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (067.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0067_01]
Letter from James M. Docherty to Bob Hope, June 11, 1954. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (068.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0068_02]
Letter from Irene B. Seccor to Bob Hope, June 2, 1954. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (068.03.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0068_03]
Causes and Controversies
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Government Support for the Arts
John F. Kennedy and the Arts
Telegram from President-elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1929–1994) to Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), January 12, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (071.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0071]
Letter from President John F. Kennedy to Leonard Bernstein, September 8, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (072.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0072]
Prominent Performers at JFK’s Inauguration
Leonard Bernstein conducting at President-elect John F. Kennedy’s inauguration-eve gala, with Kennedy in background. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. January 19, 1961. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (070.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0070]
The “Rat Pack” and Politics
Three members of the “Rat Pack”—Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin—in Carnegie Hall dressing room, January 27, 1961. New York World-Telegram and Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (069.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24371]
“Art Is Political in the Most Profound Sense”
Warren K. Leffler, photographer. President John F. Kennedy speaking at American Pageant of the Arts dinner, November 29, 1962. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (071.02.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-31146]
National Cultural Center flyer, ca. 1962. W. Averell Harriman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (072.02.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0072_02]
Causes and Controversies
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The Embrace of Arts and Politics
Robert Kennedy’s Funeral
Paul Fusco, photographer. Kennedy family at funeral for Robert F. Kennedy. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York. June 8, 1968, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (074.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-17756]
Courtesy of Magnum Photos
Paul Fusco, photographer. Leonard Bernstein conducting at funeral for Robert F. Kennedy. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, June 8, 1968. Look Magazine Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (075.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-24775]
Courtesy of Magnum Photos
Letter from Jacqueline Kennedy to Leonard Bernstein, June 9, 1968. Leonard Bernstein Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress (076.00.00)
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Celebrity Support for Civil Rights
Harry Belafonte (b. 1927) and Charlton Heston (1923–2008) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Courtesy of the District of Columbia Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post (082.00.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0082]
Paul Newman (1925–2008), Diahann Carroll (b. 1935), James Garner (b. 1928), Marlon Brando (1924–2004), and James Baldwin (1924–1987) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Courtesy of the District of Columbia Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post (082.01.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0082_01]
Candidates Vie for Bob Hope’s Support
Invitation from Nancy Sinatra to Bob Hope, July 18, 1968. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (079.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0079]
Letter from Jack Warner to Bob Hope, September 27, 1968. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (078.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0078]
Actor George Murphy Throws Hat into Ring
Invitation to fundraising dinner for George Murphy, August 20, 1970. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (080.00.00)
[Digital ID# bhp0080]
Letter from George Murphy to Bob Hope, May 10, 1974. Bob Hope Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress (080.01.00)
[Digital ID # bhp0080_01]
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