1. VIENNA, 1897-1911 This series contains the records of the architecture and design projects from Urban's career in Vienna. It is arranged chronologically divided into five sections: General files-dated, General files-undated, Illustrations, Exhibits and Unidentified. It contains watercolor drawings, rough drawings, technical drawings, photographs, post cards, clippings, playbooks and exhibit catalogs. Of note are the catalogs from the 1902-1908 Hagenbund exhibits and the photographs of the 1908 Kaiserfest. 1.1: General Files Bicycle tournament, May 26, 1897 : Urban built a canopy for the tournament festival and made contributions to the program 1 1 Program & description Kaiser Jubilee Bridge, 1898 : Urban won a competition to design this bridge between the Musikverein and the Künstlerhaus for the celebration of the emperor's 50th year of rule. 3 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink: 1 2 --Brucke 2 & 3, 29x22 cm., sig. 1 2 2 photographs Bosnian Pavilion, 1898 : Also built for the Kaiserfest, the celebration of the emperor's 50th year of rule.
See also postcard at Avery Library 1 3 4 post cards Rathauskeller, 1899 : With Heinrich Lefler. 4 drawings, watercolor/ink on board: 1 4 --Staircase, 30x20 cm. 1 4 --Die Sage vom Kussdenpfennig B1 2 --Strauss table, 28x22 cm. 1 4 2 pencil sketches of murals A 1 Lamps 1 5 Clipping, Councilmen's room 1 5 & 6 48 photographs, various views A1 1 4 photographs, various views 1 7 51 prints, various views See also print and 4 photographs at Avery Library Esterházy Estates, 1899, 1903 : Count Karl Esterházy saw Urban and Lefler's Lady's Room in the Winter Exhibit of 1897/98 at the Austrian museum and commissioned them to design an addition for his country chateau in St. Abraham in Hungary. In 1903 Urban designed a fountain for another Esterházy estate. 8 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink: 1 8 --II: Fireplace, 25x16 cm. B1 3 --III: Bedroom, 22x23 cm., sig. B1 4 --IV: Room with daybed, 26x21 cm., sig. B1 5 --V: Corner of hall, 27x24 cm. B1 6 --VI: Dining room, 27x24 cm., sig. B1 7 --VII: Reception room, 28x24 cm., sig. 1 8 --Bedroom, 16.5x24 cm. 1 8 Wall Fountain, magazine print C1 1 Wall Fountain, ink drawing, 42x30 cm. See also photograph of chateau at Avery Library Memorial Chapel for Empress Elizabeth, 1901 : Kaiserin-Elizabeth-Kapelle at Baden bei Wien 4 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink: B1 8 --Memorial, front elevation, 24x23 cm. B1 9 --Memorial, view from gate, 25x17 (20x14) cm. B1 10 --Memorial w/ front walkway, 25x17 (20x14) cm. Wähner House, 1900 : Theodor Wähner was the Commissioner in charge of the Rathauskeller renovation and the editor of Deutschen Zeitung. 1 10 2 photographs of building 1 10 Easter note 1 10 Clock, watercolor on board, 27x14 (20x9) cm. Goltz House, Alexander, 1902 : Urban built and furnished an addition to the house of artist and Hagenbund member, Alexander Goltz on Granzinger Street 87. 2 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink on board, sig.: 1 11 --Room, table in foreground, 29x21 (24x20) cm. Von Wiener House and Office, 1902-1903 : Baron Ritter von Wiener was Minister of Art, director of the Museum for Culture and Teaching and director of the Museum of Arts and Crafts. Von Wiener was a major patron of Urban and Lefler who provided them with government projects. Baron von Wiener took Urban as a delegate to represent Austria at the 1900 Paris World's Fair. 3 drawings, watercolor and ink on board: C1 2 --Study- floor and elevation, 30x15 cm. C1 2 --Study corner, 30x15 cm. D1 1 --North side elevation, 40x40 cm. 1 12 --Office of the Sectionschef von Stadler, 27x18 cm. C1 3 5 plans Spiesejaal Hotel Restaurant, 1905 : Katowice, Poland (formerly, Kattowitz, Prussia) 1 13 5 photographs of dining room Zwischenspiel, 1905 Burgtheater comedy in 3 acts by Arthur Schnitzler 1 14 B1 11 Set sketch Hopfner Restaurant, Paul, 1906 4 drawings, watercolor: 1 15 --Mantle detail, 20x28 cm. B1 12 --Entrance elevation, 27x26 cm B1 12 --Fireplace wall elevation, 26x29 cm. C1 4 --Wall with mural elevation, 29x48 cm 1 15 4 photographs of restaurant Hölle Cabaret, 1906 : With Heinrich Lefler. Cabaret in the cellar of the Theater an der Wien 1 16 3 elevations, Theater 4 drawings, watercolor on board: B1 13 --Elevation, mask wall, 7/30/06, 25x29 cm., sig. B1 13 --Elevation, devil waltz, 24x29 cm. B1 13 --Elevation, mask wall, 34x24 cm. B1 13 --Curtain elevation, 7/30/06, 26x27 cm., sig. 1 16 Photographs of theater and cabaret 1 16 Program Urban Home, Nibelungengasse 8, 1906 : Donated by Robert Cole in 1995 1 17 Corner of dining room elevation, 30x20 cm. A1 2 Salon ground plan, 34x23 cm. A1 2 Children's room wall elevation, 26x35 cm. Landau Villa, Dr. Max, 1906 : Villa am Semmering, Südbahnstr. 83 1 18 5 plans, detail drawing C1 5 5 detail drawings 1 18 7 photographs of house and model See also drawing of furniture in Avery Library 12 6 6 photographs of set drawings Redlich Villa, Carl, 1906-1907 : Country house of the owner of the construction contracting firm Redlich and Berger 2 1 Sketch of house exterior wall, pencil and ink Set model 4 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink: C1 6 --elevation of chair and divan, 23.5x34 cm. C1 6 --elevation of hall, 22x44 cm. 2 1 --Garden lamp detail, 18x29 cm. C1 6 Ground plan, ink, 26x24 cm. C1 6 Ground plan, watercolor and pencil, 41x29 cm. 14-9-1 A.1 2 ground plans, 59x50 cm. 2 1 5 photographs Faust I, II, 1906-07 : Directed by Paul Schlenther with Josef Kainz at the Burgtheater 2 2 Playbook, German 2 2 Set notes, 2 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil: 2 2 --Prologue, Vienna, 1907, 17x21 cm. 2 2 --Gretchen's Room, 15x28 cm. 2 2 17 set sketches 2 2 3 postcards of actors in costume Aschenbrödel (Cinderella), Vienna Hofoper, 1907 : 2 3 4 technical drawings Kaiser Jubilee Festzug, June 12, 1908 : Celebrating the 60th year of rule of the Emperor Franz Josef. 2 4 & 5 103 photographs of festival B1 14 Wiener Zeitung leaflet, 4 p. 2 5 Program, 12 p. See also photograph of pavilion at Avery Library Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 1908, Vienna Hofoper : 2 6 --I: Church, 18x24 (14x20) cm. B1 15 --I: Church B, 34x22 cm. 2 6 --II: Street, 18x24 (14x20) cm. 2 6 --III.1: workshop, 18x24 (14x20) cm. 2 6 --IV: Meadow, 18x24 (14x20) cm. 2 6 2 p. libretto cover 2 6 15 set elevations C1 7 4 set elevations See also Vienna, 1909-11 and Boston January 23, 1914 Suburbs, 1909 : 2 7 7 plans Tombstones and Chapels, 1909 : 2 8 5 sketches 2 8 18 photographs B1 16 & 17 19 drawings and sketches 14-9-1 A3 Rough sketch Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), 1909, Leipzig Opernhaus : 2 9 Libretto 2 9 5 p. notes 2 9 12 plans and drawings Der Fliegende Holländer, 1909, Vienna Volksoper, and Budapest : 2 10 Libretto 2 10 Volksoper program, 1909 2 10 2 plans 2 10 4 plans, Budapest Tannhäuser, 1909 : 2 11 Libretto 2 11 9 set drawings 2 11 Program, Volksoper, 1909 Faust, 1909-11, Gounod, Brunswick : 2 watercolor drawings: 2 12 --Street, 20x26 cm. 2 12 Osterspaziergang set sketch See also Vienna (Goethe) 1906-07; Boston 2/26/13; Met 11/17/17 and 11/30/23 Quo Vadis?, 1909-11, Budapest, written by J. Nougués : 2 13 6 set drawings Oberon, 1909-11, Charlottenburg : 2 14 Ground plan, island A1 3 8 set drawings C1 8 4 drawings & plans See also Met, 12/18/18 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 1909-11, Budapest : 2 6 6 plans See also Vienna 1908 and Boston Opera January 23, 1914 Die Fledermaus, 1909-11, Cologne Opernhaus, written by Johann Strauss : 3 1 4 set drawings Der Rosenkavalier, 1909-11, Cologne Opernhaus, written by Richard Strauss : 3 2 Libretto C1 9 3 set elevations 3 2 Article, 2 p. Salome, 1909-11, Stuttgart Hofoper, written by Richard Strauss : 3 3 Set sketch Der Ring Des Nibelungen, 1909-11, Budapest : 3 4 Essay on Wagner, 17 p. 3 4 Set notes & inventories, 25 p. Das Rheingold, Budapest, Brunswick : 3 4 libretto 3 4 2 ground plans, Budapest 3 4 Clipping of set 3 4 10 plans and sketches D1 2 4 plans Die Walküre, Budapest, Mannheim National Theater, 1911 : 3 5 Libretto C1 10 5 technical drawings 3 5 5 sketches and notes 3 5 3 ground plans 3 5 2 ground plans, Budapest Siegfried : 3 6 2 librettos 3 6 Clipping of Act III 3 6 4 sketches and plans A1 4 2 drawings 3 6 2 ground plans Tristan und Isolde, 1909-11 : 3 7 2 librettos A1 5 Footwear, watercolor and ink, 32x26 cm. 3 7 5 technical drawings Lohengrin, 1909-11, Stuttgart Hofoper : 2 drawings, watercolor : 3 8 --I: River bank scene, 9x11 (6x10) cm. B1 18 --Costume drawing, 26x24 cm. 3 8 4 set drawings, pencil B1 19 Set drawing, pencil See also Metropolitan Opera February 6, 1921 Zigeunerbaron (Gypsy Baron), 1910 : By Johan Strauss conducted at the Hofoper by Felix Weingartner. 3 9 5 set drawings 8 5 --Act I: Church , 19x26 cm. Der Junge Medardus, 1910 : 3 10 4 set sketches Mair House, Dr. Bartl, 1910 : Dr. Mair was the local doctor for Scheiblingkirchen in lower Austria. 3 11 Ground plan and rear elevation 3 11 4 ground plans 3 11 3 photographs of house Eisenstein House, Viktor, 1910 : Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 6. Eisenstein was the Vienna representative for the New York Life Insurance Company. 3 12 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. : B2 1 --Front elevation and ground plan, 29x24 (23x15) cm. B2 1 --ground plan w/ landscaping, 29x24 (24x17) cm. Benvenuto Cellini, 1911, Hofoper : 3 13 3 detail drawings Götterdämmerung, 1911, Mannheim Nationaltheater : 3 14 5 Roller set & costumes designs 3 14 12 set drawings B2 2 2 set drawings Lanval, 1911 : Play by Eduard Stucken, Burgtheater 1 drawing, watercolor: 3 15 --bedroom w/ ground plan 3 15 Set drawing of bedroom --------------------------- 14-9-1 A.2 2 technical drawings Gudrun, 1912 : Opera by Ernst Hardt, Burgtheater 3 16 4 set drawings 3 28 --I: outside abbey Hänsel und Gretel, January 27,1912 (New) Opera by Engelbert Humperdinck, libretto by Adelheid Wette, after a fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers, conducted by Wallace Goodrich with Bernice Fisher as Gretel, Jeska Swartz as Hänsel, Maria Claessens as the Witch, Otto Goritz as Peter and Florence De Courcy as the Sandman. 6 drawings, watercolor & ink: 1.2: General Files-Undated Freytag Library and Salon : 3 17 A1 6 Salon, 2 ladies at piano, 28x24 cm. 1.3: Theater Blaue Vogel (The Blue Bird) by Maurice Maeterlink : 3 18 12 set sketches Czar und Zimmermann, by Albert Lortzing, comic opera : 3 19 3 plans Eisenhammer, Der, music by Benito Bersa, book by A. M. Willner : 3 20 Set sketch Erasmus Montanus, Ludwig Holberg, play : 3 21 5 sketches and notes Förster-Christel (The Girl and the Kaiser), operetta by Bernhard Buchbinder : 3 22 4 set sketches Frau ohne Schatten, by Richard Strauss : 3 23 Libretto Freischütz, Der, see also Met 1923 : 3 24 4 ground plans Garde Officier : 3 25 Set sketch Graf von Luxemburg (The Count of Luxemburg), Franz Lehar : 3 26 Set sketch Iphigenie auf Tauris, by Christoph Gluck : 3 27 Libretto 3 27 2 set drawings Jongleur de Notre Dame, (Der Gaukler unserer lieben frauen), by Massenet : 3 28 Libretto, German 3 drawings and plans, watercolor: 3 28 --Act II: inside cloister 3 28 --Act III: Chapel Königskinder, by Engelbert Humperdinck : 3 29 Technical drawing Landschaft : 3 30 2 landscape drawings Love's Labor Lost : 4 1 Playbook, German Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) Opera by Otto Nikolai : 4 2 Libretto Nozze de Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) : 4 3 Libretto, German Pariser Leben, by Jacques Offenbach : 4 4 3 set drawings Puppenmädel, operetta by Leo Fall, Leo Stein and Alfred Maria Willner : 4 5 4 set drawings Rienzi, by Richard Wagner : 4 6 Libretto 4 6 Set notes & sketches, 14 p. Roméo et Juliette : 4 7 Set sketch Rose vom Liebesgarten, opera by Hans Pfitzner : 4 8 B2 3 2 set sketches Schneemann, Der, Erich Wolfgang Korngold : 4 9 Set sketch Sirene, Die, by Leo Fall, Leo Stein and Alfred Maria Willner : 4 10 2 set sketches Sister Beatrice and Sumurün : 4 11 Clipping and 2 postcards Tiefland, opera by Eugen d'Albert : 4 12 Ground plan C1 11 Elevation drawing Die Tote Stadt, Erich Wolfgang Korngold : 4 13 Libretto Verborgte Schloss : 4 14 Set sketch Waffenschmied, Der, comic opera by Albert Lortzing : 4 15 3 ground plans Wallenstein's Lager, play by Friedrich Schiller : 4 16 Ground plan Xantho, operetta by Jacques Richepin and Xavier Leroux : 4 17 2 set sketches Zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug), comedy by Heinrich von Kleist : 4 18 4 sketches and notes Zigeunerliebe, (Gypsy Love), music by Franz Lehar, book by A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky : 4 19 1 set drawing 5 9 --5 details of shoes and head pieces 1.4: Illustrations Chronika der drei Schwestern, 1899 : 4 20 --3 illustrations, 23x39 cm. B2 4 --Medieval street scene, p.8, 24x28 cm. B2 5 --p. 34, 29x24 (28x23) cm. 4 20 Bookbinding, 1899, watercolor, 21x30 cm., sig. Grimm's Fairy Tales, 1904 : 4 20 --4 illustrations A1 7 --Der Froschkönig, 24x25 cm. B2 6 --Rapunzel, 24x21 cm. 4 20 8 p. Marienkind, 1905 5 10 --Act I: boat scene Kling Klang Gloria, 1906 : 4 20 --cover, 24x21 cm. A1 8 --cover, 23x23 cm. 4 20 Kaiser Calendar, 1898, 24x16 cm. 4 20 Bookcover, 1910 Unsere Freiland Stauden, 29x20 cm. 4 20 Andersen Calendar, 1911 Undated : 4 21 16 miscellaneous drawings C1 12 Wienermännergesang verein poster, 48x25 cm. B2 7 Imperial Border, 40x27 cm. B2 8 Wilhelm II of Germany tribute, 39x20 cm. 4 21 23 borders and ornaments D1 3 8 borders and ornaments 1.5: Exhibits Jubiläums-kunst exhibit 1898 : B3 1 catalog 4 22 3 photographs of furniture, 1898 4 22 Hevesi article, 4 p. Hagenbund Exhibition Hall, 1901-1902 : 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : 6 1 --7 costume drawings B2 9 --Entrance, 37x26 (36x25) cm. 4 22 --Perspective of Hall, 28x17 cm. 4 22 --Side elevation, 18x28 cm. 4 22 --Front elevation and ground plan, 29x18 cm. 4 22 --Ceiling, 19x22 cm. 4 22 4 magazine clippings B4 9 --wall elevation, 22x29 (22x23) cm., sig. Art show catalogs : B3 2 Watercolor club,1899 B3 3 Secession 14th exhibit B3 4 Vienna Art Show, 1908 8 3 --Act I: Interior Hagenbund Exhibits : B3 5-36 32 Hagenbund exhibit catalogs, 1902-1906 4 23-26 4 Hagenbund catalogs, 1905, 1908, 1910 4 22 1902 exhibit, Playroom, sig. 5 1 & 2 56 photographs of exhibits (2 sets of 28) 5 5 14 St. Louis World's Fair photograph and copies 5 5 1905, 14 photographs of exhibit C2 1 1905-06, exhibit #19, Wall elevation, 38x40 cm. C2 2 1906, 2 plans for 20th Exhibit 5 5 1906, 4 photographs of 20th Oct-Nov exhibit 5 5 15 photographs of exhibits, unidentified 5 5 1908, 19 exhibit photographs 5 5 1906 London announcement, 16x11 cm. D1 4 1910, elevation of Redlich exhibit room, 58x41 cm. 1.6: Unidentified 5 3 Playbooks, Moliere 5 6 17 watercolor drawings 5 6 22 drawings and plans 5 6 9 photographs A1 9-10 9 drawings B2 10 Clock elevation, 21x29 cm., sig. C2 3 3 elevations D1 5 Vorraum elevations 14-9-1 A.4 Plans for home and office B2 11 --Details of wigs and head pieces See also Metropolitan Opera, November 5, 1927 II. BOSTON OPERA, 1910-1914 Joseph Urban was made artistic director of the Boston Opera Company beginning with the 1912-1913 season. The previous season, he had designed four operas for the Boston Opera while working in Vienna with Heinrich Lefler. This series contains files on all the productions from the repertory in chronological order. Each production is listed by title, opening date and production information. The production information is based on contemporary reviews taken from microfilm readings of the Boston Transcript and the Boston Herald. Those sets that Urban redesigned or retouched are so noted in parentheses after the title information. In addition to the drawings, plans, and photographs, the files contain production records--light plots, cast lists, set lists, line drops, etc La Scala invoice for operas Mefistofele, Faust, Lakmé, Manon and Roméo et Juliette : 5 7 Costume Invoice September 1910, 4 p. 14-9-1 A5 Ground Plan, Mefistofele Pelléas et Mélisande, January 10, 1912 (New) Opera in 5 acts by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, conducted by André Caplet with Vanni Marcoux as Golaud, Georgette LeBlanc as Mélisande and Jean Riddez as Pelléas. 5 4 Maeterlinck playbook incl. Pelléas et Mélisande 5 8 1 drawing of dungeon, pencil C2 4 10 technical drawings 5 8 10 technical drawings C2 4 2 drawings of furniture, watercolor 5 8 Production notes, 25 p. 5 8 7 photographs of sets See also Metropolitan Opera, March 21, 1925 Tristan und Isolde, February 12, 1912 (New) Opera in 3 acts by Richard Wagner, conducted by Felix Weingartner, with Johanna Gadski as Isolde, Jacques Urlus as Tristan, Pasquale Amato as Kurvenal and Edward Lankow as King Marke 5 10 Libretto 5 10 Set notes in German Set drawing, watercolor and pencil: 5 10 2 elevations of Act I and II D1 6 2 technical drawings 5 10 Electrical plot 5 10 5 photographs of sets See also Vienna, 1909-11; Theater, Interstate Opera 1916; Metropolitan Opera, November 20, 1920 Werther, March 1, 1912 Opera by Jules Massenet, conducted by André Caplet 5 11 Production notes, 3 p. Germania, March 9, 1912 Opera by Alberto Franchetti, conducted by Arnaldo Conti with Bernice Fisher as Jane, Ramon Blanchart as Crisogono, Madeleine D'Olige as Jebbel, Pasquale Amato as Carlo Worms, Carmen Melis as Ricke and Giovanni Zenatello as Loewe. 5 12 Production notes, 2 p. Le Martyre de Sebastien, March 30, 1912 Music by Claude Debussy, conducted by André Caplet with Evelyn Scotney and Jeska Swartz. 5 13 2 set notes 5 13 2 set sketches Les Contes d'Hoffmann, November 25, 1912 (New) Opera by Jacques Offenbach, libretto & book by Jules Barbier, after a play by Barbier & Michel Carré based on the stories of the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann, conducted by André Caplet with Edmond Clément as Hoffmann, Vanni Marcoux as Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto and Dr. Miracle, Elvira Leveroni as Niklausse, Bernice Fisher as Olympia and Louise Edvina as Antonia. 6 1 Libretto 6 1 Clipping from German magazine 6 1 3 set sketches, Opéra Comique production 6 1 Set notes, 31 p. 6 1 Production notes, 11 p. 17 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink: B2 12 & 13 --2 costume drawings, Giulietta 6 1 --6 set details B2 14 --2 set details 6 1 1/2 detail of elevation, photostat B2 14 5 ground plans 6 1 6 photographs of costume drawings 6 2 26 photographs of sets 6 2 Note to Deems Taylor, 1934, ts. See also Metropolitan Opera, November 13, 1924 La Bohême, November 27,1912 (retouched) Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Signori Giocosa and Illica, adapted from a novel by Henri Murger, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Lucrezia Bori as Mimì, Léon Laffitte as Rodolfo, Giovanni Polese as Marcello and Fely Dereyne as Musetta. 6 3 2 librettos 6 3 1 p. from Met program, 1913-14 6 3 2 costume drawings, watercolor and pencil 6 3 3 ground plans 6 3 1 cast list from December 6 performance 6 3 5 production notes, 6 p. 6 3 2 photographs of sets Madama Butterfly, November 29, 1912 (New) Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica, after a play by David Belasco, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Riccardo Martin as Pinkerton, Emmy Destinn as Cio-Cio-San and Giovanni Polese as Sharpless. 6 4 Libretto, German 6 4 Set notes in German, 8 p. B2 15 Act II, watercolor 6 4 5 ground plans B2 16 2 ground plans 6 4 Production notes, 10 p. 6 4 6 photographs of set See also Metropolitan Opera, November 24, 1922 Il Trovatore, November 30, 1912 Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Gertrude Rennyson as Leonora, Léon Laffitte as Manrico, Ramon Blanchart as Di Luna and Maria Claessens as Azucena. 6 5 Libretto 6 5 Production notes, 21 p. 6 5 4 ground plans B4 1 3 ground plans 6 5 1 set photograph of III.1 Tosca, December 2, 1912 (retouched) Opera by Giacomo Puccini, book by V. Sardou, L. Illica and G. Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Mary Garden as Tosca, Vanni Marcoux as Scarpia, Charles Dalmorès as Cavaradossi, and Aristodemo Sillich as Angelotti. 6 6 Libretto in German 6 6 2 clippings from program 6 6 Watercolor drawing of Act III: Castle Terrace 6 6 Set notes, 8 p. 6 6 2 ground plans 6 6 Production notes, 16 p. 6 6 3 photographs of set Thaïs, December 7, 1912 (retouched) Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Louis Gallet, after a novel by Anatole France, conducted by André Caplet with Mary Garden as Thaïs, Vanni Marcoux as Athanael and Charles Dalmorés as Nicias. 6 7 Set notes, 7 p. 6 7 Production notes,18 p. 6 7 2 photographs of set See also Metropolitan Opera, December 14, 1922 Don Giovanni, February 7, 1913 (New) Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Vanni Marcoux as Don Giovanni, Adamo Didur as Leporello, John McCormack as Don Ottavio, Emmy Destinn as Donna Anna and Elizabet Amsden as Donna Elvira. 7 9 Cast list Lucia di Lammermoor, December 14, 1912 Opera by Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Ralph Lyford with Evelyn Scotney as Lucia, Umberto Sacchetti as Edgardo, Rodolfo Fornari as Enrico and Ernesto Giaccone as Arturo. 6 8 Production notes, 20 p. 6 8 Photograph of set Louise, December 18,1912 (New) Opera by Gustave Charpentier, conducted by André Caplet with Louise Edvina as Louise, Edmond Clément as Julien, Maria Gay as La Mère and Vanni Marcoux as Le Père. 6 9 2 references clippings 3 set renderings, watercolor: 6 9 --Act I & IV: Garret 6 9 --Act II: At the foot of Montmartre 6 9 --Act III: Garden 6 9 2 ground plans 14-9-1 A6 1 ground plan, Act II 6 9 Production notes, 12 p. 6 9 5 photographs of set drawing and sets See also Metropolitan Opera, March 1, 1929 La Traviata, December 21, 1912 Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the story by Alexandre Dumas La Dame Aux Camelias, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Evelyn Scotney as Violetta, Alfredo Ramella as Alfredo, Ramon Blanchart as Germont and Attilio Pulcini as Baron Douphol. 6 10 3 ground plans 6 10 Production notes, 11 p. 6 10 Photograph of set See also Metropolitan Opera, November 14, 1921 Aïda, December 27, 1912 (Retouched) Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, after a scenario by Auguste Mariette, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Giovanni Zenatello as Radames, Anafesto Rossi as Amonasro, Maria Gay as Amneris and Carmen Melis as Aïda. 7 1 2 librettos 7 1 Set notes in German, 4 p. B4 2 4 ground plans B25 7 3 costume sketches 7 1 Production notes, 19 p. 7 1 3 photographs of sets Coppélia, December 28, 1912 Ballet by Léo Delibes, conducted by Charles Strony with Dolores Galli as Swanilda. Attilio Pulcini as Burgomaster and Cronan as Frantz. B4 3 Ground plan 7 2 Production notes, 5 items 7 2 2 photographs of sets Cavalleria Rusticana, December 30, 1912 Opera by Pietro Mascagni, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Maria Gay as Santuzza, Umberto Sacchetti as Turiddu, Anafesto Rossi as Alfio. 7 3 Libretto 7 3 Production notes, 3 p. 7 3 Photograph of set Curtain and Concerts, 1912-13 7 4 B4 4 2 ground plans, 1912 B4 5 2 drawings of drapery ornament, watercolor, Feb 1913 I Pagliacci, January 4, 1913 Opera by Leoncavallo, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edith Barnes as Nedda, Ramon Blanchart as Tonio, Giuseppe Gaudenzi as Canio and George Everett as Silvio. 7 5 Libretto 7 5 Village, watercolor, sig. 7 5 Ground plan 7 5 5 p. production notes 7 5 Photograph of set See also Theater, Interstate Opera Company 1916 Carmen, January 15, 1913 (retouched) Opera by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy, after a novel by Prosper Mérimée, conducted by Charles Strony with Giovanni Zenatello as Don Jose, Maria Gay as Carmen and José Mardones as Escamillo. 7 6 Libretto 7 6 Clipping of Met stage sets 7 6 8 ground plans B4 6 4 ground plans 7 6 28 production notes 7 6 2 photographs of set See also Metropolitan Opera, November 22, 1923] I Gioielli della Madonna, January 17, 1913 (New) Opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, libretto by Carlo Zangarini & Enrico Golisciani, with Giovanni Zenatello as Gennaro, Maria Gay as Carmela, Louise Edvina as Maliella and Vanni Marcoux as Raffaele. 7 7 Synopsis in German, 24 p. 7 7 Article in German, 1 p. B4 7 3 prints of Charlottenburg sets by von Plessen 3 renderings, watercolor: 7 7 --2 costume renderings, Madonna, 24x14 cm. 7 7 --Procession scene, 17x31 cm. 7 7 2 rough sketches 7 7 3 ground plans, Berlin opera house B4 7 1 ground plan 7 7 1 cast list 7 7 9 photographs of sets Rigoletto, January 25, 1913 Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after the play by Victor Hugo Le roi s'amuse, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Evelyn Scotney as Gilda, Michele Sampieri as Monterone, Rodolfo Fornari as Rigoletto and Alfredo Ramella as the Duke. 7 8 1 cast list 7 8 1 set of production notes, 17 p. 7 8 1 set photo 7 9 Libretto 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: 7 9 --Act I: Garden scene, signed by Errol 7 9 3 ground plans B4 8 3 technical drawings 7 9 Production notes, 6 p. 7 9 13 retouched photos of sets 7 10 22 photographs of sets and set drawings See also Metropolitan Opera, November 29, 1929 La Fanciulla del West, February 21, 1913 Opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Guelfo Civinini & Carlo Zangorini, based on the play by David Belasco The Girl of the Golden West, with Carmen Melis as Minnie, Giovanni Polese as Jack Rance and Giovanni Zenatello as Dick Johnson. 7 11 Ground plan 14-9-1 A7 3 ground plans 7 11 Production notes, 9 p. 7 11 2 photographs of set Djamileh, February 24, 1913 (New) American premiere of opera by Georges Bizet, libretto by Louis Gallet, after the story by Alfred de Musset Namouna, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Lucille Marcel as Djamileh, Léon Laffitte as Haroun and Ernesto Giaccone as Spendiano. 7 12 Libretto 7 12 Set notes in German, 34 p. 7 12 3 rough set sketches: 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: 7 12 Production notes, 2 p. 7 12 3 photographs of set Faust, February 26,1913 (redesigned costumes, retouched) Opera by Charles Gounod, libretto by Jules Barbier & Michel Carré, adapted from the dramatic poem by Goethe, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Giovanni Zenatello as Faust, Lucille Marcel as Marguerite and Vanni Marcoux as Méphistophélès. 7 13 2 librettos 7 13 1 costume drawing, watercolor B4 10 4 ground plans 7 13 Production notes, 18 p. 7 13 12 photographs of costume and set drawings See also Vienna 1906-07 and Metropolitan Opera, 1917 and 1923 La Forêt Bleue, March 8, 1913 (American premiere) (New) Opera by Louis Aubert, conducted by André Caplet with Fernand De Potter as Prince Charming, Jean Riddez as the Orge, Carmen Melis as the Princess, Jeska Swartz as Tom Thumb and Bernice Fisher as Little Red Riding -Hood. 7 14 Libretto 7 14 Synopsis, 5 p. 7 14 Production notes, 9 p. 7 14 4 photographs of sets Samson et Dalila, March 12, 1913 (retouched) Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire, conducted by André Caplet with Maria Gay as Dalila, Giovanni Zenatello as Samson and Jean Riddez as the High Priest. 7 15 Libretto 7 15 Postcard of set 7 15 Set rendering, watercolor 7 15 Production notes, 11 p. 7 15 2 photographs of costume and set Il Segreto di Susanna, March 17,1913 (New) Opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, libretto by Max Kalbeck, adapted from a book by Enrico Golisciani, conducted by André Caplet with Antonio Scotti as Count Gil, Alice Nielsen as Countess Gil and Luigi Tavecchia as Sante. 8 1 Libretto 8 1 1 p. of sample fabrics, costume B4 11 Drawing of back wall, watercolor 8 1 2 watercolor drawings, side wall and detail 8 1 10 plans and sketches D1 7 3 ground plans 8 1 Production notes, 8 p. 8 1 6 photographs of set Martha, March 24, 1913 Opera by Friedrich von Flotow, libretto W. Friedrich, after an idea by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Alice Nielsen as Lady Harriet, Maria Gay as Nancy, Max Lipmann as Lionel and Edward Lankow as Plunkett. D1 8 1 ground plan, Act III & V 8 2 2 set notes and plan 8 2 Production notes, 8 p. Photograph of set See also Metropolitan Opera December 14, 1923 Monna Vanna, December 5, 1913 (New) Opera by Henri Février, based on a play by Maurice Maeterlinck, conducted by André Caplet with Vanni Marcoux as Guido, Mary Garden as Monna Vanna and Lucien Muratore as Prinzivalle. 8 3 Libretto, German 8 3 Production notes, 31 p. 8 3 3 working photographs 3 set renderings, watercolor on board: 8 3 --Act II: Tent (painted photo) 8 3 --Act III: Terrace 8 3 2 watercolor sketches with plan 8 3 2 detail drawings, watercolor, 1 sig. 14-9-2 1 5 technical drawings 8 3 11 photographs of sets and scenes Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), December 13, 1913 Opera by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare Sterbini, adapted from the play by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais, conducted by Arnaldo Schiavoni with Hazel Sanborn as Rosina, Rodolfo Fornari as Figaro, Luigi Tavecchia as Dr. Bartolo and Alfredo Ramella as Il Conte D'Almaviva. 8 4 2 ground plans B4 12 Ground plan, Act I 8 4 Production notes, 6 p. 8 4 Photograph of Act II See also Metropolitan Opera November 27, 1919 Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg, January 23, 1914 (New) Opera by Richard Wagner, conducted by André Caplet with Johanna Gadski as Eva, Robert Leonhardt as Beckmesser, Paolo Ludikar as Hans Sachs and Carl Jörn as Walther. 8 5 Reference material 14-9-2 2 Reference material 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board: 8 5 --Property elevations, 19x27 cm., sig. B4 13 --Act II: Costumes, night scene, 18x26 cm., sig. B4 14 --Act III: Costumes, open meadow, sig. B4 15 --Act III.2: details, 29x19.5 cm., sig. B4 16 --Act III.2: platform elevation, 22x26 cm., sig. B4 17 --Property details, 28.5x19 cm., sig. 14-9-2 2 2 technical drawings 8 5 Production notes, 15 p. 8 5 17 photographs of sets and set drawings See also Vienna, 1908, 1909-11 La Gioconda, February 6, 1914 Opera by Amilcare Ponchielli, libretto by Tobia Gorrio, after the play by Victor Hugo Angélo, tyran de Padoue, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Emmy Destinn as La Gioconda, Florencio Constantino as Enzo, Marguerite D'Alvarez as Laura and Mario Ancona as Barnaba. 8 6 Production notes, 6 p. B4 18 Ground plan L'Amore dei Tre Re, February 9, 1914 (New) Opera in three acts by Italo Montemezzi, adapted from poem by Sem Benelli, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana as Avito, Lucrezia Bori as Fiora and Pasquale Amato as Manfredo. 8 7 Libretto 8 7 3 photographs of Met production 8 7 1 page from Met program B4 19 Ground plan 8 7 Ground plan and elevation 8 7 1 cast list 8 7 10 photographs of costumes, sets and set drawings Manon, March 18, 1914 Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Henri Meilhac & Philippe Gille, after the novel by Antoine-Francois Prevost, L'histoire du chevalier de Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, conducted by Edouard Tournon with Jenny Dufau as Manon, Lucien Muratore as Des Grieux and Alban Grand as De Brétigny. 8 8 3 p. from Met program 8 8 5 photographs of set See also Metropolitan Opera December 22, 1928 Otello, Paris Tour, May 5, 1914 (New) Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, based on the play by William Shakespeare, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana as Otello, Vanni Marcoux as Iago and Nellie Melba as Desdemona. 8 9 Libretto 8 9 Playbook 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil: 8 9 --Iago B4 20 --Act II: Garden 8 9 --Act III: Castle interior, sig. 8 9 --Act III: Castle detail 8 9 Article on Verdi, 1 p. 8 9 3 technical drawings 14-9-1 A.8 7 ground plans 8 9 Production notes, 6 p. 8 9 15 photographs of sets and set drawings Parsifal, Paris Tour, June 3, 1914 (New) Opera by Richard Wagner, conducted by Felix Weingartner with Johannes Sembach as Parsifal, Margarete Matzenauer as Kundry and August Kiess as Klingsor. 8 10 2 librettos in German, pamphlets 8 10 1 libretto in German, hardback 8 10 Clipping of scenes 9 1 4 German post cards 9 1 Act I.1: Spring, painted photograph 9 1 Sketch, Klingsor tower 9 1 Drawing, watercolor and pencil:

--Klingsor tower detail 9 1 6 photographs of set drawings 9 1 1 newspaper article, German See also Metropolitan Opera, February 19, 1920 Francesca Da Rimini, 1914 9 2 Swedish transportation schedule 9 2 Libretto 9 2 3 sketches B4 21 4 ground plans 9 2 10 photographs of set drawings and costumes Louse Edvina, Musical America, 1/29/16 B4 21 La Muette de Portici, (Dumb Girl of Portici) November 23, 1915 (New) Opera by Daniel Auber, libretto by Eugene Scribe, conducted by Agide Jacchia with Anna Pavlowa as Fenella, Giovanni Zenatello as Masaniello and Giori Michailoff as Alfonso. 9 3 Notes and sketches, 6 p. 3 drawings, watercolor : 9 3 --Act IV: fountain, stone lion 9 3 --Act V: interior 9 3 5 technical drawings B4 22 Ground plan, Act I Undated Articles 9 4 Les Arts Décoratifs au Théâtre, 5 p. Boston Office 9 5 2 photographs of studio office Don Pasquale, Donizetti Performed in the 1909-10, 1910-11 seasons 9 6 1 clipping of set design 9 6 1 libretto 9 6 3 production notes 9 6 1 photograph of set Elijah, Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn 9 7 Drawing, Rocky landscape, sig. Erste Walpurgisnacht, Die, Mendelssohn 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. : 9 8 --Costume, 20 furies, 20x17 cm. 9 8 --Costume, druids, detail 13, 20x16 cm. 9 8 Notes and sketches, 17 p. 9 8 11 photographs of sets & costumes Habañera, Raoul La Parra Performed in the 1909-1910, 1911-12 season 9 9 Libretto Hippodamia, Andre Campra 9 10 Set notes, 6 p. 9 10 Notes and sketches, 15 p. B4 23 Plan Lakmé, Léo Delibes Performed in the 1909-10 season 9 11 Production notes, 4 p. 9 11 4 photographs of sets Librettos 9 12 --Ballo in Maschera 30 1 141 photographs (cont.) 9 12 --Boris Godunov 9 12 --Conchita 9 12 --Forza del Destino overture 9 12 --Nozze de Figaro 9 12 --Orfeo ed Euridice libretto, piano score 9 12 --Siegfried, 2 librettos Loeffler's Opera, Charles Martin Loeffler 9 13 Notes, German, 7 p. Mignon, Abroise Thomas Performed in the 1911-12 season. 9 14 Libretto 9 14 Production notes, 3 p. Parisina, Pietro Mascagni 9 15 Newspaper clipping, 1913 Pipe of Desire, Frank S. Converse 9 16 Libretto 9 16 Script, Italian, 15 p. 9 16 Line Drops, 1 p. 9 16 2 photographs of scenes Sacrifice, Frank S. Converse Performed in the 1910-11 season 9 17 Production notes, 3 p. B8 11 --Green curtain, 26x31 (14x20) cm. 9 17 3 photographs of sets III.. NEW YORK This series is arranged chronologically within five subseries: Theater, Ziegfeld, Met, Film, and Architecture and Design. The series are preceded by a listing of general files in which photograph scrapbooks, clippings scrapbooks and Square Yard Books are followed by undated and unidentified files. The clippings scrapbooks are the major source for Urban's New York career and document some projects and activities not found in the archive. The square yard books contain drawings and measurements of set pieces for opera, theater and film sets. There is very little documentation in the form of letters, contracts, and financial accounts. Numerous photographs of sets and set models are to be found but production photographs are rare. 3.1: General Files A2-A6 4 Photo scrapbooks, 1912-1933 Clipping Scrapbooks 1914-1933 Mcrofilm [6/2034-2036, 98/10117-10119] 10 1-4 5 Square Yard Books, 1922-1925 10 5 Inventory of pounces, 1933 3.2: Undated Studio-Yonkers : 10 6 7 photographs of Yonkers studio 10 6 2 drawings of proposed studio 10 7 Reference Unidentified drawings : 10 8 45 drawings and photographs 10 9 26 sketches and notes 11 1 16 photographs 3.3: Theater, 1914-1933 This subseries records the productions that Urban designed for producers other than Florenz Ziegfeld. It contains reference material, scripts, watercolor drawings, technical drawings, photographs and programs, and is arranged chronologically. Each production is listed by title, followed by the opening date and production information. The production information is from

Bordman, Gerald M. American Theatre, New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Leiter, Samuel. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989

Mantle, Burns, ed. The Best Plays Series. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. 11 2 Articles on set design, 1934, 1966 11 3 Trees & borders 11 4 Undated scripts Twelfth Night, November 23, 1914 : Play by William Shakespeare, revived by Liebler and Co. (George C. Tyler) at the Liberty Theater with Eben Plympton, Walter Creighton, Henry E. Dixey, Edith Campbell Walker, Jessie Busley and Phyllis Neilson-Terry. 8 performances. 11 5 Play 11 5 Production notes, 11 p. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : 11 5 --I. Orsino's Palace, 19x29 (16x27) cm. B5 4 --I.5: before Olivia's House, 19x29 (16x27) cm. 11 5 --II.2: Olivia's Garden, 19x29 (16x27) cm. 11 5 --III.2: Malvolio's Prison, 19x29 (16x27) cm. 11 5 6 set sketches C2 7 2 plans for portal 11 5 9 plans 11 5 9 photos of set drawings Garden of Paradise, November 28, 1914 : Play in nine scenes by Edward Sheldon based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, directed by O. P. Heggie, produced by Liebler and Co. (George C. Tyler) at the Park Theater. 17 performances. 11 6 & 7 Script, part 1 & 2 11 8 Booklet, set notes in German 11 8 German article on sea dragon 11 8 Lefler print for Der Graf von Cilli 11 8 2 reference photos 11 8 Costume sketch, pencil 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 11 8 --costume drawings, Act I,II, 16x20 cm. 11 8 --costume drawing, Act III, 16x10 cm. 11 8 --props-chests, 16x24 cm. 11 8 --Act I: Under the Sea, 13x22 cm. 11 8 --Act I: Under the Sea, 20x30 cm. B5 5 --Under the Sea, Octopus, 25x30 cm. B5 6 --Glade Scene, 23x36 (21x33) cm., sig. 11 8 Set sketch, pencil D2 5 9 technical drawings 11 9 71 photographs of sets & costumes Behold Thy Wife,1915 : The show opened and closed in Washington DC 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B5 7 --Act III: Library, 23x36 cm., sig. 11 10 5 technical drawings D2 6 3 technical drawings 11 10 6 photographs of set drawings Set model Yesterday or Tomorrow, October 8, 1915 : Fashion extravaganza in 4 acts, written by Pierre de Lanux, directed by Julian Mitchell, sponsored by the International Fashion Show Association and the New York Globe at Carnegie Hall to aid the Actors' Fund of America. 12 1 Script, 18 p. 2 costume renderings, watercolor and pencil : 12 1 --Marguerite costume design D2 7 --Costume sketch, male 12 1 4 plans D2 7 4 technical drawings 12 1 1 photograph of proscenium idea 12 1 Program Around the Map (Here Comes Tootsie), November 1, 1915 : Musical revue in 3 acts, book and lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan, music by Herman Finck, musical numbers staged by Julian Mitchell, directed by Herbert Gresham, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam Theater with Hazel Cox, Else Adler, William Norris and Robert Pitkin. 104 performances. 12 2 Set notes in German and English 1 drawing-watercolor, sig. 12 2 ---Act III.2: Sitting Room, 22x33 cm. 12 2 3 technical drawings D2 8 2 technical drawings 12 2 22 photographs of set drawings 12 2 Program, Dec. 6, 1915 Pavlowa Ballet, 1915-1917 : Urban designed sets for Giselle, Orpheo, and "Snowflakes" from Act I of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: 12 3 --Preliminary sketch for Orpheo 12 3 4 letters/telegrams from V. Dandré, 5 p. D2 9 1 ground plan 12 3 6 photographs of set drawings Macbeth, February 7, 1916 : Tragedy by William Shakespeare, directed by James K. Hackett at the Criterion Theater with Mr. Hackett as Macbeth and Viola Allen as Lady Macbeth. 40 performances. 12 4 Set analysis, 3 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B5 8 --Outside the castle, 24x36 (20x32) cm. B5 9 --Battlements, 24x36 (20x32) cm., sig. 12 4 7 technical drawings 14-9-2 4 25 technical drawings 12 4 27 photographs of set drawings Set model The Greatest Nation, February 28, 1916 : Play in 3 acts by Marion Creighton and William Elliott, directed by Cyril Scot, produced by William Elliott at the Booth theater. 16 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B5 10 --Bedroom, 24x33 (21x32) cm. 12 5 4 details and plans D2 10 7 technical drawings 12 5 6 photographs of set drawings Set model. Pom-Pom, February 28, 1916 : Comic opera in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Anne Caldwell, music by Hugo Felix, directed by George Marion, produced by Henry W. Savage at the Cohan Theater. 128 performances. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : 12 6 --Prison Court, 15x23 (12x20) cm. 12 6 --Green room, 12x20 cm. B5 11 --Elephant scene, 23x35 (20x30) cm. D2 11 1 plan Merry Wives of Windsor, March 20, 1916 : Comedy by William Shakespeare, produced by James K. Hackett at the Criterion Theater for the Shakespeare tercentenary, directed by Richard Ordynski with Thomas A.Wise, Orrin Johnson, Viola Allen and Henrietta Crosman. 12 7 Opera libretto with notes, German ------ Zigeunerbaron (Gypsy Baron), 1910 : By Johan Strauss conducted at the Hofoper by Felix Weingartner. 3 9 5 set drawings 8 5 --Act I: Church , 19x26 cm. Der Junge Medardus, 1910 : 3 10 4 set sketches Mair House, Dr. Bartl, 1910 : Dr. Mair was the local doctor for Scheiblingkirchen in lower Austria. 3 11 Ground plan and rear elevation 3 11 4 ground plans 3 11 3 photographs of house Eisenstein House, Viktor, 1910 : Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 6. Eisenstein was the Vienna representative for the New York Life Insurance Company. 3 12 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. : B2 1 --Front elevation and ground plan, 29x24 (23x15) cm. B2 1 --ground plan w/ landscaping, 29x24 (24x17) cm. Benvenuto Cellini, 1911, Hofoper : 3 13 3 detail drawings Götterdämmerung, 1911, Mannheim Nationaltheater : 3 14 5 Roller set & costumes designs 3 14 12 set drawings B2 2 2 set drawings Lanval, 1911 : Play by Eduard Stucken, Burgtheater 1 drawing, watercolor: 3 15 --bedroom w/ ground plan 3 15 Set drawing of bedroom ----- 12 7 Playbook, English 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 12 7 --Street Scene, 11x21 cm. 12 7 --Street Scene, 15x23 (10x18) cm. D2 12 5 technical drawings 12 7 16 photographs of set drawings Set model Caliban of the Yellow Sands, May 24, 1916 : Masque based on works of Shakespeare by Percy MacKaye, produced by Joseph Urban and Richard Ordynski, inner settings designed by Robert Edmond Jones, with John Drew and Margaret Wycherly at the Lewisohn Stadium of City College of New York. 12 8 Letter from Percy MacKaye, March 6, 1916 12 8 Masque Structure, ts., 2 p. 12 8 Article, Caliban-1916, ts., 2 p. B5 12 Tower detail for stage in pencil, 25x38 cm. B5 13 Sight lines, 25x38 cm. 6 drawings, watercolor, sig. : D3 1 --ground plan, 42x37 (36x40) cm D3 2 --tower detail, 50x38 (41x28) cm 14-10-2 2 --stage, 38x76 (34x76) cm. 14-10-2 4 --ground plan, 82x59 (74x58) cm B5 14 --Worship god Osiris, 22x36 (18x30) cm. C2 8 --Setebos, 35x43 cm. 12 8 5 watercolor drawings of interval sets 12 8 2 programs 12.9-13 1 72 photographs 13 1 1 photo scrapbook Flora Bella, September 11, 1916 : Operetta in 3 acts, book by Felix Doermann, revised and adapted by Cosmo Hamilton, music by Charles Cuvillier and Milton Schwarzwald, produced by John Cort, dances by Carl Randall, directed by Richard Ordynski at the Casino Theater. Moved to the 44th Street Theater on November 27, 1916. 112 performances. 13 2 2 photographs of set drawings Miss Springtime, September 25, 1916. : Musical comedy in 3 acts, book by Guy Bolton, music by Emmerich Kalman, ensembles by Julian Mitchell, directed by Herbert Gresham, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam Theater. 224 performances. Drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B5 15 --Act I: outside Post Office, 37x45 (18x27) cm. D3 3 3 technical drawings 13 3 10 photographs of set drawings and sets Othello, 1916 : 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : 13 4 --Act II: Dining Hall, 18x25 (14x22) cm. 13 4 --Act V: Entrance to garden, 18x25 (14x22) cm. 13 4 --Act V: Desdemona's room, 18x25 (14x22) cm. 13 4 Script with tip-in letter from James K. Hackett Interstate Opera Company, 1916 : Urban was contracted to do 8 sets for this company which was made up of interests from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Cincinnati, joined together as a corporation to bring opera to the interior. The corporation collapsed after the United States entry into the First World War. 13 5 Pagliacci 2 ground plans D3 4 2 ground plans Lakmé : 13 5 Drawing, II: Opening, market group, Detail 14 D3 5 3 ground plans Tristan Und Isolde : 13 5 Set notes, 5 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B6 1 --Act I: Boat, preliminary sketch, 20x26 (15x23) cm. B6 2 --Act I: boat, 1917, 24x33 (21x31) cm. B6 3 --Act II: King Mark's Castle, 20x26 (15x23) cm. 1 photograph, retouched with watercolor, sig. : 13 5 --Act III: Tristan's Courtyard, 16x24 (10x17) cm. 13 5 3 ground plans 13 5 5 photographs of set drawings 13 5 Clipping Studio Accounts, 1916-1919, 38 p. : 13 6 Nju, March 22, 1917 : Written by Ossip Dymow, translated by Rosallind Ivin, produced by Joseph Urban and Richard Ordynski at the Bandbox Theater with Ann Andrews, Henry Stanford and Thomas Mitchell. 44 performances. 13 Clippings, 2 p. 13 7 Script in German 13 7 Script notes, 4 p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B31 1 --bedroom, dining room, 23x37 (18x24) cm. B31 2 --2 rooms, 30x24 (25x18) cm., sig. 13 7 Invitation Detail 7 13 7 3 invitations 13 7 Billing and Accounts, 35 p. 13 7 4 photographs of production Riviera Girl, September 24, 1917 : Musical comedy in 3 acts, music by Emmerich Kalman based on his Czardasfürstin, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, with songs by Jerome Kern, produced by Klaw and Erlanger at the New Amsterdam with Louis Cassavant and Wilda Bennett. 78 performances. D3 6 6 ground plans 13 8 5 photographs of set drawings Jack O'Lantern, October 16, 1917 : Musical extravaganza in 2 acts by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside, music by Ivan Caryll, directed by R. H. Burnside, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe Theater with Fred Stone. Included sets by Homer Ewens and Ernest Albert. 265 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B31 3 --Clown curtain, 26x28 (20x23) cm. 14-9-2 5 6 technical drawings 13 9 7 photographs of set drawings Glorianna, October 28, 1918 : Play with music in 3 acts, book and lyrics by Catherine Chisholm Cushing, music by Rudolf Friml, directed by Clifford Brooke, produced by John Cort at the Liberty Theater. 96 performances. 13 10 1 script 13 10 2 photographs of sets The Invisible Foe, December 30, 1918. : Play in 3 acts by Walter Hackett, produced and directed by Thomas Dixon at the Harris Theater with Daisy Vivian and Frank Andrews. 112 performances. C2 9 1 ground plan 13 11 2 photographs of set drawing London Revue, 1918-1920 : Albert DeCourville commissioned Urban to make sets for a Follies-style revue in London. 13 12 1 agreement and 3 letters regarding set drawings Belle Hélène,1919, unrealized : Operetta in 3 acts, music by Jacques Offenbach, director-Richard Ordynski 13 13 Libretto 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B6 4 --Act I: Temple, not used, 25x36 cm. B6 5 --Act II: Boudoir, not used, 24x34 cm. B6 6 --Act III: Nauplia, 31x40 cm. 13 13 5 photographs of set drawings Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit symphony, 1919 : 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil, sig. : D3 7 --Symphony concert set (dated 1925), 43x50 (30x41) cm. 13 14 2 photographs of set drawing dated 1919 Hitchy Koo, October 6, 1919. : A revue in 2 parts, book by George V. Hobart, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, produced by Raymond Hitchcock at the Liberty Theater with Raymond Hitchcock, Florence O'Denishawn and Princess White Deer. 13 15 4 photographs of sets Apple Blossoms, (Marriage Knot), October 7, 1919. : Operetta in prologue and 2 acts, music by Fritz Kreisler and Victor Jacobi, book and lyrics by William Le Baron, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe with Adele and Fred Astaire in supporting roles. 236 performances. 14 1 5 letters, 1919 5 drawings-Watercolor : C3 1 --Act I: School Garden (28x48) cm. B6 7 --Act I: School Garden, not used (25x27) cm., sig. C3 2 --Act II: Parlor (27x44) cm. C3 3 --Act III: Ballroom (28x47) cm. B6 8 --Act III: Ballroom, not used (25x28) cm., sig. 14 1 Sketches and notes, 14 p. 14 1 2 photographs of set drawings 14-9-2 6 4 technical drawings Set model A Young Man's Fancy, October 15, 1919 : A comedy in 3 acts by John T. McIntyre, produced by George C. Tyler at The Playhouse with Philip Merivale and Jeanne Eagels. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B6 9 --Window Garden, 25x35 (18x28) cm. B6 10 --Shop Window, 25x35 (18x28) cm. B6 11 --Dining Room, 21x32 (16x28) cm. B6 12 --NY Street Scene at Night, 25x35 (18x28) cm. A1 15 Working photograph 14 2 Sketches, 2 p. D3 8 8 technical drawings 14 2 7 photographs of set drawings Rose of China, November 25, 1919 : Musical comedy by Guy Bolton, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse, music by Armand Vecsey, produced by F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest at the Lyric Theater with Oscar Shaw, Jane Richardson and Edna May Oliver. 6 weeks. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B6 13 --I: garden, 30x41 (23x36) cm. B6 14 --II: bungalow, 24x36 (21x34) cm. 14 3 11 notes and sketches 14-9-2 7 2 ground plans 14 3 2 photographs of set drawings Smilin' Through, December 30, 1919 : Play in prolog and 3 acts by Allan Langdon Martin, directed by Priestly Morrison, produced by the Selwyns at the Broadhurst Theater with Jane Cowl, Henry Stephenson and Orme Caldara. 14 4 2 scripts 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B7 1 --Garden gate, 25x37 (19x27) cm. 14-9-2 8 6 technical drawings 14 4 4 photographs of set drawings Singer Midgets, 1920-1923 : 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 14 5 --Chapel of Wedding Bells, 23x19 (16x15) cm., sig. 14 5 --Chapel, 23x18.5 (16x15) cm. 14 5 --Gingerbread House, 15x26 (14x26) cm., sig. 14 5 --Ice Cream Pavilion, 19x23 (11x18) cm., sig. 14 5 --Post Office, signed, 19x23 (14x14) cm., sig. 14 5 1 photograph of Village set Merry Widow, September 5, 1921 : Operetta in 3 acts, music by Franz Lehar, lyrics by Adrian Ross, produced by Henry W. Savage, directed by George Marion at the Knickerbocker Theater with Lydia Lipkowska, Reginald Pasch and Jefferson De Angelis. 56 performances.

Urban designed the sets but asked to have his name removed from the production due to a disagreement with Savage over the design of the 3rd act. 14 6 Script 14 6 3 ground plans 14-9-1 A10 5 technical drawings 14 6 Notes on Savage/Urban disagreement, 4 p. 14 6 3 photographs of set drawings The Love Letter, October 4, 1921 : Musical comedy in 3 acts adapted from The Phantom Rival by Ferenc Molnar, book and lyrics by William Le Baron, music by Victor Jacobi, directed by Edward Royce, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Globe Theater with John Charles Thomas, and Fred and Adele Astaire. 31 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: B31 4 --dream scene, 26x13 (16x25) cm 14 7 Sketches and notes, 11 p. 14-9-2 9 9 technical drawings 14 7 1 program Blaue Mazur, 1921 : Urban had agreed to design the Lehar operetta for Henry W. Savage. The project was canceled after Urban and Savage had a disagreement regarding the sets for The Merry Widow. 14 8 Director's playbook Yankee Princess, October 2, 1922 : Musical comedy adapted from the Viennese operetta Die Bajadere by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald, with book by William Le Baron, lyrics by B. G. De Sylva, music by Emmerich Kalman, choreographed by Julian Mitchell, directed by Fred G. Latham, produced by A. L. Erlanger at the Knickerbocker Theater with Vivienne Segal and Thorpe Bates. 80 performances. 3 set renderings, watercolor and pencil : 14 9 --Act I: Theater Lobby, 21x31 (16x25) cm. 14 9 --Act II: Princess Room, 20x30 (16x25) cm. 14 9 --Act III: Club room, 21x31 (16x25) cm. 14-9-2 10 4 technical drawings Dream Girl, August 20, 1924 : The premiere of this musical, produced by Lee and J. J. Shubert at the Ambassador Theater and starring Fay Bainter was designed by Watson Barratt. 14 10 Script notes Orpheum Circuit, 1925 : D3 9 3 blueprints 14 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B7 2 --Garden, 26x32 (15x23) cm. B7 3 --Mountain panorama, 25x33 (13x21) cm. B7 4 --Pavilion, 25x33 (13x21) cm. B7 5 --Club room, 25x32 (16x25) cm. B7 6 --Terrace, 26x36 (13x21) cm. B7 7 --Library, 23x35 (13x21) cm. B7 8 --White interior, 26x33 (13x21) cm. B7 9 --Drawing room drop, 26x31 (13x21) cm. B7 10 --Street Scene, 24x35 (18x29) cm. B7 11 --Oriental city, 25x33 (19x29) cm. B7 12 --Park drop, 26x31 (14x22) cm. B7 13 --Drawing room, 26x31 (13x21) cm. B7 14 --Portal, not used, 23x31 (16x27) cm. B7 15 --Conservatory, 26x31 (13x21) cm. 14 11 1 scaled drawing of eagle Mayflower Hotel Stage Setting, 1925 : 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 14 12 --Woman fg., street scene 14 12 --Champs Elysees, 21x26 (11x16) cm. 14 12 --stage setting, 22x25 cm 14 12 9 technical drawings 14-9-2 11 11 technical drawings 14-9-2 11 1 drawing of slouching panther 14 12 1 photograph of stage setting Human Nature (Gun Powder), September 24, 1925 : Comedy in 3 acts by J. C. and Elliott Nugent, produced by Gene Buck, directed by J. C. Nugent and Frederick Stanhope with Mary Duncan, Brandon Tynan, John Marston and Frank Conroy at the Liberty Theater. 4 performances 14 13 3 technical drawings 14 13 1 job order 14-9-2 12 7 technical drawings Set model Tale of the Wolf, October 7, 1925 : Comedy in 3 acts by Ferenc Molnar, produced by Charles Frohman Inc., directed by Frank Reicher at the Empire Theater with Phyllis Povah, Roland Young and Wallace Eddinger. 13 performances. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B8 1 --Act I: Cabaret interior, 26x31 (17x25) cm. B8 2 --Act II: Room, Kelemen House, 22x33 (17x11) cm. 14 14 9 sketches & notes 14-9-2 13 11 technical drawings Set model Antonia, October 20, 1925 : Written by Melchior Lengyel, adapted by Arthur Richman, directed by George Cukor, produced by Charles Frohman, Inc. with Marjorie Rambeau at the Empire Theater. 55 performances. 14-9-2 14 12 technical drawings 14 15 2 sketches of details 14 15 2 photographs of set drawings 14 15 Program Song of the Flame, December 30, 1925 : Romantic opera in prologue, two acts and epilogue, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Herbert Stothart and George Gershwin, costumes by Mark Mooring, choreographed by Jack Haskell, produced by Arthur Hammerstein, directed by Frank Reicher at the Forty-fourth Street Theater with Tessa Kosta as Aniuta and Guy Robertson as Volodya. 224 performances. 14-9-2 15 33 technical drawings 14 16 I.5: Elevation 14 16 2 programs Set model Duchess of Elba, 1925-1926 : Written by Rudolph Lothar. 3 watercolor drawings by Gretl Urban, sig.: 14 17 --Act I: Store scene, 19x29 (10x20) cm. 14 17 --Act II: Sitting Room, 18x29 (10x18) cm. 14 17 --Act III: Bedroom, 19x29 (12x25) cm. 14-9-2 16 6 technical drawings 14 17 2 set sketches 14 17 1 sketch of Napoleon 14 17 1 wallpaper sample Set model Wild Rose (Hawthorne of the USA), October 20, 1926 : Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Rudolf Friml, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, costumes by Mark Mooring, directed by William J. Wilson, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at the Martin Beck Theater with Joseph Santley, Desiree Ellinger and William Collier. 61 performances. 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B8 3 --ActI.1: Casino, not used, 27x33 (12x18) cm. B8 4 --Act I.2:Inn Front, 25x31 (12x19) cm. B8 5 --Act I.3: Tavern, 26x31 (12x18) cm. B8 6 --Act I.4: Garden Wall, 26x31 (13x18) cm. B8 7 --Act II.1:King's Dressing Room, 26x31 (12x20) cm. B8 8 --Act II.2: Castle yard, 26x31 (12x18) cm. B8 9 --Act II.3: Tower, 26x31 (12x18) cm. B8 10 --Act II.4: Border drop, 26x31 (13x18) cm., signed by Gretl 14 18 Sketches and notes, 6 p. 14-9-2 17 28 technical drawings 14 18 4 detail sketches of throne room 14 18 Letter from construction co. Set models Yours Truly (Lotus Flower), January 25, 1927 : Musical play in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Clyde North and Anne Caldwell, music by Raymond Hubbell, choreographed by Ralph Reader, produced by Gene Buck, directed by Paul Dickey at the Shubert Theater with Leon Errol, Marion Harris, Ina Williams and Irene Dunne. 129 performances. Restaged at the Century Theater for 16 performances March 12, 1928. 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B8 12 --I: Mission Square, 26x31 (15x19) cm. B9 2 --II.1: Garden, 25x31 (14x22) cm. B8 13 --II.3 Mission interior, 26x31 (13x19) cm. B9 1 --II.5: Cabaret, 24x28 (13x19) cm. 14 19 2 set sketches 14-9-3 1 18 technical drawings 14 19 16 photographs of set drawings and set 14 19 Program Golden Dawn, November 30, 1927. : Musical drama in 2 acts by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, II, music by Emmerich Kalman and Herbert Stothart, choreographed by Dave Bennett, costumes by Mark Mooring, directed by Reginald Hammerstein, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at Hammerstein Theater with Louise Hunter, Robert Chisholm, Paul Gregory and Archie Leach (Cary Grant). 184 performances. 15 1 Sketches & notes, 12 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : A1 21 --Straw Curtain, 22x22 cm. B9 3 --Act I.4: Magic Tree, 26x32 (13x19) cm. B9 4 --Act II.4: Mission, Finale A, 26x31 (13x20) cm. 14-9-3 2 & 3 31 technical drawings 15 1 9 photographs of set drawings Set model Big Parade, MGM, 1925 : Art direction by James Basevi and Cedric Gibbons. In 1928 plans were made to make a musical for which Urban was to design the set. 27 19 & 20 83 photographs of scenes and publicity stills Treasure Girl, November 8, 1928 : Musical comedy in 2 acts, book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, directed by Bertram Harrison, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, produced by Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley at the Alvin Theater with Gertrude Lawrence, Walter Catlett, Clifton Webb and Mary Hay. 68 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B9 5 --Curtain, 28x38 cm. 15 2 9 sketches & notes 14-9-3 4 19 technical drawings 15 2 9 photographs of sets Set model Polly, January 8, 1929 : Musical in 2 acts by Guy Bolton and George Middleton of the 1917 comedy Polly with a Past, music and lyrics by Herbert Stothart, Philip Charig and Irving Caesar, directed by John Harwood, choreographed by Jack Haskell, produced by Arthur Hammerstein at the Lyric Theater with June, Charles Esdale and Fred Allen. 15 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : 15 3 --Western Union Office 14-9-3 5 7 technical drawings Set model Sons O' Guns (Tin Hats), November 26, 1929 : Musical comedy by Fred Thompson and Jack Donahue, music and lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom, Benny Davis and J. Fred Coots, choreographed by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, costumes by Charles Le Maire, directed by Bobby Connolly, produced by Connolly and Swanstrom at the Imperial Theater with Jack Donahue, William Frawley and Lily Damita. 295 performances 15 4 1 reference photo 15 4 20 sketches & notes 14-9-3 6 52 technical Drawings 15 4 19 photographs of sets Set model Ripples, February 11, 1930 : Musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire, music by Oscar Levant and Albert Sirmay, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Graham John, costumes by Charles LeMaire choreographed by William Holbrook, directed by William Anthony McGuire, produced by Charles Dillingham at the New Amsterdam with Fred Stone, Dorothy Stone, Paula Stone, Charles Collins, and Eddie Foy, Jr. 55 performances. 15 5 Scene IV set notes, 21 p. 14-9-3 7 44 technical drawings 15 5 4 detail drawings 15 5 4 photographs of sets Set models Flying High, March 3, 1930 : Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and John McGowan, music by DeSylva, Brown and Ray Henderson, costumes by Charles LeMaire, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, directed by Edward Clark Lilley, produced by George White at the Apollo Theater with Bert Lahr, Kate Smith, Grace Brinkley and Oscar Shaw. 357 performances. 15 6 1 set list 15 6 2 drawings-pencil 14-9-3 8 47 technical drawings 15 6 13 photographs of sets 15 6 1 program 15 6 3 exhibit notes Set models Princess Charming, October 13, 1930 : Romantic opera in 2 acts adapted by Jack Donahue from the original by Franz Martos, Arthur Wimperis and Laurie Wylie, music by Albert Sirmay and Arthur Swartz, lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom, choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Bobby Connolly, costumes by Charles LeMaire, directed by Edward Clark, produced by Bobby Connolly and Arthur Swanstrom at the Imperial Theater with Victor Moore, Evelyn Herbert, George Grossmith and Robert Halliday. 56 performances 14-9-3 9 31 technical drawings 15 7 2 detail drawings 15 7 7 photographs of set models 15 7 1 program Set models George White's Scandals, September 14, 1931 : Revue in 2 acts, sketches by George White, Lew Brown and Irving Caesar; music by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, costumes by Charles LeMaire, produced and directed by George White at the Apollo Theater with Edward Everett Marshall, Rudy Vallee, Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman, Alice Faye and Ethel Barrymore Colt. 202 performances. 15 8 Set notes, 6 p. 15 8 Watercolor drawing of clouds, 16x21 (9x13) cm. 15 8 11 technical drawings 14-9-3 10 & 11 68 technical drawings Set models The Good Fairy, November 24, 1931 : Comedy in 3 acts by Ferenc Molnar, English text by Jane Hinton, music by Alexander Haas, staged and produced by Gilbert Miller at the Henry Miller Theater with Helen Hayes, Paul McGrath and Walter Connolly. 151 performances. Revived with a different cast November 17, 1932 for 72 performances. 15 9 1 property plot, 4p. 14-9-3 12 1 rough set sketch 14-9-3 12 7 technical drawings 15 9 1 ad 15 9 1 program Set model Mad Hopes, May, 1932 : Pre-Broadway tryout of Romney Brent play produced by Curran and Belasco at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles with Billie Burke, Peg Entwhistle and Humphrey Bogart. 15 10 14-9-3 13 2 ground plans Music in the Air, November 8, 1932 : Musical comedy in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by Hammerstein and Kern, produced by Peggy Fears at the Alvin Theater with Al Shean, Walter Slezak and Katherine Carrington. 144 performances, return performance at the Forty Fourth Street Theater, 196 performances. 15 11 8 research photographs 15 11 13 sketches & notes 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil : B9 6 --Curtain, 25x33 (16x28) cm. B9 7 --1.4: Weber's Munich office, 25x33 (13x20) cm. B9 7A --Bedroom with table, 27x40 (14x20) B9 7B --II.4: dressing room, 29x39 (12x20) cm. 14-9-3 14 46 plans The Light, 1932-1933. : Ottis Lucas had written this pageant to be produced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. It was never produced but Urban won a prize for his set model at the 48th Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York. D3 10 2 technical drawings, 47x62 cm. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil : D3 10 --Rocks, 42x58 (42x58) cm. C3 4-7 --4 Rocks, 39x47 (24x32) cm. B9 8 & 9 --2 cyclorama, 31x42 (40x42) cm. 15 12 Script and letters See also Design: Chicago World's Fair, 1933 and Architectural League, 1933 Musician's Emergency Fund, February 14, 1933 : Urban designed the setting for a concert of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch in Madison Square Garden for the benefit of unemployed musicians in New York. 15 13 4 photographs Melody, February 14, 1933 : Operetta composed by Sigmund Romberg, book by Edward Childs Carpenter, lyrics by Irving Caesar, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, costumes by Charles LeMaire, produced and directed by George White at the Casino Theater with Jeanne Aubert and Everett Marshall, Walter Woolf, Evelyn Herbert and Hal Skelly. 80 performances. 15 14 Set sketches, 3 p. 3.4: Ziegfeld Productions, 1915-1932 This subseries documents Joseph Urban's designs for the producer Florenz Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld never staged a show since their collaboration began in 1915 without some input from Joseph Urban. He designed all the subsequent Ziegfeld Follies and the Ziegfeld Frolics as well as the hit book shows such as Sally (1921), Show Boat (1927) and Whoopee (1928). The subseries contains drawings, research material, technical drawings, photographs of sets and some programs. There are comparatively few watercolor renderings probably because they were given away as gifts by Urban. The productions are arranged in chronological order listed by title, opening date and production information. Production information was pulled from the sources cited in the Theater subseries and from The Ziegfeld Touch cited in the biography. New Amsterdam Roof Garden, 1915, 1917, 1921 : B9 10 Midnight Frolic, August 23, 1915 1 Photograph of roof garden B9 11 Drawing, watercolor and pencil:

--Curtain, 24x36 (19x27) cm. Midnight Frolic, 1917 : 16 1 Program, 11/26/17 Nine O'clock Frolic, February 8, 1921 : [No material listed] Midnight Frolic, November 17, 1921 : 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B9 12 --Mountain Terrace, 26x32 (19x19) cm., sig. 16 1 --set piece for horse race, 21x15 (7x7) cm 16 1 19 sketches & notes 14-9-4 1 7 technical drawings 16 1 3 photographs of set drawings 14-9-4 1 Ad mockup Ziegfeld Follies, June 21, 1915 : Revue in 2 acts, lines and lyrics by Channing Pollock, Rennold Wolf and Gene Buck, music by Louis Hirsch and David Stamper, costumes by Lucile, choreographed by Julian Mitchell, staged by Mitchell and Leon Errol at the New Amsterdam Theater with Ed Wynn, Ann Pennington, Justine Johnstone, Kay Laurell, Olive Thomas, Mae Murray, W. C. Fields, Bert Williams, Bernard Granville, George White, Ina Claire, Lucille Cavanaugh and Leon Errol. 104 performances. 16 2 Notes and letters, San Francisco Expo, 8 p. 16 2 6 photographs, San Francisco Expo. 8 p. 14-9-4 2 2 photographs, San Francisco Expo 16 2 Research on submarines, 6 p. B9 13 3 technical drawings 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B9 14 --House entrance, not used, 24x35 (20x33) cm B9 15 --Flower curtain, 24x35 (20x33) cm. B10 1 --Zeppelin, 20x33 cm. B10 2 --Map for Frisco, 24x34 (20x32) cm. 16 2 8 technical drawings 16 2 24 photographs of set drawings Ziegfeld Follies, June 16, 1916 : Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by George V. Hobart and Gene Buck, music by Louis Hirsch, Jerome Kern and Dave Stamper, costumes by Lucile et al., staged and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Bernard Granville, Ina Claire, Justine Johnstone, Bert Williams, Allyn King, Marion Davies, Ann Pennington, Lilyan Tashman, W. C. Fields, Fannie Brice and Will Rogers. 112 performances. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B10 3 --Globe curtain, 22x31 (18x28) cm. B10 4 --Opening scene, 24x35 (21x32) cm. 16 3 1 ground plan, island D3 11 11 technical drawings 16 3 15 photographs of set drawings Century Girl, November 6, 1916 : Music by Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin, produced by Charles Dillingham at the Century Theater with Marie Dressler, Hazel Lewis, Hazel Dawn, Irving Fisher, Leon Errol, Elsie Janis, Gus Van, Joe Schenk, Vera Maxwell, Frank Tinney and Lilyan Tashman. 200 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B10 5 --Bubbles, 24x45 (19x30) cm. B10 6 --Grand Central Station, 23x28 (20.5x25) cm., sig. 14-9-4 3 6 technical drawings 16 4 20 photographs of set drawings Century Roof Garden, January 18, 1917 : The producers, Ziegfeld and Dillingham, named the roof garden the Cocoanut Grove and staged a Midnight Revue entitled Dance and Grow Thin, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and Blanche Merrill, staging by Leon Errol and Gertrude Hoffman, with Will Richie, Rita Boland, Hattie Burks, Leon Errol, Irving Fisher, Dolly Hackett, and Van and Schenck. 16 5 Silhouette, unused sketch 16 5 17 p. sketches and notes 14-9-4 4 14 technical drawings Ziegfeld Follies 1917, June 12, 1917 : Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Gene Buck and George V. Hobart, music by Raymond Hubbell, Dave Stamper and Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., staged and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Walter Catlett, Lilyan Tashman, W. C. Fields, Bert Williams, the Fairbanks Twins, Eddie Cantor, Fannie Brice, Will Rogers, Allyn King, Delores and Peggy Hopkins. 111 performances. 16 6 1 contract letter, 2/7/17 16 6 1 set list 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 16 6 --Modern Interior, 20x20 (14x14) cm. B10 7 --Eagle, 21x26 cm. D3 12 12 technical drawings 16 6 20 photographs of set drawings Miss 1917, November 5, 1917 : Revue in 2 acts, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, music by Victor Herbert, staged by Ned Wayburn, produced by Charles Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld at the Century Theater with Lew Fields, Andrew Tombs, Elizabeth Brice, Marion Davies, Charles King, Bessie McCoy Davis, Vivienne Segal, Vera Maxwell, Van & Schenk, Irene Castle, Bert Savoy, Joe Brennan, Lilyan Tashman, Dolores, George White and Ann Pennington and others. 48 performances. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B10 8 ---Garden of Eden, 24x29 (22x27) cm. B10 9 --Swan curtain, 22x22 (19x19) cm. 14-9-4 5 4 technical drawings 16 7 24 photographs of set drawings 16 7 1 program Ziegfeld Follies 1918, June 18, 1918 : Revue in two acts, lines and lyrics by Rennold Wolf and Gene Buck, music by Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper, interpolations by Irving Berlin and Victor Jacobi, costumes by Lucile et al., staged by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Frank Carter, Gus Minton, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, Allyn King, Dolores, Ann Pennington, Kay Laurell, the Fairbanks Twins, W. C. Fields, and Lillian Lorraine. 151 performances. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B10 10 --Miniature (spinet scene), 22x33 (13.5x24) cm. B10 11 --Totem pole, not used, 23x21 (16x18) cm. B10 12 --Trench, 23x33 (20x31) cm. D4 1 8 technical drawings 16 8 18 photographs of set drawings 16 8 Program, 7/29/18 and program pages By Pigeon Post, November 25, 1918 : Play in three acts by Austin Page at the Cohan Theater with Jerome Patrick, Frank Kemble Cooper, John Sainpolis, Phoebe Foster and Peggy O'Neil. 24 performances. 16 9 4 p. of program Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, June 16, 1919 : Written by Irving Berlin, Gene Buck, Rennold Wolf and Dave Stamper, ballet by Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., directed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Johnny and Ray Dooley, Eddie Dowling, Phil Dwyer, the Fairbanks Twins, Mary Hay, George LeMaire, Marilyn Miller, John Steele, Van and Schenck, Hazel Washburn and Bert Williams. 171 performances 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B11 1 --Twilight curtain, 23x33 (22x18) cm., sig. 16 10 18 p. sketches and notes D4 2 13 technical drawings 16 10 42 photographs of set drawings 16 10 Program, 2 p. Caesar's Wife, November 24, 1919 : Drama in 3 acts by W. Somerset Maugham, directed by B. Iden Payne, starring Billie Burke, Norman Trevor, and Ernest Glendenning at the Liberty Theater. 81 performances. 16 11 12 sketches and notes 16 11 2 photographs of set drawings 14-9-4 6 5 technical drawings 16 11 1 check stub showing payment for scenery Ziegfeld Follies of 1920, June 22, 1920 : Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney and Victor Herbert, costumes by Lucile et al., directed by Edward Royce at the New Amsterdam Theater with Ray Dooley, Fannie Brice, W. C. Fields, Charles Winninger, Bernard Granville, John Steel, Mary Eaton, Jack Donahue, Van and Schenck and Moran and Mack. 123 performances. 16 12 5 sketches and notes D4 3 22 technical drawings 16 12 2 photographs of set drawing 16 12 Program, 5 p. James Theater, Columbus, Ohio, 1920-1921 : 16 12 2 detail sketches 14-9-4 7 4 technical drawings Sally, December 21, 1920 : Musical comedy in three acts, book by Guy Bolton, lyrics by Clifford Grey, music by Jerome Kern and Victor Herbert, directed and choreographed by Edward Royce at the New Amsterdam Theater with Marilyn Miller, Leon Errol, Mary Hay, Walter Catlett, and Dolores. 570 performances. D4 4 5 technical drawings 17 1 2 sketches 17 1 1 photograph of curtain Ziegfeld Follies of 1921, June 21, 1921 : Lines and lyrics by Channing Pollock, Gene Buck, Willard Mack, Ralph Spence and Bud De Silva, music by Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml and Dave Stamper, costumes by James Reynolds, directed by Edward Royce at the Globe Theater with Raymond Hitchcock, Fannie Brice, Van and Schenk, Ray Dooley, Florence O'Denishawn, Charles O'Donnell, W. C. Fields, Mary Eaton and Mitti and Tillio. 119 performances. 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B11 2 --Venetian, 26x31 (18x21) cm., sig. B11 3 --Paris-Bridge over Seine, 26x28 (18x21) cm. B11 4 --Temple of Colors, 26x31 (20x23) cm., sig. B11 5 --Princess, Queen of the Night, 21x31 (10x22) cm., sig. B11 5A --Rose Bower, 25x31 (11x12) cm. D4 5 38 technical drawings 17 2 2 p. notes and plan 17 2 21 photographs of set drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1922, June 5, 1922 : Music by Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper, book and lyrics by Ring Lardner, Gene Buck and Ralph Spence, sets by Urban, James Reynolds and Herman Rosse, costumes by James Reynolds, Charles LeMaire, et al., directed and choreographed by Ned Wayburn at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Will Rogers, Michael Fokine, Gallagher and Shean, Lulu McConnell, Andrew Tombes, Evelyn Law, Gilda Gray, Mary Eaton and Jessie Reed. 541 performances. 17 3 4 sketches D4 6 6 technical drawings 17 3 Program, June 25, 1923 Rose Briar, December 25, 1922 : Comedy in 3 acts by Booth Tarkington with Billie Burke, Frank Conroy, Allan Dinehart, Julia Hoyt and Florence O'Denishawn at the Empire Theater. 89 performances. 17 14-9-4 8 4 technical drawings Ziegfeld Follies of 1923, October 20 : Musical revue in 2 acts, lyrics by Gene Buck, music by Victor Herbert, Rudolph Friml and Dave Stamper, costumes by Ben-Ali Haggin, Tappé, Alice O'Neill, Erté, and James Reynolds, et al., directed and choreographed by Ned Wayburn with Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Bert and Betty Wheeler, Lina Basquette, Ann Pennington, Paul Whiteman Orchestra and Dave Stamper at the New Amsterdam Theater. 333 performances 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B11 6 --Spanish exterior, 26x31 (18x26) cm. 17 5 American Review of Reviews, p. 405-6 17 5 Lyrics, 6 p. 17 5 Curtain samples 17 6 2 letters, Urban Studio 17 5 & 6 65 sketches & notes A1 16-20 13 technical drawings 14-9-4 9 & 10 47 technical drawings Set Models Kid Boots, December 31, 1923 : Musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, directed by Edward Royce at the Earl Carroll Theater with Eddie Cantor, Mary Eaton and Jobyna Howland. 479 performances. 17 7 3 sketches 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil : 17 7 --trees, 27x19 cm. 14-9-4 11 Ground plan Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, June 24, 1924 : Musical revue with lyrics by Gene Buck and Joseph J. McCarthy, music by Victor Herbert, Raymond Hubbell, Dave Stamper, Harry Tierney and Dr. Albert Szirmai, dialog by William Anthony McGuire and Will Rogers, costumes by James Reynolds, Charles LeMaire, et al., sets by Joseph Urban and Ludwig Kainer, staged by Julian Mitchell at the New Amsterdam Theater with Will Rogers, Vivienne Segal, Ann Pennington, Lina Basquette, Evelyn Law, Mae Daw and the Tiller Girls. c. 401 performances. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B11 7 --2 Entrance curtains, pheasants, 16x31 (18x16) cm. 17 8 5 sketches 14-9-4 12 21 technical drawings Annie Dear, November 4, 1924 : Musical comedy in 3 acts from the original Good Gracious, Annabelle (1916), book, music and lyrics by Clare Kummer, interpolations by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Tierney, staged by Edward Royce at the Times Square Theater, with Billie Burke, Marion Green and Ernest Truex. 103 performances. 17 9 Rough sketch of hotel scene, watercolor 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B11 8 --Curtain A, 26x31 cm. B11 9 --Curtain B, not used, 27x34 cm. B11 10 --Curtain, bouquet, not used, 26x31 cm. 17 9 --Hotel Lobby, rough drawing, 15x19 cm. B12 1 --Hotel lobby, 27x35 cm. B12 2 --Hotel lobby drop, 26x31 cm. B12 3 --Kitchen scene, 27x35 cm. B12 4 --Kitchen Garden, 27x35 cm. B12 5 --Park scene, garden, night, 26x31 cm. 17 9 Detail for Rainbow Garden and curtain 14-9-4 13 12 technical drawings Set model Louie the 14th, March 3, 1925 : Musical play from the German, adaptation and lyrics by Arthur Wimperis, music by Sigmund Romberg, sets in collaboration with Gretl Urban and Karl Koeck, directed by Edward Royce with Leon Errol, Ethel Shutta, Doris Patson, and Henry Fender at the Cosmopolitan Theater. 79 performances. 6 drawings-watercolor and pencil : B31 5 --Act I: Market place, 27x32 (14x23) cm. B12 6 --Road to Inn, not used, 27x31 (14x23) cm. B12 7 --Mountain Inn, sig. Karl Koeck, 24x31 (17x23) cm. B31 6 --Mountain Inn (not used), 27x32 (17x24) cm. 17 10 --Act II.1: Ballroom detail, 18x36 (14x33) cm. B12 8 --Act II.2: Garden Scene, sig. Gretl Urban, 27x32 (14x23) cm. 17 10 Sketches and notes, 11 p. B12 9 3 technical drawings 14-9-4 14 28 technical drawings Palm Beach Girl, January 14, 1926 : Opened as Ziegfeld's Palm Beach Nights, book by Gene Buck and Irving Caesar, music by Rudolph Friml, staged by Ned Wayburn at the Club de Montmartre in Palm Beach with Harry Fender, Mort Downey, Ray Dooley, Claire Luce, Polly Walker, and Paulette Goddard. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B12 10 --Curtain, 26x31 (13x19) cm. B12 11 --Snow Bound, not used, 27x34 (12x21) cm. 17 11 --Palm Beach Night, 13x19 (9x12) cm. 17 11 14 sketches and notes D4 7 20 technical drawings D4 7 Montmartre Theater proscenium drawing, 37x44 cm. 17 11 2 photographs of proscenium See also No Foolin' No Foolin', June 24, 1926 : Revue in two acts, a revised version of Ziegfeld's Palm Beach Girl, music by Rudolf Friml, written by Gene Buck, Irving Caesar, Ballard MacDonald, J. P. McEvoy and James Hanley, tableaux by Ben Ali Haggin, costumes by John Harkrider, sets by Urban and John Wenger, dances by John Boyle, staged by Walter Wilson and Ed Royce at the Globe Theater with James Barton, Ray Dooley, Polly Walker, Peggy Fears, Paulette Goddard, and Claire Luce. This was essentially the Follies for 1926 but went by several titles including Ziegfeld's American Revue due to a legal dispute with the Erlanger estate over the use of the name. 108 performances. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil: B13 1 --Portal & Opening, 32x26 cm. B13 2 --Curtain, 26x31 cm. B13 3 --Curtain, not used, 26x32 cm. B13 4 --Cabaret, 26x31 cm. B13 5 --Oriental, 25x31 cm. B13 6 --Skyscraper, 26x31 cm. B13 7 --Pink Gauze, 23x28 cm. See also Palm Beach Girl. Betsy, December 28, 1926. : Musical comedy in 2 acts, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Irving Caesar & David Freedman, choreographed by Sammy Lee, directed by William Anthony McGuire at the New Amsterdam Theater, with Belle Baker. 39 performances. 1 drawing, watercolor & pencil : B31 7 --Garden, 26x31 (18x20) cm. 14-9-4 15 3 technical drawings 17 13 2 detail rough sketches 17 13 1 photograph of set drawing Set model Rio Rita, February 2, 1927 : Musical comedy in two acts, book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy, choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Sammy Lee, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by John Harwood at the Ziegfeld Theatre with J. Harold Murray, Ethelind Terry, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and the Albertina Rasch Girls. 494 performances. 17 14 10 work sketches A7 A Sketch of ship deck 9 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B13 8 --Curtain B, not used, 26x32 (18x20) cm. B13 9 --Cactus curtain C, not used, 32x42 (23x33) cm. B13 10 --Curtain D, not used, 26x31 (19x20) cm. B14 1 --Spanish Shawl , 26x32 (19x19) cm. B14 2 --I.1: Inn A, 25x31 (18x20) cm. B14 3 --Cellar, 26x31 (17x17) cm. B14 4 --Patio, 32x34 (21x24) cm. B14 5 --Boat scene, 26x31 (18x21) cm. B14 6 --Colonial House, 26x31 (18x21) cm. 14-9-4 16 21 technical drawings 17 14 12 photographs of sets Set model Ziegfeld Follies of 1927, August 16, 1927 : Musical revue in 2 acts, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, sketches by Harold Atteridge and Eddie Cantor, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Sammy Lee and Albertina Rasch, produced by Abe Erlanger and Florenz Ziegfeld, directed by Ziegfeld and Zeke Colvan at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Andrew Tombes, Claire Luce, Ruth Etting and the Albertina Rasch Girls. 167 performances. C4 1 Castles in the clouds, watercolor, 34x43 cm. 17 15 13 notes and technical drawings 14-9-4 17 40 technical drawings 17 15 9 photographs of sets Set model Show Boat, December 27, 1927 : Musical adapted from Edna Ferber's novel, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Sammy Lee, directed by Zeke Cohan at the Ziegfeld Theatre with Charles Winninger, Edna May Oliver, Howard Marsh, Norma Terriss, Helen Morgan, Aunt Jemima (Tess Gardell) and Jules Bledsoe. 572 performances. D4 8 18 prints of Chicago World's Fair of 1893. 15 drawings, watercolor and pencil : C4 A --Curtain, 29x46 cm. B14 7 --Curtain, not used, 26x32 (18x27) cm. B14 8 --Curtain, 22x35 (15x24) cm. B14 9 --I.1,8: Levee B 26x32 (11x20) cm. B14 10 --I.2: Pantry A, 26x32 (11x20) cm. B15 1 ----I.2: Pantry B, 26x32 (12x19) cm. B15 2 --I.3: Outside cabaret, 26x32 (12x19) cm. B15 3 --I.4: Empty Stage, 26x32 (13x19) cm. B15 4 --I.5: Box Office, 26x32 (13x20) cm. B15 5 --I.7: Upper Deck, 26x32 (12x19) cm. B15 6 --II.2: Kitchen Pantry, 26x32 (14x19) cm. B15 7 --II.5,6: Music hall, 26x32 (12x21) cm. B15 8 --II.6: Music hall, 26x32 (12x19) cm. B15 9 --II.5,6: Cabaret C, 27x32 (13x19) cm. B15 10 --Doorway, 26x32 (14x20) cm. 17 16 2 detail drawings 17 16 15 photos of drawings & models 17 16 1 clipping, NY News 1966 Set Models See also Show Boat 1932 Rosalie, January 10, 1928 : Musical comedy in 2 acts, book by William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Seymour Felix, directed by McGuire and Florenz Ziegfeld at the New Amsterdam Theater with Frank Morgan, Marilyn Miller, Oliver McLennan, Jack Donahue, Gladys Glad and Helen Forbes. 335 performances. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B16 1 --Curtain, 18x18 cm. B16 2 --I.1: Palace A, 26x32 (17x23) cm. B16 3 --Palace B, not used, 32x34 (16x19) cm. B16 4 --Sleeping Quarters, 26x31 (13x19) cm. 17 17 16 sketches 14-9-5 1 30 technical drawings 17 17 8 photographs of sets and models 17 17 1 program Set models The Three Musketeers, March 13, 1928 : Musical version in 2 acts of novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by William Anthony McGuire, music by Rudolph Friml, lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Clifford Grey, choreographed by Albertina Rasch, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by McGuire and Richard Boleslavsky at the Lyric Theater with Vivienne Segal and Dennis King. 318 performances. 18 1 37 sketches & notes 14-9-5 2 34 technical drawings 18 1 2 cloth samples 18 1 8 photographs of sets & set models Set model Whoopee, December 4, 1928 : Musical comedy in 2 acts and 12 scenes by William Anthony McGuire, based on The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis, music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Gus Kahn, choreographed by Seymour Felix and Tamara Geva, costumes by John Harkrider, directed by McGuire at the New Amsterdam Theater with Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gladys Glad, Ethel Shutta, Jack Rutherford and Frances Upton. 379 performances. 18 2 First Act Lay-Out A7 1 Photograph from The Nervous Wreck 18 2 2 photographs from The Nervous Wreck 18 2 6 rough set sketches 14-9-5 3 22 technical drawings 18 2 17 photographs of set drawings 18 2 Program Set models Show Girl, July 2, 1929 : Musical comedy revue by William Anthony McGuire based on the novel by J. P. McEvoy, music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn, costumes by John Harkrider, choreographed by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, directed by Zeke Colvan at the Ziegfeld Theater with Ruby Keeler, Jimmie Durante, Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson, Eddie Foy, Jr. and Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. 111 performances. 18 3 Drawing of horse, classical style, 20x25 cm. 18 3 29 sketches & notes 14-9-5 4 & 5 81 technical drawings 18 3 6 photos of set drawings 18 3 1 clipping 18 3 1 program Set models Simple Simon, February 18, 1930 : Musical comedy by Ed Wynn and Guy Bolton, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, dances by Seymour Felix, directed by Zeke Colvan at the Ziegfeld Theatre with Ed Wynn, Ruth Etting and Harriet Hoctor. 101 performances. 18 4 10 detail drawings 14-9-5 6 47 technical drawings Smiles, November 18, 1930 : A musical comedy in 2 acts by William Anthony McGuire, music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Clifford Grey, Harold Adamson and Ring Lardner, choreographed by Ned Wayburn, directed by William Anthony McGuire at the Ziegfeld Theater with Paul Gregory, Fred and Adele Astaire, Larry Adler, Marilyn Miller, and Eddie Foy, Jr. 63 performances. 18 5 NY Times Magazine article 18 5 6 drawings of props 14-9-5 7 35 technical drawings 18 5 13 photographs of sets Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, July 1, 1931 : Music by Harry Revel, Ben Oakland, Dave Stamper, Dimitri Tiomkin, Noel Coward, Nora Bayes, Jimmy Monaco, Chick Endor, Walter Donaldson, and Jay Gorney, sketches by Gene Buck, Mark Hellinger, and J. P. Murray, lyrics by Gene Buck, Joseph McCarthy, Charles Farrell, Mack Gordon, J. P. Murray, Barry Trivers, E. Y. Harburg, Jack Norworth, and Noel Coward, costumes by John Harkrider, dances by Bobby Connolly and Albertina Rasch, directed by Edward C. Lilley at the Ziegfeld Theater with Buck and Bubbles, Ruth Etting, Gladys Glad, Grace Moore, Helen Morgan, Jack Pearl, Albertina Rasch Dancers, Albert Carroll, Hal Leroy, Mitzi Mayfair, and Harry Richman. 164 performances C4 2 Bridge, watercolor, 34x42 cm. 14-9-5 8 & 9 89 technical drawings 18 6 19 technical drawings Set models Hot-Cha! (Laid in Mexico), March 8, 1932 : Musical comedy in 2 acts by Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Mark Hellinger and H. S. Kraft, music by Brown and Henderson, staged by Edgar McGregor, dances by Bobby Connolly, directed by Edward Lilley at the Ziegfeld Theater with Bert Lahr, Lupe Velez, Marjorie White, and Buddy Rogers. 119 performances 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 18 7 --Train 18 7 --Mexican Square, 18.5x27 (17x25) cm. 18 7 15 technical drawings 14-9-5 10 & 11 59 technical drawings 18 7 3 photographs of Lahr and Velez Set models Show Boat, May 23 1932 : See Show Boat, December 27, 1927. Revival at the Casino Theater with Charles Winninger, Edna May Oliver, Dennis King, Norma Terriss, Helen Morgan, Tess Gardell (Aunt Jemima) and Paul Robeson. 36 performances 18 8 1 program 3.5: Metropolitan Opera, 1917-1933 Urban designed several operas a year for the Metropolitan Opera Company during the time when the financier philanthropist Otto Kahn was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Giulio Gatti-Cassazza was the manager. Urban's good friend and fellow Austrian Artur Bodanzky was a conductor, and major singers such as Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, Maria Jeritza, Giuseppe De Luca, Beniamino Giglio, Ezio Pinza and Fiodr Chaliapin performed on his sets. The productions are arranged in chronological order listed by title, opening date and production information. The last year the set was used is shown in parentheses. The files contain drawings, research material, technical drawings, photographs of sets and some programs. The production information is from the Metropolitan Opera Archives and Seltsam, William H. Metropolitan Opera Annals. New York: W. W. Wilson Co., 1947. Faust, November 17, 1917 (1951) : Opera in 4 acts and 6 scenes based on the dramatic poem by Goethe, music by Charles Gounod, book by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Pierre Monteux with Giovanni Martinelli as Faust, Geraldine Farrar as Marguerite and Leon Rothier as Mephistopheles. 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B16 5 --Study, 23x34 (20x31) cm. B16 6 --Kermesse, 23x33 (19x35) cm. 18 9 --Garden, 18x25 (13x21) cm. B16 7 --Church, 23x36 (19x31) cm. B16 8 --Walpurgisnacht, 22x36 (20x31) cm. 18 9 1 ground plan, quick sketch 18 9 20 photographs of set drawings. 18 9 2 programs, 1918 See also Vienna 1906-07, Boston Opera 1913 and Metropolitan Opera 1923 Saint Elizabeth (Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth), January 3, 1918 : First American performance of oratorio in a prologue and 4 tableaux, sung in English, music by Franz Liszt, book by Otto Roquette, translated by Constance Bache, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Florence Easton as St. Elizabeth, Clarence Whitehill as Ludwig and Margarete Matzenauer as Sophie. 19 1 1 libretto 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B16 9 --Prologue: Betrothal, 23x35 (19x31) cm. B16 10 --Ascension, 24x35 (19x31) cm. B16 11 --Woods, 24x35 (19x32) cm. 14-9-6 1 10 technical drawings 19 1 12 photographs of set drawings and models 19 1 2 programs, 1917 & 1918 Le Prophète, February 7, 1918 (1928) : Opera in 4 acts and 9 scenes, book by Eugene Scribe, music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Enrico Caruso as Jean of Leyden, Margarete Matzenauer as Fidès, Claudia Muzio as Bertha and Adamo Didur as Count Oberthal. 19 2 2 librettos 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 19 2 --I.1: suburb of Dordrecht, 16x21 (14x20) cm. 19 2 --I: City Wall in Winter, 15x25 cm. 19 2 --snow, Detail 9 B17 1 --I.2: John of Leyden's inn, 22x36 (19x32) cm. B17 2 --II.2: View of the City, 23x30 (17x21) cm., sig. 19 2 --Banquet, 19x27 (14x24) cm. 19 2 --Dungeon, 21x33 (19x31) cm. 14-9-6 2 14 technical drawings 19 2 9 photographs of costumes 19 2 18 photographs of sets 19 2 1 program, 1918-1919 Set model Oberon, December 18, 1918 (1921) : First Metropolitan Opera performance in English of opera in 3 acts and 9 tableaux, music by Carl Maria von Weber, book by J. R. Planché, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Richard Ordynski, revised and conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Rosa Ponselle as Rezia, Giovanni Martinelli as Huon and Paul Althouse as Oberon. A7 2 & 3 2 vocal scores, 1 inscribed by Bodanzky 19 3 Annotated playbook 19 3 15 sketches and notes 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B17 3 --Rezia's Sleeping Garden, 24x35 (20x30) cm. B17 4 --Storm, 24x34 (20x30) cm., sig. B17 5 --Charlemagne's Room, 23x33 (20x30) cm. 14-9-6 3 18 technical drawings 19 3 19 photographs of sets 19 3 3 programs, 1918-1920 Set model See also Vienna, 1909-11 La Juive (The Jewess), November 22, 1919 (1936) : Opera in 5 acts by Jacques Halévy, libretto by Eugene Scribe, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Rosa Ponselle as Rachel, Enrico Caruso as Eleazar and Leon Rothier as Cardinal Brogni. 19 4 2 librettos in German 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B17 6 --II.2: Passover, 22x33 (17x28) cm. B17 7 --III: Kaiser's garden, 24x35 (19x30) cm. B17 8 --IV: Cardinal's room, 24x36 (18x19) cm. B17 9 --V: Burning Scene, 24x35 (17x30) cm. 14-9-6 4 12 technical drawings 19 4 10 photographs of sets Set model Barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville), November 27, 1919 (1951) : Opera in 3 acts, music by Gioachino Rossini, book by Cesare Sterbini, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giuseppe DeLuca as Figaro, Mabel Garrison as Rosina, Charles Hackett as Almaviva, Jose Mardones as Don Basilio and Pompilio Malatesta as Dr. Bartolo. 19 5 1 libretto 3 Drawings, watercolor and pencil : B17 10 --Act I: Square in Seville, 21x35 cm. B17 11 --Act II & III: Drawing Room, not used, 22x33 cm. B17 12 --Act II & III: Drawing Room, 23x37 cm. 19 5 1 photograph of set drawing 19 5 3 programs, 1945 - 1948 See also Boston Opera 1913 Parsifal, February 19, 1920 (1955) : Opera in 3 acts and 6 scenes by Richard Wagner, English version by Henry Edward Krehbiel, costumes by Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Orville Harrold as Parsifal and Margarete Matzenauer as Kundry. 19 6 1 libretto B18 1 2 articles, German, 3 p. 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil : C4 3 --Curtain, Titurel's vision C4 4 --I.1: Holy Woods C4 5 --II.1: Klingsor's tower B18 2 --II.2: Klingsor's garden D D5 1 --II.2: Klingsor's garden, unused C5 1 --II.2: Klingsor's garden B B18 3 --II.2: Klingsor's garden B18 4 --II.2: Klingsor's garden G B31 8 --II.2: Klingsor's garden 19 6 2 slides from. Austrian National Library 14-9-6 5 13 technical drawings 19 6 17 photos of set drawings and set 19 6 1 article, 1954, 6 p. See also Boston, June 3, 1914. Eugene Onegin, March 24, 1920 (1921) : The first New York performance, sung in Italian, of lyric opera in 3 acts adapted from the poem by Alexander Pushkin, music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, directed by Richard Ordynski, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Giuseppe DeLuca as Onegin, Claudia Muzio as Tatiana and Giovanni Martinelli as Lenski. 19 7 Libretto 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : D5 2 --Act I: Larina's garden, 43x25 (20.5x37) cm. B18 5 --Act 1.3: garden B, 26x36 (16x26) cm. B18 6 --Act II: Larina's ballroom, 26x36 (17x26) cm. B18 7 --Act II.2: Duel, 25x35 (16x26) cm. 14-9-6 6 3 technical drawings 19 7 10 photographs of set drawings 19 7 Program, April 1, 1920 Tristan und Isolde, November 20, 1920 (1958) : Performed in English, by Richard Wagner, conducted by Artur Bodanzky, with Johannes Sembach as Tristan, Margarete Matzenauer as Isolde, and Clarence Whitehill as Kurvenal. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B18 8 --II: King Mark's Castle, 24x33 (20x30) cm. B18 9 --III: Tristan's Courtyard, 24x32 (20x30) cm. 19 8 Rough sketch 14-9-6 7 9 technical drawings 19 8 Photograph of set drawing 19 8 5 programs 1935-55 Set models See also Boston Opera 1912 and Interstate Opera, 1916 Don Carlos, December 23, 1920 (1923) : First Metropolitan performance of opera based on tragedy by Schiller, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Mery and Camille du Locle, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giovanni Martinelli as Don Carlos, Giuseppe DeLuca as Rodrigo, Adamo Didur as Phillip, and Rosa Ponselle as Elizabeth. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B18 10 --I: Wood scene, 23x31 cm. B18 11 --II: Church, 26x38 cm. B18 12 --III.1: Ballet scene, 26x38 cm. B18 13 --Grotto scene, 22x31 cm. B19 1 --III.2: City Square, 26x38 cm. B19 2 --IV.1: King's cabinet, Phillip's room, 23x31 cm. B19 3 --IV.2: Prison scene, 23x30 cm. 14-9-6 8 8 technical drawings 20 1 17 photographs of set drawings Set model, Convent exterior Lohengrin, February 2, 1921 (1950) : Opera in 3 acts and 4 scenes by Richard Wagner, performed in English, costumes by Joseph and Gretl Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Johannes Sembach as Lohengrin and Florence Easton as Elsa. 20 2 1 libretto, German 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 20 2 --Act I: River bank, 17x28 (13x23) cm., sig. 20 2 --Act II: Courtyard, 18x28 (13x23) cm., sig. 20 2 --2 of Act III.1: Bedroom 14-9-6 9 6 technical drawings 20 2 8 photographs of sets 20 2 5 programs, 1937-1950 Set models See also Vienna 1909-11 La Traviata, November 14, 1921 (1935) : Opera in 4 acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by F. M. Piave, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Amelita Galli-Curci as Violetta, Beniamino Gigli as Alfredo, and Giuseppe De Luca as Germont. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B19 4 --Flora's Palace, 25x32 (15x18) cm. 20 3 3 plans & sketches 14-9-6 10 5 technical drawings 20 3 7 photographs of set drawings 20 3 Program, 4/1/32 Set models See also Boston Opera, December 21, 1912 Ernani, December 8, 1921 (1929) : Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by F. M. Piave based on Hernani by Victor Hugo, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Giovanni Martinelli as Ernani, Giuseppe Danise as Don Carlos and Rosa Ponselle as Elvira. 20 4 2 librettos 7 drawings-watercolor and pencil, 16x26 (10x16) cm. : 20 4 --Act I.1: first idea, sig. 20 4 --Act I.1: Sea, stone bridge 20 4 --Act II: Elvira's Room, sig. 20 4 --Act III.1: Throne Room A, 20 4 --Act III.1: Throne Room B, sig. 20 4 --Act III.2: Tomb Scene A, sig. 20 4 --Act III.2: Tomb Scene B 14-9-6 11 9 technical drawings 20 4 6 photographs 20 4 1 program, 1922-1923 Salzburg Festival Playhouse Fund, 1921-1922 : Richard Strauss, while on a US tour in the fall of 1921, enlisted the aid of Mrs. Samuel(Minnie) Untermeyer to raise money for the Salzburg Festival. Strauss, with Max Reinhardt and Hugo von Hofmannstal, had formed the Salzburg Festspielhaus Committee whose purpose was to build a theater dedicated to Mozart in war-devastated Austria. 20 5 5 letters, 10 p. 20 5 1 flyer Le Roi d'Ys, January 5, 1922 : First New York performance of opera in 3 acts and 5 scenes, music by Edouard Lalo, book by Edouard Blau, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Albert Wolff with Beniamino Gigli as Mylio, Giuseppe Danise as Karnac, Leon Rothier as the King, Rosa Ponselle as Margared and Frances Alda as Rozenn. 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board : 20 6 --Act I & II, 26x16 (10x15) cm. 20 6 --Act II, 2:Grotto and set notes, 16x26 (10x14) 20 6 --Act III: Courtyard, Flood, 26x16 (10x15) cm. 20 6 --Act I: Castle, 15.5x26 (10x16) cm. 20 6 --Act II.1: Interior, 16x26 (10x16) cm 20 6 --Act II.2: Grotto, 16x26 (10x16) cm. 20 6 --III.1: Courtyard, 16x26 (10x16) cm. 20 6 --III.2: Flood, 16x26 (10x16) cm. 14-9-6 12 5 technical drawings 20 6 11 photographs of set drawings 20 6 2 programs, 1921-22 Cosi Fan Tutte, March 24, 1922 (1928) : First New York performance of the opera buffa in 2 acts, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, book by Lorenzo da Ponte, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Florence Easton as Fiordiligi, Frances Peralta as Dorabella, George Meader as Ferrando, Giuseppe DeLuca as Guglielmo, Adamo Didur as Don Alfonso and Lucrezia Bori as Despina. 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B19 5 --Act I.1: Inn, 36x43 (20x29) cm. B19 6 --Act I.2,4; II.2: Garden, 27x35 (19x26) cm. B19 7 --Act I.3: Green Room, 27x35 (19x26) cm. B19 8 --Act II.1: White Room, 27x35 (19x27) cm. B19 9 --Act II.3: Tapestry Room, 27x35 (19x27) cm. 14-9-6 13 5 technical drawings 20 7 Set list 20 7 6 photographs of set drawings 20 7 2 programs, 1921-22 Set model-Portal Madama Butterfly, November 24, 1922 : Tragic opera in 3 acts, music by Giacomo Puccini, lyrics by L. Illica & G. Giacosa from the book by John L. Long and play by David Belasco, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Florence Easton as Cio-Cio-San, Giovanni Martinelli as Pinkerton and Antonio Scotti as Sharpless. 21 1 1 libretto 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil : 21 1 --Act II, III: Cio-Cio-San's House, 21x30 (16x24) cm. 21 1 5 technical drawings, sketchesm. 14-9-6 14 4 technical drawings 21 1 8 programs, 1945-1953 1 set model-Act I, Border #1 See also Boston Opera November 29, 1912 Roméo et Juliette, November 25, 1922 (1947) : Opera in 5 acts and 7 scenes, music by Charles Gounod, book by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Juliette, Beniamino Gigli as Roméo, Giuseppe DeLuca as Mercutio and Leon Rothier as Friar Laurence. 21 2 1 libretto 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B19 10 --Prologue, 21x31 (15x24) cm. B19 11 --Ballroom, 21x31 (15x24) cm. B19 12 --Garden scene, not used, 21x31 (16x24) cm. B19 13 --Square, 21x31 (15x24) cm. B20 1 --Bedroom, 21x31 (15x24) cm. B20 2 --Tomb 21x31 (15x24) cm. 21 2 Ground plans, 1 p. 14-9-6 15 8 technical drawings 21 2 2 photographs of set drawing 21 2 2 programs, 1922-23, 1926-27 Set model Thaïs, December 14, 1922 (1939) : Opera by Jules Massenet, libretto by Louis Gallet, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Maria Jeritza as Thaïs, Orville Harrold as Nicias and Clarence Whitehill as Athanael. 21 3 3 sketches & notes 14-9-6 16 8 technical drawings Set model See also Boston Opera, December 7, 1912 Concert Sets, 1922, 1929: 21 4 Detail, measurements 14-9-6 17 6 technical drawings, 58x77 cm. L'Africaine, March 21, 1923 (1934) : Opera in four acts and 5 scenes, music by Giacomo Meyerbeer, book by Eugene Scribe, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Beniamino Gigli as Vasco Da Gama, Rosa Ponselle as Selika and Giuseppe Danise as Nelusko, Adamo Didur as Don Pedro and Leon Rothier as the Grand Inquisitor. 21 5 2 librettos 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil: 21 5 1 program L'Amico Fritz, November 15, 1923 (1924) : Comedy in 3 acts by Pietro Mascagni, conducted by Roberto Moranzoni with Lucrezia Bori as Suzel and Miguel Fleta as Fritz, and Giuseppe Danise as Rabbi David. 21 6 Libretto 4 Drawings, watercolor and pencil : B20 3 --Dining Room (not used), 26x44 (19x36) cm. B20 4 --Dining Room B, 28x36 (16x23) cm. B20 5 --Terrace A, 28x46 (36x19) cm. B20 6 --Terrace, used, 24x31 (15x23) cm. 14-9-7 2 4 ground plans Carmen, November 22, 1923 (1950) : Opera in 4 acts with music by Georges Bizet, lyrics by H. Meilhac & L. Halévy based on the novel by Prosper Merimée, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Florence Easton as Carmen and Giovanni Martinelli as Jose. 21 7 2 librettos 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B20 7 --Act I: Square in Seville, 23x30 (16x23) cm., sig. B20 8 --Act II: Tavern, 23x30 (16x23) cm. B20 9 --Act III: Smuggler scene, 23x30 (16x23) cm., sig. B20 10 --Act IV: Arma scene, 23x30 (12x20) cm. 14-9-7 3 4 technical drawings 21 7 5 photographs of set drawings 21 7 4 programs, 1937-1950 See also Boston Opera, January 15, 1913 Faust, November 30, 1923 (1951) : A new design for the prolog was added to the 1917 production. Conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Giovanni Martinelli as Faust, Lawrence Tibbett as Valentin, Fiodr Chaliapin as Mephistopheles and Frances Alda as Margarette. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : 21 8 --Study, 22x33 (14x23) cm. 14-9-7 4 1 ground plan 21 8 3 programs, 1942-50 See also Vienna 1906, Boston 1913 and Metropolitan Opera November 25, 1917 Fedora, December 8, 1923 (1926) : A lyric drama in 3 acts, music by Umberto Giordano, book by V. Sardou, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Gennaro Papi, with Maria Jeritza as Fedora, Giovanni Martinelli as Loris Ipanov and Antonio Scotti as De Siriex. 21 9 1 libretto 21 9 4 p. of script notes, von Wymetal 2 drawings-watercolor and pencil : 21. 9 --Drawing room, 22x30.5 (16x25) cm. 21 9 --Bed room, 22.5x31.5 (16x25) cm., sig. 21 9 1 set sketch 14-9-7 5 5 technical drawings Martha, December 14, 1923 (1929) : Opera by Friedrich von Flotow, conducted by Gennaro Papi with Frances Alda as Harriet, Kathleen Howard as Nancy, Beniamino Gigli as Lionel and Giuseppe DeLuca as Plunkett. 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil : B20 11 --I: Village square, 28x38 (15x22) cm. 21 10 --Kitchen scene, 22x29 (15x23) cm. 21 10 2 sketches 14-9-7 6 5 technical drawings See also Boston March 24, 1913. Freischütz, Der, March 22, 1924 (1929) : Opera in 3 acts, music by Carl Maria von Weber, libretto by Friedrich Kind, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Elizabeth Rethberg as Agathe, Curt Taucher as Max, Michael Bohnen as Caspar and Leon Rothier as the hermit. 21 11 1 libretto 21 11 4 p. of script notes 3 drawings-watercolor and pencil : 21 11 --II.1: Hunter's room, 22x31 (14x22) cm. C5 2 --II.2: Wolves Glen, 34x38 (30x34) cm. B21 1 --II.2: Wolves Glen B, 28x38 (23x34) cm. 21 11 1 sketch 14-9-.7 7 8 technical drawings 21 11 1 program, 1928-1929 Set model See Vienna undated Contes d'Hoffman, (Tales of Hoffman), November 13, 1924 (1946) : Comic opera in 4 acts, music by Jacques Offenbach, book by Jules Barbier, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Nina Morgana as Olympia, Lucrezia Bori as Giulietta and Antonia, Giuseppe DeLuca as Coppelius, Miguel Fleta as Hoffman and Lawrence Tibbett as Schlemil. 21 12 Libretto 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B21 2 --I: Prologue-Tavern, 27x35 (16x24) cm. B21 3 --II: a. Olympia-Physician's room, 27x34 (16x24) cm. B21 4 --II: b. Olympia-ballroom, 27x34 (16x24) cm. B21 5 --III: Giulietta, 27x34 (16x24) cm. B21 6 --IV: Antonia, 27x34 (16x24) cm. 21 12 1 p. set notes 21 12 3 detail drawings 14-9-7 8 8 technical drawings 21 12 7 photographs of set drawings See also Boston Opera, November 25, 1912 Falstaff, January 2, 1925 (1949) : Opera based on The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Antonio Scotti as Falstaff, Frances Alda as Anne, Lawrence Tibbett as Ford, Lucrezia Bori as Mistress Ford and Adamo Didur as Pistol. 21 13 Libretto 21 13 3 photographs of sets 21 13 2 p. script notes 21 13 1 set sketch and notes 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 21 13 --Portal detail B21 7 --Ford's room, 27x34.5 (16x24) cm. 14-9-7 9 5 technical drawings 21 13 2 photographs of set drawings Pelléas et Mélisande, March 21, 1925 (1949) : First Metropolitan performance of opera in 5 acts by Claude Debussy, adapted from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Clarence Whitehill as Golaud, Leon Rothier as Arkel, Lucrezia Bori as Mélisande and Edward Johnson as Pelléas. 22 1 2 librettos 22 1 1 set sketch B21 8 5 technical drawings 22 1 13 photos of set drawings Set model See also Boston January 10, 1912. Der Barbier von Bagdad (Barber of Bagdad), November 7, 1925 (1926) : Opera in 2 acts, book and music by Peter Cornelius, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with George Meader as Kadi Baba Mustapha and Elisabeth Rethberg as Margiana. 22 2 Libretto, German B21 9 Rough sketch, pencil 2 Drawings-watercolor and pencil, sig. : B21 9 --Act I: Room, Nueddin's House, 27x35 cm. B21 10 --Act II: Mustapha's women's room, 27x35 cm. 22 2 7 technical drawings 14-9-7 10 8 technical drawings 22 2 1 photograph of Act I set 22 2 1 program, 1925-1926 La Vestale, November 12, 1925 (1927) : First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts by Gaspare Spontini, book by De Jouy, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Rosa Ponselle as Giulia, Edward Johnson as Licinio, Giuseppe De Luca as Cinna and Margarete Matzenauer as the High Priestess. 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board : B21 11 --I: Forum, 26x33 (22x33) cm., sig. B22 1 --II: Vestal Temple, 21x45 (21x32) cm. B22 2 --III.1: Campus Sceleratus, 32x45 (23x33) cm., sig. 22 3 --III.1: Cemetary B22 3 --III.2: Arena, 32x45 (22x33), sig. 22 3 6 technical drawings 14-9-7 11 24 technical drawings 22 3 5 photos of set drawings 22 3 2 programs 1925-26 Set models Cena delle Beffe, January 2, 1926 (1927) : First Metropolitan performance of opera by Umberto Giordano based on the play The Jest by Sem Benelli, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Beniamino Gigli as Gianetto Malaspini, Frances Alda as Ginevra, Titta Ruffo as Neri and Adamo Didur as the Doctor. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig.: 22 4 --Act 1: Banquet Hall, 19x19 (10x15) cm. 22 4 --Act II, IV, bedroom, 19x19 (9x14) cm. 22 4 --Act III: Prison, 19x19 (19x15) cm. D5 3 4 technical drawings 22 4 6 sketches on tracing paper 22 4 4 photographs of set drawings La Vida Breve, March 6, 1926. : First American performance of opera by Manuel de Falla, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lucrezia Bori as Salud. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B22 4 --Act I.1: Gypsy, 27x34 (16x24) cm., sig. B22 5 --Act II.1: side of Manuel's house, 26x33 (17x24) cm. B22 6 --Act II.2: square, 27x34 (16x24) cm. D5 4 6 technical drawings 22 5 5 photographs of set drawings Don Quichotte (Don Quixote), April 3, 1926 (1927) : First Metropolitan performance of comic opera in 5 acts, music by Jules Massenet, book by Henri Cain, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Florence Easton as Dulcinea, Feodor Chaliapin as Don Quichotte and Giuseppe DeLuca as Sancho. 22 6 1 libretto 5 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B22 7 --I: open square, 27x35 (18x24) cm., sig. B22 8 --II: The Windmill Scene, 27x35 (18x24) cm., sig. B22 9 --III: Bandits Scene A, 27x35 (16x24) cm., sig. B22 10 --III: Bandits Scene, 28x38 (17x24) cm. B22 11 --V: Road in the Woods, 27x34 (16x24) cm., sig. 14-9-7 12 7 technical drawings 22 6 6 photographs of set drawings Turandot, November 16, 1926 (1930) : First American performance of lyric opera in 3 acts and 5 scenes, music by Giacomo Puccini, book by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, costumes by Gretl Urban and B. Brunelleschi, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Maria Jeritza as Princess Turandot, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Calaf, and Giuseppe DeLuca as Ping. 22 7 Director's notes, von Wymetal, 20 p. 22 7 3 postcards, costumes Austrian production 22 7 3 photostats of Buddha figures 22 7 7 sketches and plans 22 7 4 property detail drawings 14-9-7 13 17 technical drawings 22 7 12 photographs of set models 22 7 Program, 3/16/29 22 7 Article, NY Times Magazine, 11/14/26 Set models Fidelio, January 22, 1927 (1951) : Opera in 2 acts, music by Ludwig von Beethoven, libretto by J. Sonnleithner and F. Treitschke from the French by J. N. Bouilly, conducted for the Beethoven Centenary revival by Artur Bodanzky with Nanny Larsen-Todsen as Leonore, Rudolf Laubenthal as Florestan, George Meader as Jacquino and Michael Bohnen as Rocco. 22 8 3 librettos 22 8 Script notes & sketches, 4 p. 4 drawings-watercolor and pencil : 22 8 --Act I.2: prison yard,17x24 (10x13) cm. 22 8 --Act II.1: prison, 18x24 (10x16) cm. B23 1 --Act II.2: castle terrace, 23x30 (17x24) cm., sig. 14-9-7 14 8 technical drawings 22 8 5 photographs of set drawings. 22 8 2 programs, 1945-46;1950-51 Set model The King's Henchman, February 17, 1927 (1929) : World premiere of opera in 3 acts, music by Deems Taylor, libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lawrence Tibbett as Eadger, Edward Johnson as Aethelwold and Florence Easton as Aelfrida. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B23 2 --Act II: Forest, 24x30 (13x19) cm. 1 drawing, watercolor and ink : 23 1 --Trees, 14x20 (9x12) cm. 23 1 2 graphed drawings of Act I, III 14-9-7 15 7 technical drawings 23 1 1 bound piano-vocal score, inscr. Set models Violanta, November 5, 1927 (1928) : First American performance of opera with music by E.W. Korngold, written by Hans Müller, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Violanta, Clarence Whitehill as Simone and Walter Kirchhoff as Alfonso. 23 2 Libretto 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B23 3 --room (not used A), 27x38 (16x26) cm.,sig. B23 4 --room B, 28x38 (20x22) cm. 23 2 1 fireplace detail 14-9-7 16 14 technical drawings 23 2 1 photograph of set drawing Hänsel und Gretel, November 5, 1927 (1948) : Fairy opera in 3 acts, music by Engelbert Humperdinck, book by Adelheid Wette, costumes by Gretl Urban, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Editha Fleischer as Hänsel and Queena Mario as Gretel. 23 3 Libretto 23 3 Set notes by Von Wymetal, 6 p. 23 3 Sketches and notes, 7 items Drawing, watercolor and pencil : B23 5 --Peasant's room, 26x31 (10x17) cm., sig. 14-9-7 17 10 technical drawings 23 3 6 photographs of sets Set model See also Boston January 27, 1912 Norma, November 16, 1927 (1945) : Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes, music by Vincenzo Bellini, book by Felice Romani, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Samuel Thewman, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Rosa Ponselle as Norma, and Ezio Pinza as Oroveso. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B23 6 --II: Norma's room, 27x37 (15x20) cm. B23 7 --III: bedroom A, 27x37 (15x20) cm. B23 8 --IV.1: Rocky Pass, 27x39 (15x20) cm. 23 4 2 sketches 14-9-7 18 10 technical drawings 23 4 7 photographs of set drawings 23 4 1 program, 1928-29 Set model La Rondine, March 10, 1928 (1936) : First American performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Giacomo Puccini, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Vicenzo Bellezza with Lucrezia Bori as Magda and Beniamino Gigli as Ruggero. 23 5 Director's notes, Von Wymetal, 17 p. 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B23 9 --I: Magda's salon, 28x37 (14.5x21) cm., sig. B23 10 --Ballroom A, 27x34 (14x21) cm. B23 11 --Ballroom B, 26x32 (15x21) cm. B23 12 --III: Park, 28x38 (15x21) cm., sig. 23 5 2 set sketches 14-9-7 19 12 technical drawings 23 5 2 photographs of set drawings Set model Die Ägyptische Helena (Egyptian Helen), November 6, 1928 (1929) : First American performance of opera by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Helen and Rudolph Laubenthal as Menelas. A7 4 & 5 Piano score 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : B24 1 --Aithra palace on island, 27x35 (15x20) cm. B24 2 --Enchanted tent, 27x35 (15x19) cm. 23 6 14 set notes by von Wymetal 23 6 8 technical drawings 14-9-7 20 10 technical drawings 23 6 8 photographs of sets Set model La Campana Sommersa, November 24, 1928 (1930) : First American performance of opera by Ottorino Respighi based on Gerhart Hauptmann's Die Versunkene Glocke, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Elizabeth Rethberg as Rautendelein, Giovanni Martinelli as Heinrich, Giuseppe DeLuca as Nickelmann and Ezio Pinza as Pastor. 23 7 Director's notes, Von Wymetal, 3 p. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B24 3 --I, IV: Forest, 27x34 (16x19) cm., sig. B24 4 --II: Interior, 15x19, sig. B24 5 --III: Smithy, 27x34 (15x19) 14-9-7 21 5 technical drawings 23 7 2 photos of set drawings Manon, December 22, 1928 (1952) : Opera in 5 acts with music by Jules Massenet, words by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, costumes by Joseph Urban, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Manon, Beniamino Gigli as Des Grieux, Leon Rothier as Comte Des Grieux and Giuseppe DeLuca as Lescaut. 23 8 2 librettos 23 8 Set notes, Von Wymetal, 5 p. 23 8 2 research photographs, 18c. interiors 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, 27x34 (15x19) cm., sig. : B24 6 --I: Inn at Amiens B24 7 --II: Apartment in Paris B24 8 --IV: Hotel gambling room B24 9 --V: Road to Havre 23 8 8 technical drawings 14-9-7 22 15 technical drawings 23 8 5 photographs of set drawings Set model See also Boston Opera, March 18, 1914 Jonny Spielt Auf, January 19, 1929 : Opera in two parts by Ernst Krenek, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Michael Bohnen as Jonny and Florence Easton as Anita. 23 9 1 libretto 23 9 2 reference photographs 23 9 2 clippings 23 9 14 sketches 14-9-8 1 33 technical drawings 23 9 14 photographs of sets and scenes Set model Louise, March 1, 1929 (1949) : Opera in 4 acts and 5 scenes by Gustave Charpentier, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Louis Hasselmans with Lucrezia Bori as Louise, Antonin Trantoul as Julien, and Leon Rothier as the father. 23 10 1 libretto, German 23 10 1 sketch of Act I & IV 14-9-8 2 9 technical drawings 23 10 6 photographs of sets 23 10 2 programs, 1947-1949 Set model See also Boston Opera, December 18, 1912 Fra Gherardo, March 21, 1929 : First American performance of opera by Ildebrando Pizzetti, conducted by Tullio Serafin, with Edward Johnson as Gherardo, Maria Mueller as Mariola and Ezio Pinza as the Old Man and Podesta. 24 1 2 sets of script notes, German and English, 3 p. each 1 drawing-watercolor and pencil : 24 1 --Act II: square, 22x25 cm. 24 1 8 sketches & details 14-9-8 3 24 technical drawings 24 1 7 photographs of set models and sets Set model Don Giovanni, November 29, 1929 (1953) : Opera in 2 acts, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, book by Lorenzo Da Ponte, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Ezio Pinza as Don Giovanni, Pavel Ludikar as Leporello, Leonora Corona (for Rosa Ponselle) as Donna Anna, Elisabeth Rethberg as Donna Elvira, Beniamino Gigli as Don Ottavio and Leon Rothier as the Commandante. 24 2 Libretto A8 1 11 photographs of previous Met sets A8 2 Piano score 2 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil : B24 10A --Act I.1: exterior, 28x37 (15x20) cm. B24 10 --Act II.5: Giovanni's room, 41x31 cm. 24 2 13 set sketches 14-9-8 4 34 technical drawings 24 3 27 photographs of set models and sets 24 3 2 programs, 1929, 1937 Set models See also Boston Opera Feb. 7, 1913 Luisa Miller, December 21, 1929 (1931) : First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, book by Salvatore Cammarano based on Schiller's Kabale und Liebe, costumes by Joseph Urban, directed by Ernst Lernt, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Giacomo Lauri-Volpi as Rodolfo, Giuseppe DeLuca as Miller and Rosa Ponselle as Luisa. 14-9-8 5 22 technical drawings 24 4 6 sketches 24 4 10 photographs of sets 24 4 1 program, 1929-30 Set model Boccaccio January 2, 1931. : First Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts by Franz von Suppe, directed by Wilhelm Von Wymetal, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Boccaccio and George Meader as Scalza. 24 5 Set notes, Von Wymetal, 16 p. 24 5 2 set details 14-9-8 6 6 technical drawings 24 5 6 photographs of set drawings Set models Schwanda, der Dudelsakpfeifer (Schwanda the Bagpiper), November 7, 1931 (1932) : First American performance of Czech opera Svanda Dudák with music by Jaromir Weinberger, book by Miles Kares translated into German by Max Brod, choreographed by August Berger, directed by Hanns Niedecken-Gebhard, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Friedrich Schorr as Schwanda. 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B25 1 --City Entrance, 31X39 (26X35) cm. 24 6 Bagpiper, pencil drawing 14-9-8 7 10 technical drawings 24 6 6 photos of drawings & sets Set model Donna Juanita, January 2, 1932 : Fist Metropolitan performance of opera in 3 acts, music by Franz von Suppe, book by F. Zell and Richard Genee, costumes by Lillian Gaertner Palmedo, directed by Hans Niedecken-Gebhard, conducted by Artur Bodanzky with Maria Jeritza as Donna Juanita. A7 6 Booklet, set notes 24 7 Detail sketch 14-9-8 8 7 technical drawings 24 7 3 photographs of sets 24 7 Program, 1932 Set model Peter Ibbetson, February 7, 1932 (1935) : World premiere of opera in 3 acts and 8 scenes based on novel by George Du Maurier, music by Deems Taylor, libretto by Constance Collier and Deems Taylor, directed by Wilhelm von Wymetal, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Edward Johnson as Peter Ibbetson, Lucrezia Bori as Mary and Lawrence Tibbett as Colonel Ibbetson. Urban also designed the costumes for the 1933-1935 performances. 25 1 Libretto 25 1 Set notes, 11p. 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B25 2 --II.1: Inn B25 3 --II.2: Garden 25 1 7 set sketches and notes 25 1 13 technical drawings, furniture 14-9-8 9 19 technical drawings 25 1 1 program, 1931-1932 Set model 24 7 Piano-vocal score, inscr. Deems Taylor La Sonnambula, March 16, 1932 (1935) : Opera in 3 acts, 4 scenes with music by Vincenzo Bellini, book by Felice Romani, conducted by Tullio Serafin with Lily Pons as Amina, Beniamino Gigli as Elvino and Ezio Penza as Count Rudolfo. 25 2 Libretto 25 2 3 detail drawings 14-9-8 10 13 technical drawings 25 2 3 photos of set drawings 25 2 Program, 1931-1932 Set model Electra, December 3, 1932 (1962) : First Metropolitan performance of opera in one act, music by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, costumes by Lillian Gaertner Palmedo, conducted in the first Metropolitan performance by Artur Bodanzky with Gertrude Kappel as Electra, Karin Branzell as Clytemnestra, Rudolf Laubenthal as Aigisthus and Friedrich Schorr as Orestes. 2 drawings, watercolor, sig. : 14-10-2 1 --Set, 50x65 (36x50) cm. D5 5 --Set, 45x62 (28x46) cm. B25 4 Mounted photograph of set drawing 25 3 7 technical drawings 14-9-8 10 6 technical drawings 25 3 2 programs, 1937-1952 D5 5 Picture of set model from article Set model Undated or Unproduced : 25 4 Walküre 1 libretto 25 4 Notes, 1 p. 25 4 2 drawings of Act III, pencil 14-9-8 11 8 technical drawings 25 4 3 mounted photos of set drawings Set model 25 5 Metropolitan Opera Stage Plans 14-9-8 12 8 technical drawings 25 6 Portfolio Cover, early opera plans D6 Wiener Werkstätte scrapbook cover, 50x50 cm. Librettos : 25 7 Josephs Legende (Legend of Joseph):

--Guide to the ballet A7 7 --Piano score 25 7 Meistersinger 2 librettos 25 7 Merman and Mermaid 1 libretto 25 7 Pearl Fishers 1 libretto 25 7 Rheingold 1 libretto 25 8 Trovatore 1 piano score 25 8 Villi 1 libretto 3.6: Film, 1915-1931 Joseph Urban was art director for William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions from 1919 to 1925. He also worked a year for the Fox Film Studios in 1930, drawn to the one source of income not devastatingly depleted by the Great Depression. Each film is listed by title, followed by the name of the producing studio and the releasing company, the production number and the release date. The files contain letters, contracts, reference and photo scrapbooks, drawings, photographs and articles. Some of the productions contain photographs which mark, for purposes of comparison, whether the set was lighted by the director or by Urban. Items of interest include a color key, a numbered code for how colors would photograph in black and white under studio lights, and a letter dated January 1920 which discusses whether the director or the studio should control the making of the film. The photo scrapbooks picture all the sets used for the Hearst films and show the attention to detail used for period sets as well as the imagination employed for the modern interiors. The reference scrapbooks provide an example of how Urban sourced his designs. Cosmopolitan Productions, 1920-23 : 25 9 Contract, Feb. 19, 1920, 2 p. 25 9 7 letters, 1920-1921, 10 p. 25 9 Articles, 1920-1923, 6 p. 25 9 4 photographs of color key C5 3 Article and letter from Gurschner, 1923 Strand Theater Stage Set, 1915 : 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: B25 4A --stage and orchestra set, 24x34 cm., sig. 25 10 Plan for stage set 25 10 2 photographs of set Rivoli Theater Stage Setting, 1919 : 2 drawings, Watercolor and/or pencil : C5 4 --Mythical scene, 35x47 cm. D5 6A --Stage, 39x40 (37x39) cm. 25 11 Set notes, 1 p. D5 6 5 technical drawings 25 11 2 photographs of stage setting The Golem, UFA/Paramount, 1920 (US 1921) : German film written by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen, set designed by Hans Polzig, directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese, with Paul Wegener, Albert Steinruck and Ernst Deutsch. 26 1 47 photographs of scenes Humoresque, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #5, 1920 : Written by Frances Marion based on the stories by Fannie Hurst, directed by Frank Borzage with Alma Rubens, Gaston Glass and Vera Gordon. 26 2 2 photographs of sets & scene A8 3 1 photograph, Venetian Court C6 Scrapbook #1 The Restless Sex, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #6, September 12, 1920 : Romantic comedy-drama based on the Robert W. Chambers story, by Leo d'Usseau, costumes by Erté, directed by Robert Z. Leonard with Marion Davies, Carlyle Blackwell and Ralph Kellard. Norma Shearer played a bit part. Premiered at the Criterion Theater where the manager Hugo Riesenfeld composed music around the Marion Davies Waltz for the live Prologue, The Garden of Eden designed by Urban. 14-9-8 14 6 technical drawings 26 3 7 sketches & notes 26 3 4 photographs of sets and scenes C6 Scrapbook #1 See also Miss 1917 for drawing of Garden of Eden Prolog set The World and His Wife, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #7, 1920 : Adapted from the play by Charles Frederic Nirdlinger which was based on the Spanish poem El Gran Galeoto by Jose Echegaray, screenplay by Frances Marion, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Alma Rubens, Montagu Love, Pedro de Córdoba and Gaston Glass. 26 4 18 photographs of sets and scenes C6 Scrapbook #1 Heliotrope, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #8, 1920. : Based on Whiff of the Heliotrope by Richard Washburn Child, directed by George D. Baker with Frederick Burton. 26 5 9 photographs of sets & scenes C6 Scrapbook #1 Inside of the Cup, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #10, 1921 : Written by George Dubois Proctor based on a novel by Winston Churchill, directed by Albert Capellani with William Carleton and David Torrence. 26 6 5 photographs of sets and scenes A8 4 & 5 2 photographs of Church altar C6 Scrapbook #1 Passionate Pilgrim, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #11, 1921 : Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Matt Moore and Mary Newcombe C6 Scrapbook #1 Buried Treasure, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #12, 1921 : Written by F. Britten Austin, directed by George D. Baker, starring Marion Davies and Norman Kerry. 14 drawings-watercolor and/or pencil : 26 7 --12 decorations of ship panels, paper, 11x13 cm. B25 5 --1 pirate ship stern, 26x20 cm. 14-9-8 15 --Elevation of pirate ship, 74x90 cm. 26 7 1 print of altar, retouched 26 7 & 8 23 photographs of sets & scenes A8 6-9 4 photographs of sets Set model C6 Scrapbook #1 26 10 --Servant's room, 19x22 (17x20) cm. 26 10 --Wedding, 23x21 (19x20) cm. 26 10 5 plans & sketches 26 10 Prolog, set sketch 14-9-8 16 3 technical drawings, Prolog 26 10 & 11 36 photographs of sets & scenes A8, A9 12 photographs of drawings, sets & scenes C7 Scrapbook #2 The Wild Goose, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #19, 1921 : Story by Gouveneur Morris, directed by Albert Capellani with Norman Kerry and Mary MacLaren. New York premiere at the Rialto May 1921. 27 1 1 photograph of set A9 7 1 photograph of set C7 Scrapbook #2 The Woman God Changed, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #20, 1921 : Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Seena Owen. 27 2 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil: Annie Dear [Annabella] Rainbow Garden Ziegfeld 11/4/24 1 box Rehoused 2000. Shares box with Golden Dawn D5 6B --Courtroom scene, 35x55 cm. Straight Is the Way, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #15, 1921 : Directed by Robert G. Vignola with Matt Moore. C6 Scrapbook #1 Proxies, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #16, 1921 : Story by Frank R. Adams, directed by George D. Baker with Norman Kerry and Zena Keefe. 26 9 1 photograph, Set 16.9, Stairs C7 Scrapbook #2 Bride's Play, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #18, 1921 : Story by Donn Byrne, directed by George Terwilliger, with Marion Davies and Wyndham Standing. 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil: 26 10 --Drawbridge, 17x25 (15x21) cm. A9 8 & 9 2 photographs of set & scene C7 Scrapbook #2 Get-Rich-Quick, Wallingford, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #21, 1921 : Written by Luther Reed from a play by George M. Cohan based on George Randolph Chester's Wallingford stories, directed by Frank Borzage with Sam Hardy, Doris Kenyon, Norman Kerry and Billie Dove. 27 3 4 photographs of sets A9 10 & 11 2 photographs of sets C7 Scrapbook #2 Just Around the Corner, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #22, 1921 : Story by Fannie Hurst, directed by Frances Marion with Fred Thomson and Sigrid Holmquist. C7 Scrapbook #2 Enchantment, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #23, 1921 : Written by Frank R. Adams, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies and Forrest Stanley 27 4 Clipping of Sleeping Beauty set 27 4 5 renderings of Fairy Tale scenes A9 12 1 drawing of silhouette birth scene 27 5 19 reference photographs 27 6 30 photographs of sets & scenes A9 13-29 18 mounted photographs of sets and scenes A9 30 Mounted graphed elevation and photo of fairy tale drawing C7 Scrapbook #2 Back Pay, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #24, 1922 : Story by Fannie Hurst, written by Frances Marion, directed by Frank Borzage, with Seena Owen and Matt Moore. 27 7 A10 1 Photograph of scene C7 Scrapbook #2 Boomerang Bill, Paramount/Cosmopolitan, #26, 1922 : Written by Jack Boyle and Doty Hobart, directed by Tom Terriss with Lionel Barrymore 27 8 2 photographs of sets A10 2-5 4 photographs of sets C7 Scrapbook #2 Find the Woman, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #A1, 1922 : Story by Arthur Somers Roche, directed by Tom Terriss with Alma Rubens, Norman Kerry and Harrison Ford. C7 Scrapbook #2 The Young Diana, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #27, 1922 : Written by Marie Corelli and Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola and Albert Capellani, with Marion Davies, Clara Kimball Young, Pedro de Córdoba and Forrest Stanley. 27 9 Letter from William Randolph Hearst 27 9 Chair elevations, graphite and colored pencil, 10x18 cm. 27 9 2 photographs-Dimitrius' Study A10 6-8 3 photographs-Dimitrius' Lab C7 Scrapbook #2 Beauty Shop, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #30, 1922 : Based on the play by Channing Pollock, directed by Edward Dillon with Raymond Hitchcock. C8 Scrapbook #3 Beauty's Worth, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #31, 1922. : Story by Sophie Kerr, screenplay by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Marion Davies, released March 26, 1922. 14-9-8 17 5 technical drawings 27 10 Photograph of Doll scene C8 Scrapbook #3 Sisters, Cosmopolitan #32 : C8 Scrapbook #3 The Good Provider, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #34, 1922 : Story by Fannie Hurst, written by John Lynch, directed by Frank Borzage with Vera Gordon, Dore Davidson and Vivienne Osborne. C8 Scrapbook #3 When Knighthood Was In Flower, Cosmopolitan/Paramount. #35, 1922 : Novel by Charles Major, screenplay by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, Lyn Harding, Pedro de Córdoba and William Powell. C9 Reference Scrapbook 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 27 11 --Inn room, 21x26 (20x24) cm. 27 11 --entranceway, 21x24 (14x11) cm. A10 9 Retouched photographs of Doors 14-9-8 18 Blueprint, Set 27 27 11 12 photos of sets and scenes C8 Scrapbook #3 Valley of Silent Men, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #36, 1922 : Story by James Oliver Curwood, directed by Frank Borzage with Lew Cody and Alma Rubens. C8 Scrapbook #3 Face in the Fog, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #37, 1922 : Boston Blackie mystery drama, directed by Alan Crosland with Lionel Barrymore and Seena Owen. C8 Scrapbook #3 Adam and Eva, Cosmopolitan/Paramount, #39, 1923 : Adapted by Luther Reed from the stage comedy by Guy Bolton and George Middleton, directed by Robert G. Vignola with Marion Davies, T. Roy Barnes and Edward Douglas. C10 Scrapbook #4 Enemies of Women, Cosmopolitan /Goldwyn, #40, 1923 : Based on book by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, script by John Lynch, choreographed by Mary Urban, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Alan Crosland with Lionel Barrymore, Pedro de Córdoba, and Alma Rubens. 27 12 1 photograph of Monte Carlo 14-9-8 18 4 technical drawings C10 Scrapbook #4 See also Square Yard Book Misc 1923-1924 The Go-Getter, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #42, 1923 : Story by Peter B. Kyne, directed by Edward H. Griffith with T. Roy Barnes and Seena Owen. C10 Scrapbook #4 Little Old New York, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #43, 1923 : Written by Luther Reed based upon the play by Rida Johnson Young, special music by Victor Herbert, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by Sidney Olcott with Marion Davies and Harrison Ford. Urban renovated the Park Theater, renamed the Cosmopolitan Theater, for the August 1 premiere. C9 Reference Scrapbook 27 13 3 photographs of sets 14-9-8 20 2 prop drawings, diplomas 14-9-8 20 2 blueprints, Cosmopolitan Theater stage set C10 Scrapbook #4 See also Architecture and Design: Cosmopolitan Theater Unseeing Eyes, (Snowblind) Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #45, 1923 : Adapted from Snowblind by Arthur Stringer, screenplay by Bayard Veiller, directed by E. H. Griffith with Lionel Barrymore and Seena Owen. Original music composed by Erno Rapee. C10 Scrapbook #4 Under the Red Robe, Cosmopolitan/Goldwyn, #46,1923 : From story by Simon Weyman, adapted by Bayard Veiller, driected by Alan Crosland with Alma Rubens, John Charles Thomas, Robert B. Mantell and William Powell. Opened at the Cosmopolitan Theater where Victor Herbert conducted his overture and Frederick Stahlberg conducted the picture score by William Frederick Peters. C11 Reference scrapbook B25 6 Elevation, King's audience 27 14 6 photographs of sets C10 Scrapbook #4 Yolanda, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #48, February 19, 1924 : Story by Charles Major adapted by Luther Reed, directed by Robert G. Vignola, cameramen Ira H. Morgan and George Barnes, special musical score by William Frederick Peters, overture composed by Victor Herbert, costumes by Gretl Urban, with Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, Holbrook Blinn, Maclyn Arbuckle, and Johnny Dooley. C12-13 Reference scrapbook 14-9-8 21 2 technical drawings 27 15 4 rough sketches C14 Scrapbook #5 The Great White Way, (Cain and Mabel), Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #49, 1924 : Story by H. C. Witwer, written by Larry Doyle and Luther Reed, directed by E. Mason Hopper with Anita Stewart, T. Roy Barnes, and Oscar Shaw. 14-9-8 22 2 blueprints 27 16 1 photograph of set C14 Scrapbook #5 Janice Meredith, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, #51, 1924 : Written by Lillie Hayward based on Paul Leicester Ford novel, music by Deems Taylor, costumes by Gretl Urban, directed by E. Mason Hopper with Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Tyrone Power, Sr., Olin Howlin and W. C. Fields. C15-16 Reference scrapbook 27 17 3 photographs of sets 14-9-8 23 2 blueprints of stage set for premiere C14 Scrapbook #5 Zander the Great, Cosmopolitan/Metro-Goldwyn, 1925 : Adapted by Frances Marion and Lillie Hayward from the play by Salisbury Field, costumes by Gretl Urban, musical score by Victor Schertzinger, directed by George Hill with Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Olin Howlin, John Huff and Hedda Hopper. 27 18 D5 7 2 ground plans Fox Movietone City Studio, 1930 : 28 1 3 photographs of studio lot Big Trail, Fox,1930 : Directed by Raoul Walsh. 28 2 4 photographs of publicity East Lynne, Fox, 1931 : Written by Bradley King and Tom Barry from the novel by Mrs. Henry Wood, directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Ann Harding and Clive Brook. D5 8 3 sketches and technical drawings 28 3 54 photographs of sets 28 4 Scottish Song book 3.7: Architecture and Design, 1914-1933 This subseries chronicles Urban's numerous design and architectural projects. The files contain watercolor renderings, technical drawings, and photographs. Items of interest are the files on exhibits, the Wiener Werkstätte gallery, the extensive work for the unrealized Metropolitan Opera House, the designs for store fronts and restaurants, the drawings for the New School, the Palace of the Soviets proposal and the Suburban Movie Theater. There is very little on some projects such as the Palm Beach buildings and the Hearst International Magazine Building. The file on Mar A Lago, for example, lacks plans and is almost entirely made up of photographs and magazine articles. United Shoe Machinery Company, 1914 : Urban designed 50 panels on the history of the shoe for a San Francisco Exposition display. 28 5 List of sketches & plates 28 5 3 sketches 28 5 20 photos of costumes Conry's House, 1915 : 28 6 2 pencil sketches 28 6 5 wall decorations 28 6 3 photographs of hallway See also Liberty Theater 1917 Century Theater Roof, 1916 : 28.7 14-9-9 1 5 blueprints, Carrere and Hastings See also Ziegfeld: Century Roof Garden, January 18, 1917 Liberty Theater, 1917 : 28 8 2 drawings of mermaid panel 28 8 26 photographs, wall decorations Buck House, Gene, 1919 : Urban decorated Gene Buck's house in Great Neck shortly after the Ziegfeld writer's marriage. 28 9 14-9-9 2 5 blueprints War Memorial, 1919 : Studies for G. S. Mandell, editor of the Boston Transcript and the New York Tribune 8 drawings, watercolor and pencil : 28 10 --Ground plan, 22x22 cm. 28 10 --Detail A, 26x19 (19x15) cm. 28 10 --Detail B, 22x22 (15x16) cm., sig. B25 8 --Sanctuary, 41x28 (29x17) cm., sig. B25 9 --Conception, 33x25 (23.5x14) cm., sig. 28 10 --Portal of Honor, 22x22 (18x15) cm., sig. 28 10 --Peace Memorial on Palisade, 22x20 (19x16) cm., sig. 28 10 --Perception on Terrace, 26x20 (20x14) cm., sig. 28 10 12 photographs of renderings Sherman Hotel Tiger Room, Chicago, 1920 : 28 11 34 photographs of wall decorations Dodge Brothers Banquet, February, 1921. : Urban designed the grand ballroom in the Waldorf Astoria for the Dodge Brothers' 6th Annual Dealers' luncheon. 28 12 3 photographs of decorative detail 28 12 2 photographs of the banquet room Wiener Werkstätte, June 1922 : 28 13 7 sketches of furniture B25 10 3 showroom plans 28 13 7 articles re opening, 17 p. 28 13 Drawing of chair by fire place, 20x20 (13x13) cm. B25 11 Scrapbook, 31 p. 28 13 4 photographs of New York showroom 28 13 4 photographs of Chicago exhibit 28 13 2 photographs of Klimt painting 28 13 St. Etienne Gallery catalog and invitation, 1966 Rialto Theater Stage, June, 1922 : Drawing, watercolor and pencil : D5 9 --stage elevation 29 1 1 working sketch 14-9-9 3 7 technical drawings Fulton Theater, Fall, 1922 : 29 2 A10 10 2 Fairy Tale Illustrations Lyon and Healey Store Window, Chicago, November, 1922 : 29 3 Sketches, 10 p. 14-9-9 4 6 technical drawings 29 3 8 photographs of window & plans Cosmopolitan Theater, August 1, 1923. : The Park Theater was renovated and renamed for the film premiere of Little Old New York. E3 Watercolor drawing of floral panel decoration, 25x71 cm. 29 4 Watercolor drawing of floral wall decoration 29 4 6 sketches and notes 14-9-9 5 4 technical drawings 29 4 41 photographs of before and after See also Film: Little Old New York and Janice Meredith Daily Mirror Float, September 5, 1924 : Designed for the National Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City. The float carried the 8 New York contestants in a Boardwalk parade and won first prize. 29 5 1 photograph Camp House, Dallas, Texas, 1925-1926 : 29 6 Specifications booklet, August 1926 Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, 1925-1926 : This house was designed for Mrs. E. F. Hutton, the former Marjorie Merriweather Post 29 7 Telegram, 8/9/26 29 7-11 141 photographs A11-A14 174 photographs by Geisler 30 1 2 American Architect reprints, 6/19/24 A14 44 3 articles, 1929, 1965 C17 Scrapbook Demarest Little Castle, Palm Beach, Florida, Oct.1925-Apr. 1926 : House planned for the Hypoluxo Island estate belonging to John M. Demarest of Roslyn, Long Island. According to Mary Urban, the plans were abandoned after Mrs. Demarest fell seriously ill. 30 2 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil: B26 1 --Arch/chandelier detail D7 1 --Grounds and house plan, 54x39 cm. D7 2 --South end elevation and plan, 39x57 cm. D7 3 --Elevation, North and West side, 46x47 cm. D7 4 --Elevation, [East side], 38x55 cm. D7 5 --Elevations, landings & entrance, 41x49 cm. Paramount Theater, Sunrise Building, Palm Beach, Florida, 1926 : D7 6 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil:

--Elevation of proposed theater, 38x50 (30x40) cm. E4-E5 2 ground plans D7-D8 7 technical drawings on board 30 3 1 drawing, Fish panel 30 3 6 sketches & notes 14-9-9 6 7 technical drawings B26 2 Rough sketch B26 2 8 prints of proposed theater building by D. Douglass B26 2 Photograph of auditorium 30 3 10 photographs of drawings & building Biddle House, Palm Beach,1926 : 14-9-9 7 2 technical drawings 30 4 18 photographs A10 11 Photograph of Grilled door Bath and Tennis Club, Palm Beach, Florida, July 1926 : 14-9-9 8 2 technical drawings 30 5 14 photographs C5 6 12 etchings Oasis Club, Summer 1926 : 30 6 8 photographs B26 3 4 photographs 14-9-9 9 2 blueprints Metropolitan Opera House, Proposed, 1926-1927 : 14-10-2 3 Preliminary sketch 57th St., 75x50 cm. Scheme I : 30 7 --5 plans, photostats 14-9-1 11 --32 plans, photostats E6-E12 --7 photographs and plans on board Scheme II : 30 7 --Specs, 13 p. 14-9-1 12 --15 plans, photostats E13-E29 --17 plans on board Scheme III : 30 7 --Specs, 11 p. E30-E40 --11 plans on board Scheme IV : 30 7 --Specs, 10 p. 30 7 --10 plans, photostats E41-E50 --10 plans on board Scheme V : 14-9-1 13 --13 plans, blueprints and photostats Scheme VI : 30.7 7 --38 plans, photostats C18 1 --2 plans, photostats E51-E63 --13 Scheme VI plans on board C18 2 --Ground floor plan, undated, ink & pencil Scheme VII : 30 7 --10 sketches and plans D8 5 --21 sketches and plans Scheme VIII : 30 7 --81 plans 14-9-1 14 --36 plans Scheme IX : 30 8 --Material, 58 specs, plans, photos B26 4-6 --Material, 36 etchings, plans, photos 14-9-1 15 --Material, 36 plans 14-9-9 10 --Ground plan, 82x126 cm. E64-E77 --14 mounted photographs of models 30 8 Start of Sch. 9 file, 5/10/27, 23 p. 30 8 Start of Sch. 9 file, 5/21/27, 8 p. 30 8 7 negatives of Scheme IX June 1927 B26 7 96 plans, photostats 30 8 Specs, 4 p. 30 8 62 negative photostats, June 1927 30 8 14 photographs of plans E78-E114 36 plans on board C18 3 2 positive photostats, Jan. 1928 Ziegfeld Theatre, 1926-27 : 30 9 3 wall patterns 30 9 2 wall mural drawings 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B27 1 --lobby, Flower detail, not used A, 27x35 (20x25) cm. B27 2 --lobby, Flower detail, not used B, 26x31 (24x29) cm. B27 3 --lobby, Flower detail, not used C, 23x36 (19x32) cm. B27 4 --lobby, Flower detail, not used D, 26x31 (24x29) cm. B27 5 --lobby, Flower detail, not used, 20x29 (9x29) cm. B27 6 --balcony ceiling, 32X36 (29X34) cm. 14-9-9 11 25 technical drawings 30 9 Secretary's journal and budget, 2 p. 30 9 37 photographs, interior & exterior B27 7 13 photographs 30 9 2 etchings of front exterior, Douglass B27 8 5 etchings of front exterior, Douglass 30 9 Ground plan, balcony 2 drawings : 14-10-1 B.4 --Street front, watercolor, 49x57 cm. Fl. 15 --Street front, charcoal on paper, Hugh Ferriss, 100x92 (84x73) cm. 30 9 4 articles, 1927-1930, 17 p. 30 9 2 congratulations notes 30 9 2 articles, 1967 See also Architectural Detail scrapbook, p. 12-14, 19 in C17 St. Regis Hotel, 1927-1928 : 31 1 Notes and sketches, 16 p. 7 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B27 9 --Roof Garden dining room, 29x36 cm. D9 1 --Screen scheme, 50x31 (30x12) cm., sig. 31 1 --Room A and B print, 20x25 (15x15) cm. 31 1 --2 Fish Details, 15x18 cm. C18 4 --Seaglade Wall Decoration, 24x42 (22x40) cm. E115 --Door panels 14-9-9 12 26 technical drawings 31 1 22 photographs 31 1 1 postcard Temple Israel, Lawrence, Long Island, Fall 1927-1929 (not built) : 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : E116 --exterior, 46x62 (36x57) cm. D9 2 --interior, 48x43 (36x41) cm. E117-E119 3 ground plans 31 2 Bookplate for Rabbi Isaac Landman 31 2 8 photographs of plans Reinhardt Theater, proposed, 1928 : 4 drawings, watercolor and pencil, sig. : D9 3 --Front elevation, 35x43 (25x34) cm. D9 4 --Facade, 50x38 (37x29) cm. B27 10 --View of Stage, 38x29 (24x17) cm. B27 11 --Auditorium, 38x29 (24x16) cm. B27 12 Print of facade drawing, 32x27 (23x18) cm. 31 3 22 plans, photostats C18 5 48 plans, photostats 31 3 5 photographs of drawings Music Center, 1928 : The pencil rendering of the Greek Theater Garden and the print of the Greek Theater Concert stage were exhibited in the 1930 annual exhibit of the Architectural League of New York. 2 drawings: C18 6 --Greek Theater garden, pencil, 49x38 (23x27) cm. C19 1 --Greek Theater Concert set, print, 37x37 (27x23) cm. 31 4 11 photostats of plans C19 2 4 photostats of plans dated 2/1/28 C19 3-8 6 mounted photographs of model 31 4 4 photographs A10 12 Photograph of proscenium See also Theatres 1929 Hotel Gibson Roof Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1928 : 31 5 Sketches, notes, letter 1 drawing, watercolor and pencil : B28 1 --Proscenium 14-9-10 1 10 technical drawings 31 5 4 photostats of chair designs 31 5 9 photographs of roof garden Unidentified Drawings, 1928 : 31 5A 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board, sig. : D9 5 --5th Ave side, night street scene, 43x35 (29x21) cm. D9 6 --5th Ave elevation, 49x38 (36x28) cm. D10 1 --lobby, 43x50 cm. D10 2 --Armchair, 41x31 (33x24) cm. B28 2 --Front elevation, 2nd scheme, 44x35 (34x26) cm. D10 3 --Building in daytime street scene, 44x35 (30x23) cm. 31 6 4 photostats of arm chair 31 6 2 photographs of Night street scene drawing Kaufmann Department Store, Proposed, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 23, 1928 : 11 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil, sig.: D10 4 --Front elevations, 47x49 (42x40) cm. D10 5 --Entrance, 47x49 (21x23) cm. D10 6 --Counter area, 47x49 (21x23) cm. D10 7 --View towards Mezzanine, 47x49 (21x31) cm. D10 8 --First Floor Plan, 47x49 (38x41) cm. D10 9 --Mezzanine Floor Plan, 47x49 (38x41) cm. D10 10 --Special Counters, 47x49 (31x32) cm. D10 11 --Counters, grill detail, 47x49 (25x28) cm. D11 1 --First Floor detail, 29x30 (25x27) cm. D11 2 --First Floor Ceiling Plan, 29x30 (25x27) cm. D11 3 --Ground plan of beauty Salon, Scott and Teegen Bossert Hotel, Grill Room, Brooklyn, 1928 : D11 4 3 watercolor drawings of screen & plans, 33x59 cm., 2 sig. 31 7 13 technical drawings, detail 14-9-10 2 3 technical drawings & prints 31 7 9 photographs Bedell Department Store, New York City, August 6, 1928 : 2 drawings, pencil, sig. : D11 5 --34th Street elevation, 48x48 (26x26) cm. D12 1 --Section, Rotunda, Exhibition Hall, 48x48 (21x21) cm. 5 drawings, watercolor, August 6, 1928, sig. : D12 2 --perspective of 34th St. elevation, 48x49 (20x20) cm. D12 3 --show window, 48x49 (20x20) cm. D12 4 --Show room, 48x49 (20x20) cm. D12 5 --Millinery Department, 48x48 (20x20) cm. B28 3 --elevator, 28x31 (23x20) cm. 31 8 1 watercolor sketch of Millinery Department 31 8 5 photographs of design A10 13 9 photographs of store C19 9 7 photographs of Store 31 8 Architectural Forum, 2 p. William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, August 1928, 1932 : The opening for the renovated hotel was held in May of 1929. The Chatterbox Room was commissioned in 1932. 6 drawings, watercolor and pencil : D13 1 --Tea Room detail and plan, 51x43 cm., sig. D13 2 --Exhibition Room, 51x43 (33x34) cm., sig. D13 3 --Men's Lounge, 51x43 cm., sig. D13 4 --Ballroom, 34x51 (25x45) cm., sig. D13 5 --Ballroom Ceiling Decoration, 37x50 (30x41) cm. C19 10 --Wall Panel, 46x19 (18x12) cm. E120 --2 Wall panels, Chatterbox Room, 20x68 cm. 31 9 Hotel magazine cover, 5/29 31 9 3 photos of Chatterbox Room New Amsterdam Roof, 1928 : Urban redesigned the New Amsterdam roof garden for Ziegfeld's final Midnight Frolic which opened December 29, 1928. 31 10 2 drawings, watercolor and pencil : B31 9 --Butterfly-floral pattern, yellow, 26x32 (15x32) cm. B31 10 --section: elephant panel, 37x16 (27x11) cm. 14-9-10 3 5 technical drawings International Magazine Building, 1928-1929 : 31 11 6 photographs C20 1 8 photographs and one etching Encyclopaedia Britannica article, 1928-1929 31 12 Article on Steele MacKaye, 9 p. 31 12 Letter from Percy MacKaye, ts., 4 p. Hutton Ball, 1928 3 drawings, watercolor and pencil on board : B31 11 --A: Mountain background, 29x38 (23x33) cm. C19 11 --B: Mountain with floral foreground, 36x42 (24x30) cm. B31 12 --C: Chinese lanterns, 33x42 (20x29) cm. American Designers' Gallery, 1928-1929 : Urban joined with other artists to establish a cooperative art gallery at 145 W. 57th St. Their first exhibit was shown in October of 1928 for which Urban designed a young lady's room entitled "Repose." 31 14 14 photographs 31 14 7 letters, ts., 10 p. Central Park Casino, 1929 : 3 drawings, watercolor : B28 4 --external view, 26x36 (14x24) cm., sig. D13 6 --Ceiling pattern, 34x53 (30x45) cm. 14-9-1 B.6 --North and South Wall, Ballroom, 28x63 cm. 31 15 2 detail drawings and letter 14-9-10 4 9 technical drawings 31 15 26 photographs B28 5 10 photographs C20 2 16 photographs, Sigurd Fischer 31 15 2 articles from Architectural Record, 32 p. Metropolitan Museum of Art 11th annual exhibition of American Industrial Art, February and March 1929 : 31 16 16 photographs of sun porch and man's den 31 16 American Architect reprint, 9 p. 31 16 Mosaic Messenger cover 31 16 Woman's Journal, 3 p. Emerich Residence, Chicago, Il., interior design, 1929 : Remodeling of the home of Banker Melvin L. Emerich of Chicago. 31 17 2 photographs of interiors Hartman Trunks, 1929 31 18 2 drawings and 1 photostat of patterns Jewish Art Theater, proposed, 1929 : 31 19 4 photostats of plans D13 7 19 photostats of plans D13, D14 8 plans 31 19 2 photographs of proscenium Cadillac magazine advertisement, 1929 : 31 20 6 ad sketches 31 20 1 letter, McManus Inc, ts B28 6 7 sketches and ads Gingerbread House, 1929 : F. H. Bennett of Wheatsworth, Inc. asked Urban to make the Gingerbread House after seeing the Urban-designed Metropolitan production of Hänsel and Gretel. 32 1 18 photographs of building 32 1 1 tearsheet, Fortune, p 89 32 1 Postcard, letter and ceramics catalog Theatres, 1929 : 14-9-10 5 10 prints of ground plans 14-9-10 5 3 Music Center ground plans, photostats, 40x28 cm. E121, E122 2 Reinhardt Theater ground plans B28 7 Mock up of p. 35, Music Center Site B28 7 Detail of plastic relief, p. 48 E123-E127 5 Music Center plans 32 2 5 Music Center plans, photostats 32 2 47 loose pages 32 3 Book New School for Social Research, 1929-1931 : 19 drawings, watercolor and/or pencil : B28 8 --Talk over corner perspective, 32x41(15x22) cm. B28 9 --Talk-over niches, 36x30 (22x19) cm. B28 10 --Classroom, 30x45 (13x28) cm. C20 3 --12th Street Front, 1929, 46x32 (33x19) cm. C20 4 --Main Lobby Color Treatment, 37x37 (26x26) cm. C21 1 --Classroom perspective, 32x41 (19x31) cm. C21 2 --Auditorium perspective, 32x41 (20x31) cm. D14 7 --Street elevation, 38x52 (25x34) cm. D14 8 --Basement Lobby Color Treatment, 37x50 (24x40) cm. D15 1 --Reception Room Color Treatment, 37x50 (19x42) cm. D15 2 --Faculty Dining Room Color Treatment, 37x52 (19x40) cm. D15 3 --Faculty Dining Room Color Treatment, Green, 37x50 (19x40) cm. D15 4 --Director's offices, 36x50 (20x41) cm. D15 5 --Assistant Director's offices, 37x53 (19x41) cm. D16 1 --Ground plan, classrooms, 37x51 (25x33) cm. 14-10-1 A.1 --Dance Studio Color Treatment, 37x67 (19x56) cm. E128-E129 --2 Street elevation Color Treatment, 47x67 cm. B29-B30 13 ground plans 32 4 Main floor ground plan 32 4 Letters and notes, 6 p. A10 14 Book of Color Control Patches 32 4 Ordynski correspondence, 11 p. 32 4 10 photographs A10 15-44 30 photographs, interior & exterior C21 3 4 photographs, interiors 32 4 5 flyers, pamphlets, forms 32 4 2 articles, Architectural Digest, 14 p. 32 4 Architectural Record, 13 p. 32 4 2 booklets 32 4 1 chapter from Johnson's autobiography, 18 p. Atlantic Beach Club, Long Island, NY, 1930-1931 : Urban also designed Café de Paris for Night on the Riviera fete held August 3, 1930. 13 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink : B30 6 --Main entrance Terrace Apartments, 33x34 (17x19) cm., sig. D16 2 --Isometric view of Terraced Apts., 47x51 (40x44) cm., sig. E130 --Beach front view, blue background, 57x74 (40x44) cm. E131 --Beach front, green, 51x76 (42x72) cm. E132 --Room, color isometric drawing, 56x76 (43x36) cm. E133 --Apartment perspective and floor plan, 76x51 (60x39) cm., sig. E134 --Detail of End bays, 51x76 (38x55) cm. E135 --Alternate floor plan, 51x76 (35x60) cm. E136 --Typical floor plan, 51x76 (42x72) cm., sig. E137 --Basement ground plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. E138 --First floor ground plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. E139 --5th and 6th floor plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. E140 --Penthouse floor plan, 51x76 (43x72) cm., sig. 32 5 11 photographs 32 5 Photograph of Café de Paris, August 1930 A15 1 18 photographs C21, C22 10 photographs Suburban Movie Theater, 1931 : Westchester County, NY D16 3 Interior, facing screen, pastel, 21x55 (16x50) cm. E141 Plan, longitudinal section, 46x75 (26x63) cm. B30 7 4 photographs of model 32 6 3 photographs of model 32 6 2 articles, 6 p. See also Architectural League Exhibition, 1932-1933 Park Avenue Restaurant, 1931 : C22 3 4 photographs of club interior 32 7 2 Architectural Forum reprints, 8 p. ea. Palace of the Soviets, 1931 : The Russian Government held an open competition to find an architect for their assembly hall. Urban was one of six prominent architects chosen to present a design for the building for $10,000. 32 8 130 p. reports, specs 32 9 79 p. correspondence 32 9 2 booklets, Russian A15 2 Map of Moscow 7 drawings, watercolor, pencil and ink : D17 1 --Assembly Hall, 36x46 (33x41) cm. D17 2 --Colonnade, 34x55 (27x41) cm. D17 3 --Perspective Central Plaza, 34x46 cm. 14-10-2 5 --Interior, Large Hall with demonstration, 74x64 (70x61) cm. 14-10-1 B.1 --Ground plan, 47x60 (39x54) cm. 14-10-1 B.2 --Ground plan with landscaping, 43x57 cm. 14-10-1 B.7 --Perspective of large hall, 46x63 cm. D18 1-10 10 plans 32 9 31 photographs A15 2 5 photographs Lerner, Max Suburban House, 1932 : 32 10 Photograph of model, back view A15 3 Photograph of model, side view Architectural League One-Man Show, February 1932 : Joseph Urban donated proceeds for the benefit of New York's unemployed draftsmen. 32 11 5 photographs of Joseph Urban's office 32 11 Plan for small house, awarded 4th prize Fairy Tale book illustration reprints, April 22, 1932 : The Yonkers Statesman reported on April 22, 1932 that an exhibit of prints from 24 fairy tale illustrations was held at a Yonkers book shop on 155 North Broadway. A15 4 & 5 34 reprints of illustrations with index 32 12 5 reprints of illustrations with index 32 12 9 photographs of illustrations Congress Hotel, Joseph Urban Room, Chicago, Illinois, 1932 : 2 drawings, watercolor : D17 4 --Urban Room, 41x41 (29x25) cm. B30 8 --Pattern, 23x23 (18x18) cm. D17 4 Print of Joseph Urban Room 14-9-10 6 Blueprint of Balloon Room 33 1 2 photographs A15 6 Photograph D17 4 Photograph, mounted Urban, Harrison and Hood Houses Co-design, 1932 : Raymond Hood, Joseph Urban, and Wallace K. Harrison jointly proposed a plan for houses constructed largely of steel for mass production. Two drawings watercolor: D17 5 --Neighborhood, 43x52 (22x40) cm. D17 6 --Houses, front elevations D17 6 Ground plan for house Book-Cadillac Hotel, Mayfair Room, Detroit, Michigan, 1932 : 33 3 6 sketches 14-9-10 7 15 detail sketches 33 3 2 photographs Architectural League Exhibition, 1932-1933 : Urban arranged the 48th Annual Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York, held from February 18 to March 12, 1933, at the Galleries of the American Fine Arts Society. Urban received the President's Medal for "the unique architectural treatment of the galleries and the effective installation of the exhibits" and a Medal of Honor for his set model for the unproduced religious pageant Light 33 4 Letters, lists, plans, 84 p. 14-9-1 B.8 4 technical drawings 33 4 11 photographs of exhibit and award ceremony C22 4 2 photographs of exhibit 33 4 2 certificates of award A15 7 Exhibit catalog 33 4 Architecture, 2 p 33 5 Medal with case Chicago World's Fair: Century of Progress, opened May 7, 1933 : Urban was the director of Light for the fair and designed panels for the New York exhibit. He also proposed a stage design for a religious pageant The Light which was never produced. 33 6 1 letter from Raymond Hood, ms. 14-9-10 8 1 blueprint of New York State Exhibit A15 8 Reference picture for NY State Exhibit 17 drawings, watercolor and pencil : E142-E146 --11 panels of buildings, 33x84 cm. E147 --Agricultural Building, 63x41 cm. 14-10-1 A.2 --Fountain of metal, 34x61 cm. 14-10-1 A.3 --Esplanade of flags, 42x58 cm. 14-10-1 B.3 --Buildings in blue, yellow, 44x70 (41x67) cm. 14-9-1 B.9 --Orange building with radiator center, 34x59 (26x46) cm. 14-9-1 B9 --Green building with gray circle, 48x64 (45x58) cm. 33 6 1 booklet, Light Recommendations B30 9 2 newspaper magazine pullout sections 33 7 6 programs Katherine Brush Apartment, 1933 : 33 8 B30 10 3 photographs A15 9 Article, House & Garden, January 1933 Undated : 33 9 Decorative Illustrations 5 drawings, 24x22 cm., sig. Hearst House : 33 10 14-9-10 9 1 ground plan, blueprint of room Huron Building, Detroit : 33 11 14-9-10 10 Blueprint, ceiling plan Knickerbocker Hotel : 33 12 14-9-10 11 2 blueprints Mallin Furniture Company : 33 13 A15 A Furniture designs, notebook Pennsylvania Hotel roof garden : 33 14 Photograph of roof garden IV. BIOGRAPHICAL Joseph Urban 33 15 Letters, mementos, 1917-1930 C22 5 2 certificates as NY architect, 1925, 1931 33 16 5 caricatures, 1896-1920s 34 1 17 photographs of Urban, 1912-1933 A15 10 5 photographs of Urban and office, 1932-1933 34 1 6 photographs of studio artists 34 2 22 photographs, family and friends, 1915-1960s A15 11 Drawing, Charles Williams[?] 34 3 & 4 36 articles, 1914-1981 34 5 & 6 2 files biographical material V. OTHER DONATIONS 5.1 Gretl Urban 34 7 Mementos 35 1 & 2 Biographical files 35 3 24 family photographs, 1903-1932 35 4 Correspondence, 1979-1988 5.2 Cole, Robert & Randolph Carter [Urban biographers] 35 & 36 Biographical notes 36 4 Letters from Gretl Urban, 1980-1991 36 & 37 Photographs for Urban biography 39 24 Audiocassettes of Carter and Cole interviews with Gretl 5.3 Urban, Mary, 1928-1966 37 3-8 Biographical notes 38 1 Douggie [Donald M. Douglass] biography 38 2 9 photographs of Urban rooms 38 3 Urban Assoc., 1921-1937 38 4 Guest lists, 1934-1946 38 5-8 Exhibits, 1959-1966 38 9 65 Slides of Mary Urban's paintings, 1964 39 1 Banks, 1962-1964 39 2 Wages, domestic staff, 1964-1966 39 3 Reel to reel tape of Mary reading articles on Urban 5.4 Other Donations 39 4 14-9-1 B.10 Japanese Calendar, 1994 39 5 Video of Show Boat Documentary, 1994 39 6 Exhibit blowups, Museum of City of New York Antonia Act II Cabaret Scene 1925 Theater 10/20/25 1 bundle Rehoused 2000. Not a set model. Apple Blossoms Act I: School Garden Theater 10/7/19 2 boxes Rehoused 2000 Behold Thy Wife Act III: Library Theater 1915 2 boxes Renovated for exhibit 2000 Betsy Garden Scene Ziegfeld 12/28/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Boccaccio Act I: City Square Met 1/2/31 3 boxes Rehoused 2000 Buried Treasure Unknown Film 1922 2 boxes Rehoused 2000 Cosi Fan Tutti Portal Met 3/4/22 1 box Rehoused 2000 Don Giovanni Convent Scene[?]
Garden Scene
Village and Harbor Scene[?]
Ballroom Scene
Arched Courtyard
one unidentified scene Met 11/29/29 One scene rehoused. Original housing: cartons 5-8. Donna Juanita Act I: Patio Met 1/2/32 1 box Rehoused 2000 V. Set Models Aegyptische Helena [Egyptian Helen] Act I Met 11/6/28 2 boxes Rehoused 2000 Don Carlos Act II, 2: Outside of Convent Met 12/23/20 1 box Rehoused 2000 Elektra Persian Ball Met 12/3/32 Untouched. Some confusion with Bath & Tennis Club. Carton 22 Fidelio Act II, Sc 1 Met 1/22/27 3 boxes Rehoused 2000 Flying High In Front of Apartment
In Front of Major Watts' Apt.
Field at Night Sc.
Flight Sc. [?]
3 Curtain
Flying Field Sc. Theater 3/3/30 One scene rehoused. Original Housing: 5 bundles plus cartons 19 & 20. Fra Gherado Act I Sc 2
Act II Court Yard
Act III Interior
Act III Sc 2 City Plaza Met 3/21/29 Untouched. [Out 8/2/00]. Original houring: 4 bundles plus carton 12. Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Curtain and Portal Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 1 box Rehoused 2000
s.a. Follies n.d. Misc. pieces Freischutz Unknown/ 3 models Met 3/22/24 Untouched. Original houring: two bundles plus one oversize bundle Golden Dawn Act I. Sc 3 Theater 11/30/27 2 boxes Rehoused 2000. cartons 24-28 [Cartons might be "Human Nature"] Human Nature [Gun Powder] Act I Theater 11/30/27 2 boxes Rehoused 2000. Cartons 24-28? [Cartons might be Golden Dawn] Good Fairy Lawyer's Office Theater 11/24/31 1 box Rehoused 2000. There was apparently some Palace of the Soviets (Arch.) material included in the bundles and removed. Wild Rose [Hawthorne of the U.S.A.] Act I Sc 1: Casino
Act I Sc 2: Drop eith Window
Act I Sc 3: Interior Inn
Act I Sc 4: Garden Wall Scene
Act I Sc 5: Palace Garden
Act II Sc 1: Interior of Palace
Act II Sc 2: Courtyard of Palace
Act II Sc 3/5: Border Line
Act II Sc 4 Tower Room
Act II Sc 6: Hall in Palace Theater 1/20/26 Untouched. Original Housing: . Ten Bundles Greatest Nation Unknown Theater 2/28/16 1 bundle Untouched Hansel and Gretel Unknown Met 11/5/27 1 oversize bundle Untouched Hot - Cha! [Laid in Mexico] Nightclub
Outside of Arena
Fiesta Portal
Wall of Arena
Training Wuarters
1 Tree Border; 1 leg Drop; 1 Canopy
Public Square
Parlk Scene
Train Scene
Girls Room
Procession
Cafe
Street Scene
Ziegfeld 3/8/32 13 bundles Untouched Jonny Spielt Auf Act I Sc 2
Act II Sc 2
Anita's Room
Act I Sc 3/4 Corridor Scene
Act II Sc 5 Railroad Station
Act II Sc 6 Street Scene
Act II Sc 8 Finale
Act II Sc 4 Street Scene
Act I Sc 1 and Act II Sc 3 Palace Hotel (Glacier) Met 1/19/29 One scene rehoused. Original Housing: 8 Bundles plus Carton 33 Juive, La [The Jewess] Act IV Sc 2 Met 11/22/19 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle King's Henchman Act I
Act II
Act III
Act II, Forest
Act II Met 2/17/27 Untouched. Original Housing: 5 Bundles Lohengrin Acts I, II, III Met 2/6/21 Untouched. no models; sketches Macbeth Unknown Theater 2/7/16 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Madama Butterfly Border #1, Act I Met 11/24/22 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Madam Pompadour[?] [Ziegfeld Follies?] Act III (not used) Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Manon Act III
Act IV, Gambling Room Met 12/22/28 Untouched. Original Housing: 2 bundles Melody Act I : Jess Scene
Act II London Mall Drop[?]
Act IIIJolly Miller Inn Drop[?] Theater 2/14/33 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 unidentified bundle Merry Wives of Windsor Street Scene Theater 3/20/16 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Norma Act I
Act II
Act III Met 11/16/27 Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles plus carton 13 Oberon Unknown Met 12/28/18 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Palm Beach Girls [Palm Beach Nights] Umbrella Scene
Red Gauze Scene (not used)
Patio Scene
Oriental Scene(not used)
Golden Palm Tree Scene
Oriental Scene
Cabaret Scene Ziegfeld 1/4/26 Untouched. Original Housing: 7 bundles Pelleas et Melisande Tracings[?] Met 3/21/25 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Polly Club Reception Room
Aviation
Long Island R.R. Stattion and Casino Scene Theater 1/8/29 Untouched. Original Housing: three bundles Peter Ibbetson Act IV Sc 4 Opera box scene
Act III Sc 1 Colonel's Room
Glade Scne and Chaplain's Room
Act III Sc 1/3; Act II Sc 2
Act III Sc 5
Act III Sc 2/3 Met 2/7/32 Untouched. Original Housing: six bundles Pom Pom Unknown Theater 2/28/16 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Prophete [Propheta] Unknown Met 2/7/18 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Ripples [Fred Stone Show] Extras
Cottage Drop
Finale Scene
Ball Room Scene
Hudson River Scene
Trouper's Room Scene
Fianl Scene(not used)
Mountain Scene
In Front of Inn Scene
Curtain
State Trooper and House Drop Thetare 2/11/30 Untouched. Original Housing: 11 bundles Rondine, La Act I
Act II
Act III Met 3/10/28 Untouched. Original Housing: two bundles plus one oversized bundle Rio Rita Cave Scene
Inn Scene
Wedding Scene
Ship Scene Ziegfeld 2/2/27 One scene renovated. Original Housing: 4 bundles plus carton 21 Romeo et Juliette Prologue Met 11/25/22 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle George White Scandals Portals
Observatory Scene
Cherry Girls Drop
Heaven Scene
Cotton Field Scene
Sunrise Scene
Editors Office
Mission Scene
Mine Scene
Sunrise Scene(not used)
Misc. parts
Locomotive Scene
Wonder Bar Scene
Peanut Vendor
Street Scene
Garden Scene
Green and Red Dome Scene (not used)
Tent Scene
Microphone Scene (not used)
Portals - Portal WIng - Silver Wings
Empire State Bldg. Scene
Charriot Scene
Dream Scene
Spring Scene
Doctor's Office Scene
Observatory Scene (not used)
Ray Scene
Heaven Scene (not used)
Paradise Scene (not used)
Good Old Days Scene Theater 9/14/31 Untouched. Original houring: 30 bundles Rosalie Act II Drops in One
Romanze Scene
Kings Club Scene Ziegfeld 1/10/28 Untouched. Original Housing: three bundles plus one unidentified--Cartons 31 - 32 Showboat Unknown Ziegfeld 12/27/27 Untouched. Original Housing: carton 42
"See: Follies n.d. Misc. pieces" Show Girl Stage Door Act II Sc 3 (not used)
Drop In One
Simple Simon
Kissing/Forest (shelved at end in one bundle)
Castle Scene
Minstrel Scene
Act I Sc 5 Street Sc (not used)
Act I Sc 6 Night Club Sc
Act II Sc 32 Paris Sc (and 5 small sc's)
Act II Sc 2 Stage Door (full se)
Act II Sc 5 Dressing Room
Simple Simon
Coney Island Sc
Act I Sc 1/2 Colonial House
Simple Simon
City Wall Drop
King Cole's Hall
Dungeon Scene Ziegfeld 7/2/29 Untouched. Original Housing: 14 bundles plus carton 41
n.b. For Show Girl and Simple Simon consult inventory list of 8/79"
Simple Simon is a separate Ziegfeld show, grouped in here. Schwanda Door to city Met 11/7/31 Untouched. Original Housing: one oversized bundle
s.a. Follies n.d., Misc. pieces Smiles Dock Scene
Bremen Scene (both in on bundle)
FInal Act 2 and Curtain (not used)
Red Room Scene
Paris Scene
FInal Act I
Opening Scene
Mary Pickford/Golf Course Scene (one bundle)
2 Bar Rooms (not used)
Finale Act ! Ziegfeld 11/18/30 One scene rehoused. Original Housing: 9 bundles Song of Flame Act I Sc 1
Act I Sc 1 Block Sc
Act I Sc 1 Street Sc
Act I Sc 1 Gate of Castle
Act I Sc 5 Hall in Palace
Act II Sc 1 Room in Pension
Act II Sc 3 Cafe
Act II Sc 2 and 4 Outside of Cafe
Act II Sc 5 Green Room
Act II Sc 6 Epilogue Theater 12/30/25 Untouched. Original Housing: 10 bundles Sonnambula Count's Room
Forest Scene
In Front of Mill Scene Met 3/16/32 Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles Ziegfeld Follies 1924 Garden Sc, Louis XIV, Cowboy Sc. Ziegfeld 6/24/24 Untouched. Original Housing: . 3 bundles Tale of the Wolf Dream Scene
Act II Boudoir[?] Theater 10/7/25 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Thais Boudoir Scene
Convent Scene
Act III sc 2 Met 12/14/22 Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles Three Musketeers Queen's Chamber
Garden Scene
Act II Sc of Ballroom
Hotel de Ville Paris Ziegfeld 3/13/28 Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles [last two scenes in one bundle] Sons o' Guns [Tin Hats] Road Scene
Procession Scene Theater 11/26/29 One scene rehoused. Original Housing: 2 bundles Tristan und Isolde Act I Curtain No.'s 4,5,6,7 Theater- Met 11/20/20 Untouched. Original Housing: 1 bundle Turandot (Steps not used)
Act II Sc 1
Act III Sc 2
Act I
Act III
Act I
unidentified Sc Theater 11/24/14 Untouched. Original Housing: 4 bundle plus cartons 1 -3 Vestale, La Act II
Act II (not used)
Act III sc 1 Met 11/12/25 Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles Walkure Rocky pass sc (not used)
Interior Act I (not used)
Mountain Top Sc (not used) [n.p.] [n.d.] Untouched. Original Housing: 3 bundles plus carton 30 Whoopee Eddie Cantor (carton 44)
Tent Scene (carton 45)
Eddie Cantor Ziegfeld Scene (Carton 46) Ziegfeld 12/4/28 Untouched. Original Housing: Cartons 44-46 Ziegfeld Follies 1931 Theater Scene
Rainbow Gauze Drops
Hollywood Sc
Curtains (not used)
Penthouse Sc
Jungle Sc
Observatory Sc
Portal and Rainbow Gauze Drops
Empire State Bldg Sc
Island Sc and Trade House Sc
Finale 1 (not used)
Cabaret Mission Sc (not used)
Bridge Sc
Political Club (not used)
Portal (not used)
Opening Scene - Sunset Scene (not used)
Band Sc (not used)
Island Sc (not used)
Restaurant Sc
B. Room Sc
B and D Sc
Buckingham Palace Sc
Finale
Speakeasy Sc
Swanee River Sc
Portal
Grand Hotel
Ziegfeld 7/1/31 Untouched. Original Housing: . 28 bundles
Carton 36: Follies/Whoopee
Carton 35: Ziegfeld Follies/Scandles/Empire State Bldg
Carton 38: Follies Street Sc
Carton 39: Follies Blue Nursery
Carton 40: Follies n.d. Ziegfeld Follies 1927 Cotton Field Sc
House of Glass
Jungle Jingle
Grand Staircase (carton 57; refurbished) Ziegfeld 8/16/27 Untouched. Original Housing: . 3 bundles in one box plus carton 57 Ziegfeld Follies 1923 Kid Boots Plam Beach Sc
Swanee River Sc Ziegfeld 10/20/23 Untouched. Original Housing: . 2 bundles Yours Truly Cabaret Scene
Mission Scene
Garden Scene
Chinatown Scene
Subterranean Scene Theater 1/25/27 Untouched. Original Housing: . 5 bundles Ziegfeld Follies 1924 [Lew Fields Follies] Merry-Go-Round, Con Boys sc. Ziegfeld [6/24/24] One scene rehoused Ziegfeld Follies n.d. Misc. pieces including pieces from The Gertrude Lawrence Show; Schwanda; and Showboat (maybe) Ziegfeld Untouched. Original Housing: Ziegfeld Theater Apron and Proscenium Arch and Design 1926 1 carton Renovated for exhibit, 2000. carton 56 Restless Sex Garden of Paradise prologue Film 1920 Untouched. Original Housing: one bundle.
Formerly filed under Adam and Eve, but GC believes this to be the setting for the live action prologue to Restless Sex, or, possibly, a Follies number. Bath and Tennis Club Persian ballroom Architecture and Design July 1926 2 boxes Rehoused 2000. Model formerly cataloged under Elektra Dutchess of Elba Act I: 2 decks Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Louisa Miller Terrace sc., Act II, interior; Act III (not used); Act IV, Living Room scene Met 12/21/29 Untouched. Original Housing: 4 bundles plus Carton 14 Louise Acts I & IV, Garret room; Street sc.; Act II, Sc.2, Sewing room; Act III, garden sc. Met 3/1/29 Untouched. Original Housing: four bundles Princess Charming Miscellaneous pieces Theater 10/13/30 One scene rehoused. Original Housing: Cartons 16-18 Simple Simon Unknown Ziegfeld 2/18/30 Currently mixed in with Show Girl bundles Ziegfeld Follies 1924 [Lew Fields Follies] Merry-Go-Round Ziegfeld 6/24/24] 2 boxes Partially rehoused, 2000 (needs redoing) Aegyptische Helena [Egyptian Helen] Act II: Tent Met 11/6/28 3 boxes Rehoused 2000. One box includes part of Fidelio Golden Dawn Act II Sc 2 Theater 11/30/27 3 boxes Rehoused 2000. Cartons might be "Human Nature" Golden Dawn Act I Sc 3: Cut drop Theater 11/30/27 1 box* Rehoused 2000. *shares box with Annie Dear Boccaccio Act I: City Square Backdrop Met 1/2/31 1 box Rehoused 2000 Boccaccio Act 2: Cooper's Met 1/2/31 3 boxes Rehoused 2000 Boccaccio Act 3: Park Met 1/2/31 1 box Rehoused 2000 Dutchess of Elba Act I: Outside farmhouse Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Dutchess of Elba Act II: Sitting Room Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Dutchess of Elba Act III: bedroom Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Dutchess of Elba Act I: Store Room [not used] Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Dutchess of Elba Act II & III: decks Theater 1925/26 1 box Rehoused 2000 Fidelio Act II Sc 2 Met 1/22/27 2 boxes* Rehoused 2000. *Plus one box shelved with Aegyptische Helena Fidelio Act I, Sc 2 Met 1/22/27 2 boxes Rehoused 2000 Fidelio Act I, Sc 1 Met 1/22/27 3 boxes Rehoused 2000 Good Fairy I: Chamber, Scene B Theater 11/24/31 2 boxes Rehoused 2000. There was apparently some Palace of the Soviets (Arch.) material included in the bundles and removed. Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Ocean Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 2 boxes boxes Rehoused 2000.
s.a. Follies n.d. Misc. pieces Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Jungle Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 3 boxes Rehoused 2000.
s.a. Follies n.d. Misc. pieces Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Garden Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 2 bxoes Rehoused 2000 Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Interior Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 2 boxes Rehoused 2000
s.a. Follies n.d. Misc. pieces Treasure Girl [Gertrude Lawrence] Beach Ziegfeld Follies 11/8/28 3 boxes Rehoused 2000.
s.a. Follies n.d. Misc. pieces Whoopee Adobe Mission with Bells (carton 43) Ziegfeld 12/4/28 Renovated for exhibit, 2000. Original Housing: Cartons 43-46 Sons o' Guns [Tin Hats] Act 2.8: Ballroom Theater 11/26/29 2 boxes Renovated for exhibit, 2000 Smiles Cafe le Berry Ziegfeld 11/18/30 1 carton Renovated for exhibit, 2000 Rio Rita Courtyard of a Mexican mansion Ziegfeld 2/2/27 1 carton Renovated for exhibit, 2000. Princess Charming Bedroom Theater 10/13/30 Renovated for exhibit, 2000. Original Housing: Cartons 16-18 Flying High Act 2.6: flight Theater 3/3/30 1 box Renovated for exhibit, 2000 Jonny Spielt Auf Act II Sc 5 Railroad Station Met 1/19/29 6 boxes 1 carton Renovated for exhibit. Original Housing: 8 Bundles plus Carton 33 Don Giovanni Act I, sc 5: Ballroom Scene Met Met 11/29/29 1 carton Renovated for exhibit, 2000. One scene rehoused. Annie Dear [Annabella] Kitchen Garden Cyclorama Ziegfeld 11/4/24 1 boxes Rehoused 2000. Shares box with Golden Dawn 21 5 --1. Court Room, 20.5x30.7 cm. 21 5 --IV. 2: Promontory, 17.5x18.5 cm. 14-9-7 1 5 p. sketches of ship, Act III 21 5 8 technical drawings B1 1 --Brucke 1, 29x22 cm., sig. 1 4 --Large dining room, 25x18 cm. 1 8 --2. decorative detail, 16x17 cm., sig. 1 9 --Memorial, view from gate, 17x14 cm. 1 11 --Room, corner & plan, 29x21 (24x19) cm. 1 12 --Dining Room elevation, 18x30 cm. 1 15 --Doorknob detail, (16x11) cm. 2 1

2 elevations, Else Redlich's room, 20.5x28.5 cm. 2 12 --am Brunnen, 19x30 cm. 9 3 --Act II: island