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"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 12/16/38

"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 121638

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P4366 U.S. Copyright Office

"Copyright secured."

Caption: "Not if the court knows itself."

Created by "Jno. B. Jeffery, Pr. & Eng., Chicago."

Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The collection includes posters advertising individual plays and operettas, burlesque, vaudeville, and specialty acts, dance companies, extravaganzas produced by the Kiralfy Brothers, portraits of entertainers, and stock posters. Featured performers include Julia Arthur, De Wolfe Hopper, Joseph Hart Vaudeville Co., Thomas W. Keene, Andrew Mack, Robert B. Mantell, Mathews & Bulger, Lewis Morrison, Phil Sheridan's New City Sports Co., Royal Lilliputians, and Jennie Yeamans. Directors, managers, and producers include Edward J. Abraham, Blaney, and Vance, William A. Brady, Sidney R. Ellis, W.J. Fielding, Charles Frohman, Hoyt & McKee, the Kiralfy Brothers, Jacob Litt, Rice & Burton, Rich & Harris, A.Q. Scammon, Sam S. Schubert, Thall & Kennedy, Fred E. Wright, Charles H. Yale, and others. Playwrights include David Belasco, George H. Broadhurst, Bartley Campbell, Charles Turner Dazey, Gilbert & Sullivan, William Gillette, Seymour Hicks, David Higgins, Bronson Howard, Cecil Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Sutton Vane, and others. Plays include such popular titles as Arizona, At Piney Ridge, By the sad sea waves, Devil's auction, Evangeline, Faust, Female drummer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The hidden hand, The last of the Rohans, Ole Olson, The Queen of Chinatown, Shenandoah, Siberia, The sporting life, Uncle Tom's cabin, Venice, The war of wealth, Way down East, Yon Yonson, and others. Images depicted include scenes from plays, portraits of performers, and performers performing. Featured entertainers are not always depicted in the image. Some posters are mainly textual with peripheral images.

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Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. A civilian defense worker in the nation's capitol. District of Columbia commissioner J. Russell Young, Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of the 15 x 30 fot photmontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "The Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the (OEM) Office of Emergency Managmement by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington, where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities throughout the country. Seated on the platform is Colonel Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian defense for the nation's capitol

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The successful, romantic drama, A grip of steel

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Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, Sherlock Holmes

Poster - Rose Hill English Folly Co. - Public domain lithograph

Mrs. R.H. Davis - Public domain portrait print

Poster - Saville English Opera Company - Public domain lithograph

William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee

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brides theatrical productions weddings theatrical posters american woodcuts color whiteley original hand hand co poster art posters 19th century posters posters performing arts posters american variety stage vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920 jno jeffery pr and eng whiteley original hidden hand co whiteley original ultra high resolution high resolution illinois chicago john performing arts posters vaudeville shows free art posters library of congress vaudeville