Creation Date
1965-08-22
Abstract
16 page program of Jack Lenny and Nat Debin's production of Porgy and Bess, directed by Ella Gerber and featured John Bubbles, LeVern Hutcherson, and Martha Flowers. Eva Jessye was the choral director who conducted the Eva Jessye Choir in this show. The program is signed by many of the performers, including Jessye who signed it "With love to my family, Aunt Eva, Aug 22, 1965."
Object Type
Program
Identifier
Ev-9-pr120
File Format
Text
Digitization Date
2015-07-10
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Axe Library, Special Collections
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Gerber, E., Lenny, J., & Debin, N. Porgy and Bess. [program]. August 22, 1965. https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/ejpr/108
Notes
Exact date of the performance unknown. Date listed is the date signed by Eva Jessye. It is mentioned that the director just finished her 1965 run of Porgy and Bess in New Zealand.