Varsity Show Records, 1894-

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Series II: Photographs, 1894-

Series II is composed of photographs from Varsity Shows from 1894 onwards. Most photographs are production photographs, but some backstage and rehearsal photographs are also included. Productions are arranged chronologically in ascending order from 1894 to the present. Where possible, photographs have been organized by individual productions; some of I.A.L. Diamond's photographs, which span the late 1930s and early 1940s have been retained in their original folder to avoid potential misidentification



Box 19 Folder 1 Joan of Arc , 1894


Box 19 Folder 2 The Buccaneers , 1896


Box 19 Folder 3 Cleopatra , 1897



Box 18 Folder 9 Cleopatra--Oversize Photographs, 1897


Box 18 Folder 10 Cleopatra--Oversize Photographs, 1899



Box 19 Folder 4 Cleopatra , 1899


Box 19 Folder 5 Vanity Fair , 1902


Box 19 Folder 6 The Mischief Maker , 1903


Box 19 Folder 7 The Isle of Illusia , 1904


Box 19 Folder 8 The Khan of Kathan , 1905


Box 19 Folder 9 The Conspirators , 1906


Box 19 Folder 10 The Ides of March , 1907


Box 19 Folder 11 Mr King , 1908


Box 19 Folder 12 In Newport , 1909


Box 19 Folder 13 Made in India , 1911


Box 19 Folder 14 The Brigands , 1913


Box 19 Folder 15 The Merry Lunatic , 1914


Box 19 Folder 16 You'll Never Know , 1921


Box 19 Folder 17 Steppe Around , 1922


Box 19 Folder 18 His Majesty, the Queen , 1926



Box 20 Folder 1 Oh Hector , 1929


Box 20 Folder 2 Heigho Pharaoh , 1930


Box 20 Folder 3 Great Shakes! , 1931


Box 20 Folder 4 How Revolting , 1932


Box 20 Folder 5 Home James , 1933


Box 20 Folder 6 Flair-Flair, the Idol of Paree , 1935


Box 20 Folder 7 I.A.L. Diamond Photographs--Miscellaneous Productions, circa 1939-1941


Box 20 Folder 9 Fair Enough , 1939


Box 20 Folder 10 Life Begins in '40 , 1940


Box 20 Folder 11 Saints Alive , 1942


Box 20 Folder 12 Step Right Up , 1946


Box 20 Folder 13 Streets of New York , 1948


Box 20 Folder 14 Babe in the Woods , 1951


Box 20 Folder 15 Streets of New York , 1952


Box 20 Folder 16 The Shape of Things , 1953


Box 20 Folder 17 Sky's the Limit , 1954


Box 20 Folder 18 When in Rome , 1955


Come Fly with Me , 1980


Box 20 Folder 19 Photographs, 1980



Box 28 Folder 11 Production Photographs, 1980



Box 20 Folder 20 College on Broadway , 1982


Box 20 Folder 21 General, undated