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Opening night of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," Alvin Theatre, NYC, 1951

Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife Diana Dill.
Can be seen Betty Smith, writer Fleur Cowles (in glasses) actress Martha Wright, and others, i.e. theatre critics. (original note from Fried)

Two contact prints, two 35mm sleeves
Assignment for Theatre Club

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Betty Smith, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and music by Arthur Schwartz.

First produced in 1951, the musical is based on Smith's autobiographical novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943), but when Shirley Booth was cast as Aunt Cissy, a secondary character in the novel, the prominence of this role was expanded and tailored to Booth's comedic talents, diminishing the relative importance of other characters, in particular young Francie, through whose eyes the plot of the novel unfolds.
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Patricia Fried
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with Shirley Booth
Opening night of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," Alvin Theatre, NYC, 1951<br /> <br /> Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife Diana Dill.<br /> Can be seen Betty Smith, writer Fleur Cowles (in glasses) actress Martha Wright, and others, i.e. theatre critics. (original note from Fried)<br /> <br /> Two contact prints, two 35mm sleeves<br /> Assignment for Theatre Club<br /> <br /> A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Betty Smith, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and music by Arthur Schwartz.<br /> <br /> First produced in 1951, the musical is based on Smith's autobiographical novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943), but when Shirley Booth was cast as Aunt Cissy, a secondary character in the novel, the prominence of this role was expanded and tailored to Booth's comedic talents, diminishing the relative importance of other characters, in particular young Francie, through whose eyes the plot of the novel unfolds.