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Frankie and Johnny

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Ruth Page Video Archive

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Frankie and Johnny

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Title
Frankie and Johnny
Additional title: Frankie and Johnny (Choreographic work : Page and Stone, B)
Names
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 (Choreographer)
Stone, Bentley (Choreographer)
Rosay, Bettina (Dancer)
Dupont, Paul (Costume designer)
Rickabaugh, Clive (Designer)
Federal Dance Project (Performer)
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 (Dancer)
Stone, Bentley (Dancer)
Collection

Ruth Page Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9327
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1007 (former)
Topics
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Filmed in performance at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Ruth Page and Bentley Stone. Set: Clive Rickabaugh. Costumes: Paul DuPont. Performed by Ruth Page (Frankie), Bentley Stone (Johnny), Bettina Rosay (Nellie) and members of the WPA Federal Theatre Dance Project.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (17 min.) : silent, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777030861-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12156834
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 855d8d30-8cf2-0135-4141-0071f7ff8d9e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Creator Born
  • 1938: Created
  • 1991: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frankie and Johnny" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0bbe44d8-1df0-405c-a9fb-6c43b0cceef4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Frankie and Johnny" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0bbe44d8-1df0-405c-a9fb-6c43b0cceef4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Frankie and Johnny Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0bbe44d8-1df0-405c-a9fb-6c43b0cceef4

Wikipedia Citation

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Frankie and Johnny