Audience at Room Service performance, Aberdeen Proving Ground, March 1942
Creator
Baltimore Museum of Art;
Subject
Soldiers; Audiences; World War, 1939-1945; Baltimore Museum of Art; Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.); Comedy;
Description
View of the audience for a performance of the play, Room Service, in March 1942 at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Theatre Division of the Baltimore Museum of Art arranged the play for several performances at the BMA and then, under the sponsorship of the U.S.O., organized further performances at Fort Meade, Edgewood Arsenal and Aberdeen Proving Ground for the soldiers stationed there during World War II. According to the BMA News (March 1942), this was "the first production to tour any of the camps in America complete with its own scenery and lighting equipment." The cast included Peggy West, Betty Anne Sale, Al Moritz, Gordon Miller, Walter Pearthree, Bernard Hoffman, Charles Moffett, and Neal Miller.
Publisher (Electronic Version)
Archives and Manuscripts Collections, Baltimore Museum of Art;
Holding Institution
Baltimore Museum of Art;
Date Original
1942-03
Date Digital
2009
Type
Image
Format
Digital reproduction of 1 lantern slide, 4 x 3.25 cm.
Source
Photograph Collection, LS2.37
Coverage (Time Period)
1941-1950;
Rights
Permission to reproduce this item is required and maybe subject to copyright, fees, and other legal restrictions. For more information, please contact: E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library, Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, 21218
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