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Georgette Harvey

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Actor 1884–1952 On stage 19231949

Georgette Harvey (December 31, 1884 – February 17, 1952) was an American singer and actress. She is perhaps most famous for creating the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of Porgy (1927) and the 1935 Broadway production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.

On stage 23 productions, 26 years

1923 Runnin' Wild New Colonial Theatre · Original 228 perf.
1927 Porgy Guild Theatre · Original · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 367 perf.
1929 Porgy Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 34 perf.
1930 Five Star Final Cort Theatre · Original 175 perf.
1930 Solid South Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 31 perf.
1931 Savage Rhythm John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Burton 12 perf.
1932 Blackberries of 1932 Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by Sidney Sprague 24 perf.
1932 Ol' Man Satan Forrest Theatre · Original · directed by William A. Shilling 24 perf.
1933 The Party's Over Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Lindsay 48 perf.
1934 Dance With Your Gods Mansfield Theatre · Original · directed by Robert B. Sinclair 9 perf.
1934 Stevedore Civic Repertory Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Blankfort 111 perf.
1935 Lady of Letters Mansfield Theatre · Original 20 perf.
1935 Porgy and Bess Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 124 perf.
1935 The Hook-up Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Frank Merlin 21 perf.
1937 Behind Red Lights Mansfield Theatre · Original · directed by A.H. Van Buren 177 perf.
1937 Brown Sugar Biltmore Theatre · Original 4 perf.
1939 Pastoral Henry Millers Theatre · Original · directed by George Somnes 14 perf.
1940 Morning Star Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Charles K. Freeman 63 perf.
1942 Porgy and Bess Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Ross 286 perf.
1943 Porgy and Bess 44th Street Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Ross 24 perf.
1944 Anna Lucasta Mansfield Theatre · Original · directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble 957 perf.
1944 Porgy and Bess City Center · Revival · directed by Robert Ross 64 perf.
1949 Lost in the Stars Music Box · Original · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 273 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Warren Coleman 5 productions
Richard Huey 5 productions
Todd Duncan 4 productions
Musa Williams 4 productions
Henry Davis 4 productions
Edward Matthews 4 productions
William C Smith 3 productions
Ruby Elzy 3 productions
Robert Tucker 3 productions
Peter Clark 3 productions
Leigh Whipper 3 productions
Jack Carter 3 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 6 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature2 passages

  • Cast: Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Warren Coleman, John W. Bubbles, Abbie Mitchell, Ruby Elzy, Georgette Harvey, Edward Matthews, Helen Dowdy, J. Rosamond Johnsonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • (Sportin’ Life), Ruby Elzy (Serena), Warren Coleman (Crown), Abbie Mitchell (Clara), Edward Matthews (Jake), Georgette Harvey (Maria), J. Rosamond Johnson (Frazier), Helen Dowdy (Lily), Ford L. Buck (Mingo), and the Eva Jessye Choir.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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