Le Gallienne, Eva 1899-1991 creator mixed material monographic eng dan 9,000 65 6 27 Correspondence, diaries, family papers, speeches and writings, translations, production scripts, programs and playbills, press clippings, appointment books, and biographical material documenting Le Gallienne's theatrical career from 1914 to 1984. Includes material relating to plays in which she appeared or directed or produced; the Civic Repertory Theatre, an acting company she founded in New York, N.Y., in 1926 to produce classic plays at popular prices; her work in other repertory companies on stage and in films and television; her admiration for actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonara Duse; and her English translations of plays by Anton Chekov and Henrik Ibsen and stories by Hans Christian Andersen and Carl Ewald. Also includes papers of her parents, Danish journalist Julie Nørregaard Le Gallienne and British poet and novelist Richard Le Gallienne. Other persons represented include Marion Gunnar Evenson, Josephine Hutchinson, Nazimova, and Margaret Webster. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Some photographs and sketches transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Actress, theatrical director and producer, author, and translator. Born in England; emigrated to the United States in 1915. Died 1991. Collection material in English, with Danish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805-1875 Bernhardt, Sarah 1844-1923 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904 Duse, Eleonora 1858-1924 Evenson, Marion Gunnar Ewald, Carl 1856-1908 Hutchinson, Josephine 1904- Ibsen, Henrik 1828-1906 Nazimova 1879-1945 Webster, Margaret 1905-1972 Civic Repertory Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Drama Motion pictures Repertory theater Theater New York State New York Actresses Authors Theatrical directors Theatrical producers Translators Le Gallienne, Julie Nørregaard, 1863-1942 Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 mm 97084002 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006022.3 Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 970327 20260227111726.0 mm 97084002