Leonard Bernstein Collection, 1900-1990
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 29, 1940
excerpt: " recording postponed "
Adolph Green and Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 19, 1944
excerpt: "Your project receiving our careful consideration "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 9, 1949
excerpt: " just read Tribune review Congratulations "
Nancy Walker, Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden during...
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Adolph Green and Betty Comden, Leonard Bernstein collection
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " wrote you gloomy news this morning look what is in the envelope records will be out around Friday."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, August 31, 1954
excerpt: " though glad at the news about Candide also waves of wild jealousy news of Allyn would have disturbed him [Adolph] terribly "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, January 25, 1940
excerpt: "Machine broken "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, October 19, 1941
excerpt: "Here are the additional scraps of music "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "I may be in NYC on the week-end of the 18th Frances got for her birthday a phonograph "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 15, 1940
excerpt: "Silence from over Musicraft way gave your message to Adolph "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 9, 1940
excerpt: "We have set a date for the recording February 24 and 25 is that convenient "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 6, 1940
excerpt: "You didn't like "Grapes of Wrath" come to dinner Friday."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 1, 1940
excerpt: " we all miss you some time this year we may get the old opera recorded "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 9, 1941
excerpt: " slight business proposition have to have our music re-arranged music is all marked up and hard to follow "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 29, 1945
excerpt: " through Bill we were approached with the idea of "The Greeks had a Word For It" a musical about the twenties involving Gypsy R. Lee."
Betty Comden and Adolph Green to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Working like mad on show "
Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 21, 1955
excerpt: " thanks for your more than beautiful words about us saw "Trouble in Tahiti"'s opening and was re-thrilled "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, May 15, 1950
excerpt: " you save every scrap of correspondence you get...show we all want so much to happen not truly an existent entity yet still work at it.."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, July 25, 1950
excerpt: "We are still exploding with the desire to do a show did get an idea we liked it was a post-war theme, capture that Age of Anxiety feeling "
Images of original production of On the Town
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, June 26
excerpt: " glad New Hampshire was on hand to welcome you we all crashed Leonard Lyons column in an item about Aaron "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, July 17, 1940
excerpt: "Kouss may have been impressed by your conducting his feelings cannot compare with mine make it my business to get up to see you somehow this summer."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 1, 1940
excerpt: " little left to say by this time been such a lapse of time since we last battled through that score "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 1, 1940
excerpt: " we all miss you some time this year we may get the old opera recorded "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 15, 1940
excerpt: "Silence from over Musicraft way gave your message to Adolph "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, February 9, 1940
excerpt: "We have set a date for the recording February 24 and 25 is that convenient "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 6, 1940
excerpt: "You didn't like "Grapes of Wrath" come to dinner Friday."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 9, 1941
excerpt: " slight business proposition have to have our music re-arranged music is all marked up and hard to follow "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 29, 1945
excerpt: " through Bill we were approached with the idea of "The Greeks had a Word For It" a musical about the twenties involving Gypsy R. Lee."
Betty Comden and Adolph Green to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Working like mad on show "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, July 25, 1950
excerpt: "We are still exploding with the desire to do a show did get an idea we liked it was a post-war theme, capture that Age of Anxiety feeling "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 21, 1955
excerpt: " thanks for your more than beautiful words about us saw "Trouble in Tahiti"'s opening and was re-thrilled "
Images of original production of On the Town
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Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, June 26
excerpt: " glad New Hampshire was on hand to welcome you we all crashed Leonard Lyons column in an item about Aaron "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, May 15, 1950
excerpt: " you save every scrap of correspondence you get...show we all want so much to happen not truly an existent entity yet still work at it.."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 1, 1940
excerpt: " little left to say by this time been such a lapse of time since we last battled through that score "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, July 17, 1940
excerpt: "Kouss may have been impressed by your conducting his feelings cannot compare with mine make it my business to get up to see you somehow this summer."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 29, 1945
excerpt: " through Bill we were approached with the idea of "The Greeks had a Word For It" a musical about the twenties involving Gypsy R. Lee."
Images of original production of On the Town
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Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, May 15, 1950
excerpt: " you save every scrap of correspondence you get...show we all want so much to happen not truly an existent entity yet still work at it.."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, April 21, 1955
excerpt: " thanks for your more than beautiful words about us saw "Trouble in Tahiti"'s opening and was re-thrilled "
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Images of original production and cast of On the Town
mferd19e51342 (EAD) 44A/001-53 (EADunitid)
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Images of original production and cast of On the Town
mferd19e51342 (EAD) 44A/001-53 (EADunitid)
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, September 26, 1953
excerpt: "George G. is feverishly anxious to revive "On the Town" Adolph and I love the idea I told George I'd write and get your ideas and schedule."
Betty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, March 17, 1955
excerpt: " London reviews which cheered us considerably our score was full of "toe-tapping-tunes" One Bob Israel, head of Heritage Records called us about making an album..."
Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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Images of original production and cast of On the Town
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