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BOX 17 |
Writings, 1916-1980
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Primarily writings by and about Alfred Drake, with a few miscellaneous writings by others. Includes Drake's lecture notes, essays on various theatrical topics, notes and drafts for public presentations, portions of annotated scripts, and his This I Believe radio script. |
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BOX-FOLDER 17/1-5 |
Writings by Alfred Drake,
1932-1980
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BOX-FOLDER 17/6 |
Writings about Alfred Drake, 1956, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 17/7 |
Writings by others, 1916, 1948, undated
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BOX 17 |
Production Documents, 1949-1982
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Portions of annotated scripts, props inventory, promotional materials, notes, outlines, and summaries for theatrical, radio, and television productions. |
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BOX-FOLDER 17/9-10 |
Miscellaneous documents, 1949-1982
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BOX 21-35, 37 |
Music, 1911-1984
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Manuscript scores and printed sheet music for works from musicals in which Drake starred, and for songs that Drake may have sung in other venues. Some items are annotated. |
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Arranged in two subseries: Musicals and Individual Songs. Materials are organized alphabetically therein by title of show and song title, respectively. |
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BOX 21-31, 37 |
Musicals, 1938-1984
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BOX-FOLDER 21/1-7, 22/1-2, 37/1-2 |
The Adventures of Marco Polo, 1956
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Piano-conductor score, piano-vocal scores, parts, and lead sheets |
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Contents: Beyond the Sunrise, Epilogue, Population, and Who, Me? |
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BOX-FOLDER 22/3-14 |
Beggar's Holiday, 1946
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Piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: Change My Plans, Change My Ways, Finale-1st Act, I Got Me, In Between, Marshmallow, No One but You, Take It Easy, and Women, Women, Women. |
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BOX-FOLDER 22/15-26, 23/1-10 |
Courtin' Time, 1951
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Piano-conductor scores, piano-vocal scores, guitar-vocal scores, and choral scores |
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Contents: Choose Your Partner; Crackerbarrel Bunk; Goodbye, Dear Friend, Goodbye!; Harriet's Song; Hat in Hand; How Long the Night; Johnny-Ride-The-Sky; Maine Will Remember the Maine!; Masculinity; My Golden Moment; Opening Act II; Smile a While; Weathervane Concerto; and The Wishbone Song. |
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BOX-FOLDER 23/11-14 |
Cyrano de Bergerac (not produced) |
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Piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: I'll Stand Alone, Interrupted Narrative and Finaletto, and The Last of Love. |
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BOX-FOLDER 23/15-26 |
Jekyll and Hyde,
1968
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Piano-vocal scores and lead sheets |
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Contents: A Better Man, Experiment, I Bought a Bicycle, I Was Wrong, In a Far Off Corner of My Mind, My Conscience is Clear, My World, No Ordinary Day, Nothing Like a Spot of Tea, Our Time Together, and The Same Hands. |
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BOX-FOLDER 24/1-21 |
Kean, 1961
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Piano-conductor scores and piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: Amsterdam, Apology, Civilized People, Elena, The End and All, The Fog and the Grog, Impromptu, Let's Improvise, Man and Shadow, New Impromptu, Service for Service, Shadowplay, Sweet Danger, Swept Away, and To Look Upon My Love. |
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BOX-FOLDER 25/1-16, 26/1-4 |
Kismet, 1953
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Piano-conductor scores, piano-vocal scores, and lead sheets |
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Contents: And This Is My Beloved, Bored, Fate, Gesticulate, My Beloved, My Magic Lamp, The Oasis of Delightful Imaginings, The Olive Tree, Rahadlakum, Rhymes Have I, and Sands of Time. |
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BOX-FOLDER 26/5-13, 27/1-9, 37/3-5 |
Kiss Me Kate, 1948
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Piano-conductor scores, piano-vocal scores, parts, and lead sheets |
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Contents: Another Op'nin' Another Show, First Act Finale - Kiss Me Kate, Great Fun the First Time, I've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua, Second Act - Shrew Finale, So in Love, Were Thine That Special Face, Where Is the Life That Late I Led?, and Wunderbar. |
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BOX-FOLDER 27/10-16 |
The Liar, 1950
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Piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: Balcony Song; Finale Act I, Part II; Lack-A-Day; Out of Sight, Out of Mind; Passing By; Serenade Act I; and What's In a Name? |
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BOX-FOLDER 28/1-15 |
The Liberty Tree (not produced), 1984
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Piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: Boston Tea, Debby, Fine-Pretty Words, Here Today, I Am a Peaceful Man, If I'd as Much Money, In Our House, Jest a Man an' a Woman, Over the Hills, Never Love a Stranger, On a Horse, Over the Hills, Sometime ... Never, When a Girl Marries, and Women Talk. |
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BOX-FOLDER 37/6-13 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, 1980
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Piano-conductor scores |
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Contents: Come Back to Me, Go to Sleep, Melinda, On a Clear Day You Can Forever, and She Wasn't You. |
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BOX-FOLDER 28/16-24 |
The Two Bouquets, 1938
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Piano-vocal scores |
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Contents: Against the Stream; The Bashful Lover; Finale: the Fireworks; Her Lily White Hand; How Can We Bring the Old Folk Round; Kissing; Oh, the Regatta; What Can I Do?; and Yes or No. |
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BOX-FOLDER 28/25-32, 29/1-29, 30/1-20, 31/1-21 |
Zenda,
1963
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Piano-conductor scores and piano-vocal scores |
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Contents include: Alone at Night, Artists, Athena's Dance, A Bird that Never Learned to Fly, Born at Last, Bounce, Breakfast for Two, Charming Waltz, Command Performance, The Elusive Mr. Rassendyl, Enchanting Girls, Festive March, A Girl for Every Day of the Week, Here and There, I Wonder What He Meant by That, Let Her Not Be Beautiful, Love is the Worst Possible Thing, Magic Music, My Heart Has Come a'Tumblin' Down, My Royal Majesty, The Night is Filled with Wonderful Sounds, No Ifs - No Ands - No Buts, No More Love, Old Friend, One Night Ago, Queen Mother's Crossover, A Royal Confession, There's Room for Her, Tour de Force, Verdi Duo, Waltz Fantasy, Wedding March, When You Stop and Think, A Whole Lot of Happy, Why Not?, Wonderful Sounds, Words, Yesterdays Forgotten, and Zenda. |
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BOX 32-35, 37 |
Individual Songs, 1911-1974
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BOX-FOLDER 32/1-20, 37/14-16 |
A-I |
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BOX-FOLDER 33/1-18, 37/17-18 |
I-N |
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BOX-FOLDER 34/1-16, 37/19-23 |
O-S |
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BOX-FOLDER 35/1-17, 37/24-26 |
S-Y |
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BOX 18-20 |
Clippings, 1935-1983
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 18-20 |
Newspaper and magazine articles and reviews for theater, radio, film, and concert productions relating to Drake, 1935-1983
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BOX 36, 38-42 |
Scrapbooks, 1938-1968
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Bound and unbound volumes of clippings, articles, programs, and other items detailing Drake's career. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX-FOLDER 38/17 |
Unbound scrapbook, 1938-1944
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Contains clippings and programs. |
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BOX 40 |
Bound scrapbook, 1939-1946
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Contains press clippings, programs, and articles. |
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BOX 42 |
Large bound scrapbook, 1943-1946
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Contains clippings and reviews. |
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BOX-FOLDER 38/18 |
Unbound scrapbook, 1954-1958
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Contains clippings. |
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BOX 36 |
Bound scrapbook, 1955-1956
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Contains clippings, reviews, and articles. |
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BOX 41 |
Bound scrapbook, 1961-1962
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Contains clippings, programs, reviews, and articles. |
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BOX 39 |
National Lyric Arts Theatre Foundation, Inc. bound scrapbook, 1968
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Contains clippings, reviews, programs, and articles. |
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BOX 17, 35, 38, 41 |
Miscellany, 1918-1981
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Includes Drake's British Actors' Equity card, caricatures and sketches, and his Brooklyn College commencement program. |
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BOX-FOLDER 17/11-12 |
Personal and theatrical documents, 1918, 1936, 1955
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BOX-FOLDER 35/17 |
Theatre Hall of Fame certificate, 1981
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BOX-FOLDER 38/19-20 |
Reproductions of early 1820s broadsides, caricatures and sketches of Drake by actor Bill Hayes, and illustrations by actor Winters Roland, 1958, 1971
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BOX 41 |
Commemorative paperweight |
