TOOD DUNCAN, ETTA MOTTEN | PORGY AND BESS (1942) Theatre photo

New York: George Karger, [1942]. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white print still photo. Various minor creases, very good+.

Todd Duncan, who created the role of Porgy in the play’s 1935 premiere, reprised it for this revival. Here he is seen with Etta Motten, who alternated with Anne Brown as Bess. With photographer’s stamp on verso.