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Additional authors

1. Travis, Doris Eaton, 1904-2010
2. Eaton, Charles, 1911-2004
3. Foster, Sutton
4. Sciotto, Eric
5. Washington, Michael Benjamin
6. Hewitt, Tom, 1958-
7. Bolton, John, 1965-
8. Rashad, Phylicia, 1948-
9. George, Bill
10. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), producer.
11. Broadway Beat (Firm)
12. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), donor.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (71 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of performances by Doris Eaton Travis from the Easter Bonnet Competition, an annual fund-raising event that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This compilation consists of her performances from the Easter Bonnet events of 1998-2006, plus 2008.

Alternative title

1. Doris Eaton Travis: Easter Bonnet 1998-2006 & 2008
2. Doris Eaton Travis Easter Bonnet numbers

Subject

1. Ziegfeld girls
2. Musicals
3. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization)
4. Travis, Doris Eaton, 1904-2010
5. Ziegfeld follies
6. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOV 3598

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Featuring Doris Eaton Travis, with Charles Eaton, Sutton Foster, Eric Sciotto, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tom Hewitt, John Bolton, Phylicia Rashad, Bill George, and others.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the New Amsterdam Theatre and the Minskoff Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1998-2008.

Biography (note)

1. As a young woman Doris Eaton Travis performed on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies from 1918 to 1921. She made her final public appearance at the Easter Bonnet Competition of 2010, and died a month later at the age of 106. She was the last surviving Ziegfeld Girl.

Title

1. Doris Eaton Travis: Easter Bonnet performances [videorecording] / Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS ; [video prod. company] Broadway Beat.

Imprint

1. New York, 1998-2008.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Featuring Doris Eaton Travis, with Charles Eaton, Sutton Foster, Eric Sciotto, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tom Hewitt, John Bolton, Phylicia Rashad, Bill George, and others.

Event

1. Videotaped at the New Amsterdam Theatre and the Minskoff Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1998-2008.

Biography

1. As a young woman Doris Eaton Travis performed on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies from 1918 to 1921. She made her final public appearance at the Easter Bonnet Competition of 2010, and died a month later at the age of 106. She was the last surviving Ziegfeld Girl.

Local note

1. Gift of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Local subject

1. Ziegfeld girls.

Added author

1. Travis, Doris Eaton, 1904-2010, performer.
2. Travis, Doris Eaton, 1904-2010, speaker.
3. Eaton, Charles, 1911-2004, performer.
4. Foster, Sutton, performer.
5. Sciotto, Eric, performer.
6. Washington, Michael Benjamin, performer.
7. Hewitt, Tom, 1958- performer.
8. Bolton, John, 1965- performer.
9. Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- speaker.
10. George, Bill, performer.
11. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), producer.
12. Broadway Beat (Firm)
13. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (Organization), donor.

Note

1. Title on disc label: Doris Eaton Travis: Easter Bonnet 1998-2006 & 2008
2. Title on tape: Doris Eaton Travis Easter Bonnet numbers

Research call number

1. NCOV 3598