Historic Photo Gallery: 1955 to 1968
1962
In March 1962 Eva Le Gallienne brought her successful tour of two dramas
about Queen Elizabeth I to the Walnut. She played the title roles in
Mary Stuart and
Elizabeth the Queen (pictured here with Alfred Lunt)
and was praised for her portrayal of both. Despite her somewhat scrutinized
personal life as a homosexual, Le Gallienne is noted as a successful
Broadway actress and producer of repertory theatre, an Emmy Award-winner,
Oscar nominee, the recipient of a special Tony Award in 1964, and the
National Medal of Arts in 1986. (Photograph courtesy of the Theatre
Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia.)
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