[Sophie Tucker and Irving Berlin rehearsing for "Alexander's Ragtime Band" at CBS.]

[Ethel Merman and Milton Berle at Versailles Cafe for the Mirror-Ted Friend award presentation.]

[Anna Maria Alberghetti rehearsing with composer and lyricist Bob Merrill for "Carnival!".]

[Composer Jerry Herman rehearsing with Carol Channing for "Hello, Dolly!".]

[Irving Berlin, Russell Nype, and Ethel Merman at a rehearsal for "Call Me Madam".]

[Composer Marc Blitzstein (at the piano) and musical director Robert Dolan rehearsing for "Juno" with singing ensemble.]

[Rehearsal for "The Girl in Pink Tights".]

[Performers Lilo and Theodore Bikel with composer Duke Ellington at a rehearsal for "Pousse-Café".]

[Bert and Sophie Tucker.]

[Rehearsal for "Step on a Crack".]

[Jack Haley, Ethel Merman and Jack Whiting in "Take a Chance".]

[Eva Mandel Wolf with two unidentified men.]

["Wildcat" rehearsal.]

[Sophie Tucker with son Bert trying on shoes.]

[Annie Abuza Aronson, Bert Tucker and Sophie Tucker.]

[First day of rehearsal for "Jamaica".]

[Sophie Tucker with son Bert and his wife Lillian, and unidentified woman in Versailles, New York on New Year's Eve.]

[Vincent Youmans and Mayo Methot rehearsing for "Great Day".]

[Eddie and Ida Cantor with Gracie Allen, George Burns, Al Jolson and others.]

[Sophie Tucker and chorus rehearsing "I Never Can Think of the Words" for "Follow a Star".]