The Chinese Nightingale was a Broadway play produced by The American Children's Theatre that ran for 8 performances in October of 1934 at the Theatre of Young America. Written by Hans Schmiedel and Lasar Galpern, with music by Alan Shulman from a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Soudeikine was charged with creating costumes for its 23 characters. The three designs here are: First and Fifth Court Ladies (played by Vivian Giesen and Jacqueline Hoyt), inscribed "Bulien" lower recto (unknown name in the production); Second and Fourth Court Ladies (played by Frederica Going and Eugenia Tucker), signed by Soudeikine and a male dancer, Signed in pencil below design by Soudeikine.



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