Photograph by Carl Van Vechten © Van Vechten Trust
Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964)
Photograph of Altonell Hines (1905–1977) as the Commere in Four Saints in Three Acts
March 9, 1934
Photograph of Altonell Hines in Four Saints in Three Acts
The avante-garde play Four Saints in Three Acts was written by Gertrude Stein with music by Virgil Thomson. Directed by Eva Jessye, it was the first opera in the United States to feature an all-Black cast, including performer Altonell Hines in the role of Commerre.
: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
