The French Quarterly Spring 2022 | Page 2

On view March 18 through July 3 , 2022
Seventy-five years ago , Tennessee Williams ’ s A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway and received a seven-minute standing ovation . The sensation quickly spread to stages — and movie screens — worldwide . THNOC ’ s newest exhibition takes visitors behind the scenes of this iconic New Orleans play , showcasing Vivien Leigh ’ s Oscar statue ; a rare recording of Jessica Tandy as the first Blanche DuBois ; a fully browsable version of Elia Kazan ’ s director ’ s notebook ; Thomas Hart Benton ’ s famous Poker Night painting ; and dozens of other seldom-displayed artifacts .
Book your visit today at www . hnoc . org / streetcar !
520 Royal Street ; free ticketed admission ( 504 ) 523-4662 • www . hnoc . org
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Stella ( Kim Hunter ) embraces Stanley ( Marlon Brando ) ( detail ); 1951 ; The Fred W . Todd Tennessee Williams Collection at THNOC , 2001-10-L . 1246