Gershwin, George. (1898–1937) & Brown, Anne. (1912–2009) Autograph Signatures from 1936 Porgy & Bess ProductionBold autograph signature in pencil "George Gershwin" on an album sheet, dated 1936 at the left in another hand, together with a second signature from the same album and apparently same occasion, being that of Anne Brown (signed "Anne Brown 'Bess' 'Porgy and Bess'"), creator of the role of Bess. Porgy and Bess was first performed at the Colonial Theater in Boston on September 30th 1935. It opened in New York at the Alvin Theater on October 10th of that