Jo Anne Worley “PUT IT IN WRITING” Charles Strouse 1963 Playbill and Matchbooks
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Playbills / Programs
Jack Norworth “THE FABULOUS INVALID” Solly Ward 1938 Broadway Auto Show Playbill
(The production opened October 8th, 1938 and closed December 3rd, 1938 after 65 performances.).
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Alan Rickman “PRIVATE LIVES” Noel Coward 2001 London Program with Ticket Stub
(The production opened September 21st, 2001 and ran through March 3rd, 2002. The production then crossed the Atlantic, opening April 28th, 2002 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City and running for 127 performances.).
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Meryl Streep “HAPPY END” Christopher Lloyd / Kurt Weill 1977 Tryout Playbill
(The production originally opened March 7th, 1977 at the Chelsea Theatre Center in Brooklyn and closed April 3rd, 1977 after 32 performances. The show transferred on May 7th, 1977 to New York’s Martin Beck Theatre, where it ran for 75 performances.).
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June Havoc (Debut) “FORBIDDEN MELODY” Carl Brisson 1936 Rare FLOP Tryout Program
Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (The production would open November 2nd, 1936 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City and close November 28th, 1936 after only 32 performances.).
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Ben Travers’ “PLUNDER” Ralph Lynn / Tom Walls / Gordon James 1928 London Program
This is a rare October 22nd, 1928 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the BEN TRAVERS comedy “PLUNDER” at the Aldwych Theatre in London. (The production premiered at the Aldwych Theatre on June 26th, 1928 and ran for 344 performances.) ….. The play starred RALPH LYNN and TOM WALLS and featured J. ROBERTSON HARE, DOREEN BENDIX, MARY BROUGH, GORDON JAMES, ANN FURRELL, WINIFRED SHOTTER, ARCHIBALD BATTY, NANCIE NIELSON, JOHN CHARLTON, ENID MARY, CARTERET MAULE, FRED MORGAN, ETHEL COLERIDGE, PHILIP CARLTON, HERBERT WARING, ALFRED WATSON, ARTHUR WILLIAMS and FRED CAVELL ….. CREDITS: Book by BEN TRAVERS; Sets designed by F. L. LYNDHURST; Directed by TOM WALLS; Produced by TOM WALLS and REGINALD HIGHLEY ….. DETAILS: The 24 page playbill measures 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″ inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, promotional text and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ….. CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing and light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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