Description: This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the one-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the Pulitzer Prize winning THORNTON WILDER play "OUR TOWN" at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. beginning December 12th, 1938. (The production opened February 4th, 1938 at New York's Henry Miller's Theatre, moved to the Morosco Theatre on February 14th, 1938 and ran for 336 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred FRANK CRAVEN and featured EVELYN VARDEN, HELEN CAREW, JAMES SPOTTSWOOD, RAYMOND ROE, TOM FADDEN, JOHN CRAVEN, PATRICIA ROE, CHARLES WILEY, Jr., DOROTHY McGUIRE, WALTER O. HILL, THOMAS W. ROSS, ALICE DONALDSON, THOMAS COLEY, KATHARINE RAHT, MILTON PARSONS, WILLIAM ROEHRICK, DORO MERANDE, E. IRVING LOCKE and BILLY REDFIELD ..... CREDITS: Book by THORNTON WILDER; Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Costumes designed by HELENE PONS; Produced and Directed by JED HARRIS ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 6 5/8" X 10 1/2" inches and includes wonderful graphics, promotional text, production credits and a recommendation from Alexander Woollcott on the front side and excerpts from a number of reviews on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a fold across the middle and light creasing, this rare flyer 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.
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-10-06T02:33:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Genre: Theatre Memorabilia
Product: Handbills / Flyers
Date: 1930 - 1939
Sub-Genre: Broadway Plays
Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.
