1911-1987 – A collection of 27 programs, mostly from New York and London theatres
Various: 1911-1987. Various. All in nice shape. Many from first runs. Included are:
1911 – The Symphony Hall Pops, Boston. A. Maquarre, conductor. William Tell Overture, Washington Post March, etc.
1929 – President’s Theater, New York. The Guinea Pig. Preston Sturges’s first play to reach Broadway; self-produced. Two copies.
1929 – Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Preston Sturges’s Passion Preferred.
1930 – Avalon Theatre, New York. Brock Pemberton’s Strictly Dishonorable.
1930 – The Fulton Theatre, New York. The Song and Dance Man starring George M. Cohan.
1930 – Nixon Theatre, Pittsburgh. The Well of Romance.
1932-1933. Beachwood Theatre, Scarborogh-on-Hudson, New York. Defence.
1938. National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, D.C. Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor. Mosque.
1945. Claude A Swanson Junior High School, Arlington, Virginia. The Band Wagon.
1952. Chinateaten (The China Theatre), Stockholm. Variete-Sommer. Gerd Hagman, presenter. With insert.
1952. Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley (Philadelphia). Heartbreak House. Reprise of George Bernard Shaw’s famous tragi-comedy showing the spiritual and moral bankruptcy of the cultured, leisured European upper classes on the eve of World War I.
1958. Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. My Fair Lady.
1958. The Bowling Green State University Theatre, Ohio. Gore Vidal’s Visit to a Small Planet. Later made into a Jerry Lewis comedy film that Vidal despised because it stripped out all of his political commentary.
1961. Hippodrome Theatre Restaurant, London. Talk of the Town souvenir nightclub program with two inserts for the production of Fantastico. Includes photos of stars who had appeared at the nightclub since its opening: Eartha Kitt, Johnnie Ray, Lena Horne, Sophie Tucker, The Andrews Sisters, and the McGuire Sisters.
1963. Hippodrome Theatre Restaurant, London. Talk of the Town souvenir nightclub program with two inserts for the production of High Life. Although not mentioned, comedian Jackie Mason performed in a guest spot during its run. Program includes photos of stars who had appeared at the nightclub since 1963 including Eartha Kitt, Frankie Vaughn, Sophie Tucker, the Andrews Sisters, Lena Horne, he McGuire Sisters, and Shirley Bassey.
1963. Prince of Wales Theatre, London. Souvenir program for Never Too Late with photos of its two stars Joan Bennet and Fred Clark.
1963. Allo Paris. Weekly magazine listing all shows, nightclubs, performances and other entertainment events for the week of 22-28 May.
1966. Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D. C. Variations by the New York City Ballet.
1967. National touring company souvenir program for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring John Raitt, the father of blues-rock star Bonnie Raitt.
1960. New Theatre, London. Oliver. Although uncredited, Davy Jones of the Monkees, was in this production as an under-age rotating child-actor playing the Artful Dodger.
1960. Curran Theatre, San Francisco. Flower Drum Song starring Elaine Dunn, Keye Luke, and Jack Soo.
1961. Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. Bye-Bye Birdie starring Chita Rivera and future Hollywood Squares host, Peter Marshall.
1962. The University Theatre University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Peter Ustinov’s Romanoff and Juliet.
1952. Royal Air Force Uxbridge. The Mikado.
1967. Westbrook Theatre, Long Island. Souvenir program for Funny Girl starring George Hamilton and Barbara Cook with Jean Stapleton. Photos and bios of all three.
1973. Arena Stage, Washington, D. C. Raisin. Pre-Broadway opening of the Tony Award winning musical based on A Raisin in the Sun starring Ernestine Jackson.
1987. National touring company souvenir program for Cabaret starring Joel. Two copies.
Plus, three additional arts related items:
An advertising bifold for sculpture, painting, etching, design, etc. instruction at Dupont Circle in Washington, D. C.
A sales catalog for signed etchings and lithographs from the Associated American Artists.
A program for a Charles Simonds exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. Very good. Item #010778
Price: $250.00