Description
This is a rare "Playtime" playbill from the week of April 12th, 1948 for the Post-Broadway engagement of William Shakespeare's "ANTONY and CLEOPATRA" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened November 26th, 1947 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City and ran for 126 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred GODFREY TEARLE and KATHARINE CORNELL (who received the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Play") and featured CHARLTON HESTON (in what had been his Broadway debut), MAUREEN STAPLETON, KENT SMITH, LENORE ULRIC, RALPH CLANTON, IVAN SIMPSON, ALAN SHAYNE, JAMES GRUELER, ELI WALLACH, ROBERT DUKE, OLIVER CLIFF, DAVID STEWART, JOSEPH WISEMAN, DAVID ORRICK, JOSEPH HOLLAND, MARTIN KINGSLEY, BARNET BIRO, BRUCE GORDON, PAMELA SIMPSON, DAYTON LUMMIS. DOUGLASS WATSON, ROBERT CARRICART, GILBERT READE, RUDULPH JUSTICE WATSON, CHARLES NOLTE and ERNEST ROWAN ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; Music composed by PAUL NORDOFF; Sets designed by LEO KERZ; Costumes designed by VALENTINA and JOHN BOYT; Directed by GUTHRIE McCLINTIC; Produced by KATHARINE CORNELL ..... DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this rare 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.
