New York: Living Theatre 1963. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Folded sheets. 8 pp. Program for the 1963 Living Thetre production of Kenneth H. Brown's The Brig directed by Judith Malina and designed by Julian Beck with lighting by Nokola Cernovich. Folded sheets laid into a folded illustrated cover. Fine condition. Living Theatre unknown books
New York: Judson Poet's Theatre 1961. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Single yellow sheet pf paper folded once to four a four-panel booklet. A program for these two one-act plays put on by The Judson Poets' Theater on November 18 19 and 20 1961. Some of the actors in these plays included well-known poets such as Paul Blackburn and Jackson Mac Low as well as Howard Hart Al Carmines Florence Tarlow and Gil Henderson among others. Mild handling wear. A very good example. Uncommon Judson Memorial Church ephemera. Judson Poet's Theatre unknown books
New York: The Living Theatre 1959. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Single stiff sheet of paper a poster / flyer advertising 6 premieres and famous avant-garde classics including Geography of the Body Desist Film Mechanics of Love and Noguchi among other events. Featuring the works of Maas Brakhage Menken Boultenhouse and Moore. The event was run at The Living Theatre in Chelsea at 530 Sixth Avenue on April 27 1959. Poster measures 8 1/2 x 11 3/4" wide. Scarce Living Theatre and avant garde film ephemera. The Living Theatre unknown books
New York: Living Theatre 1995. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Stapled pamphlet. The program guide for the play Utopia directed by Judith Malina and written by Hanon Reznikov. 12 pp pamphlet. A near fine example in simple illustrated pink wrappers. Includes a useful summary of all of the Living Theatre productions from 1951 to 1995. Living Theatre paperback books
Milano: G. Ricordi 1955. Softcover. VG. Cream pictorial wraps. pages 359 to 376. 11 black and white portraits 3 reproductions of sketches by Renato Guttuso. In Italian. G. Ricordi unknown books
No binding. Very Good. Photo Vintage original 13 x 10 "" 32 x 26 cm. black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo USA. Joseph Downing Charles L. Duncan Elspeth Eric Huntz Hall Billy Halop Leo Gorcey David Gorcey Bobby Jordan Marjorie Main dir: Sidney Kingsley; Belasco Theatre. So popular was this cautionary tale of misguided youth in New York City's East Side written and directed by Sidney Kingsley produced by Norman Bel Geddes and running for 687 performances between Oct. 1935 and Jun. 1937 that Warner Brothers had the film in production and released within two months of the show's closing. So popular were the kids who played in the show that the studio brought them back to recreate their roles becoming known as ""The Dead End Kids"" in a series of low-budget films. Marjorie Main was brought to Hollywood to recreate her role as the downtrodden mother of gangster ""Babyface"" Martin. Humphrey Bogart would play the film characterization but here is Joseph Downing in the role in a scene with Marjorie Main. The photo is by White Studio NY. Some reinforcement tape informational writing and Culver Pictures stamps on the verso. Light wear at all four corners VERY GOOD. unknown books
No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Sinclair Lewis source Philadelphia: Forrest Theatre 1935. Vintage original 8 1/2 x 5 1/2"" 22 x 14 cm. promotional flyer for national tour of play USA. Two pages JUST ABOUT FINE. Walter Huston who made a powerful impression in the lead role on Broadway in this adaptation by playwright Sidney Howard of Lewis' novel also starred in the role in a follow-up national tour. This flyer was created for the Philadelphia performances; text on the back puts side-by-side critical blurbs from New York and Philadelphia. The OCLC records only a copy at the Library of Congress and that is a similar but variant flyer printed for the show appearing at the National Theatre in Washington D.C. unknown books
No binding. Fine. Fine Art Print Los Angeles: Las Palmas Theatre 1961. Vintage original 22 x 14"" 56 x 36 cm. poster USA FINE. Gypsy Rose Lee who started out in Vaudeville as a child had a multifaceted career which included burlesque theater film and most notably writing. She was a true whirlwind of creative activity. This scarce poster is for a ten-day engagement in Los Angeles of her one-woman autobiographical show. unknown books
London: Routledge 1996. Hardcover. viii 276p. introduction photos very good first edition in decorative boards. Seven theater pieces performed at the WOW Women's One World by the Split Britches Theater Company. Routledge hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 107748 ISBN : 0415127653 9780415127653
New York NY: The New York Magazine Program 1928. 16 pages; color cover & endpaper illustrations; black and white illustrated within. Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" size; stapled paper wraps some darkening wear to covers; contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The New York Magazine Program paperback books
New York NY: The New York Magazine Program 1928. 32 pages; color cover & endpaper illustrations; black and white illustrated within. Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" size; stapled paper wraps some darkening wear to covers couple of tiny edge-chips; contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The New York Magazine Program paperback books
Berkeley: Wendy Lesser & The Review 1986. Newspaper. 28p. folded tabloid newspaper/literary journal reviews interviews essays on theatre poetry books art poetry closed tear mailing label and lightly-toned else very good on newsprint. The Mafia in Palermo "A Lie of the Mind" by Sam Shepard and "Benefactors" by Michael Frayn. Kafka Agee & Montaigne. Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo" Shepard's "Paris Texas Wendy Lesser & The Review unknown books
Berkeley: Wendy Lesser & The Review 1986. Newspaper. 24p. folded tabloid newspaper/literary journal reviews interviews essays on theatre poetry books art poetry long closed tear at fold edgewear mailing label and heavily-toned else good on newsprint. John Berger on his Mother. Lewis Carroll & Oliver Sacks. Greil Marcus on The Sex Pistols. Vineberg on Eugene O'neill and the revival of "The Iceman Cometh Wendy Lesser & The Review unknown books
New York: Living Theatre 1951. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Original program guide for the opening of this play by RExroth put on at The Cherry Theater in New York in December 1951. With essay by Harold Norse a poem by Oscar Williams and an essay by Paul Goodman. 16 pp. A fine example of this very early piece of Living Theatre ephemera. Living Theatre paperback books
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First UK edition. 239 pp. With numerous black and white photographs. The inside story of one of the National Theatre's biggest and costliest ventures. Directed by John Dexter who has SIGNED and dated this copy in year of publication. A clean very good copy in dustwrapper. Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover books
New York: The Living Theatre 1960. First edition. Loose Sheets. Near Fine. Single sheet of decorated paper a poster / flyer announcing performance of works by Hansen Higgins Johnson et al performed by The Audio Visual Group at the Living Theatre on Monday August 1 1960. Slight edge wear but a very nice example. Poster measures 8 1/2 x 11" tall. Scarce Living Theatre and avant garde music ephemera. The Living Theatre unknown books
Salt Lake City 1874. Printed check 9 cm x 21.5 cm printed in black with blanks to be filled in by hand. Near fine. Check is dated September 21 1874 and payable to the Super Napper. The amount is for $2.00 and is signed by Susan Napper. unknown books
San Francisco: The Studio at Theatre Rhinoceros 1989. Magazine. 20p. includes covers 5.5x8.5 inches cast crew biographies photos ads insert for understudy very good playbill/program in stapled pictorial wraps. Drag performance of the All-Female version of "The Odd Couple" starring Richard Wellner as "Lilly Street" playing Olive Madison & Steve Miller as "Stephanie" playing Florence Unger. Photos of the actors as themselves and in drag. The Studio at Theatre Rhinoceros unknown books
San Francisco: The New Conservatory Theatre Center 1998. 16p 7x8.5 inches program ads cast bios and photos season very good playbill in stapled white wraps. The New Conservatory Theatre Center unknown books
Berlin: S.N.A.F.U. 1994. 16p. includes covers 5.75x8.5 inches interview with the playwright cast bios ads insert very good playbill/program in stapled b&w pictorial wraps. Program for the world premier of Rebellato's play about Stalin at the English-language theatre established in Berlin by Tina Strobel and Nigel Luhman in 1990. S.N.A.F.U. unknown books
San Francisco: The Magic Theatre 1980. 4-panel playbill 7x8.5 inches cast and crew bios playwright's statement previous owner's abusive criticism in ink otherwise good playbill/program with illustrated cover. The previous owner was not amused! The Magic Theatre unknown books
San Francisco: Eureka Theatre Company 1991. Single 5.5x8.5 inch pink leaflet printed in black illustration and text very good. A leaflet for the extension of Ludlam's hit show. Eureka Theatre Company unknown books
San Francisco: The Company & The New Committee Theatre 1970. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides thumbnail photos of production reviews on rear very good black print on goldenrod stock. Handbill for the final performances of the Los Angeles Company Theatre touring production which won awards in 1969 and moved to New York after the San Francisco shows. The Company was founded by Gar Campbell and was a highly respected experimental company that shook up LA showcase theatre in the 1960s-1981. The Company & The New Committee Theatre unknown books
San Francisco: Theatre Rhinoceros 1987. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill glossy stock printed one-side-only photo of male hands exchanging cash text in black ink on white stock UK reviews very good. Theatre Rhinoceros unknown books
New York: Federal Theatre/WPA 1937. 4 panel playbill/program 6x9 inches cast scene synopsis theatre plan crew laid-in is a folded 8.5x11 inch mimeographed handbill advertising a Federal Music Project presentation of the NY State Symphonic Band under the direction of Creator on November 6th 1937 very good pamphlet blue text on semi-glossy white stock. This is the playbill for the intitial production of John Howard Lawson's which opened at the Maxine Elliot Theatre October 13 1938. Federal Theatre/WPA unknown books
Hollywood: The Playgoer/Hollywood Playhouse 1939. Magazine. 32p. includes covers5.75x8.5 inches program for the show ads very good playbill in stapled green printed wraps. This musical comedy review/history of vaudeville was one of the final productions for the Federal Theatre and ran from 10/29/1938 - 5/14/1939 in Hollywood on Las Palms. Halle Flanagan gives the production a long paragraph review on page 291 of her book "Arena The Playgoer/Hollywood Playhouse unknown books
New York: Federal Theatre/WPA 1937. 4p. playbill/program 6x9 inches cast scene synopsis theatre plan crew small ink notation "Fed. Thea." on cover otherwise very good pamphlet blue text on semi-glossy white stock. This is the playbill for the production which opened at the Adelphi Theatre in February 1937 and starred Canada Lee and Rex Ingram. Federal Theatre/WPA unknown books
New York: Federal Theatre/WPA 1938. 6 panel playbill/program 6x9 inches cast bios theatre plan crew very good pamphlet blue text on semi-glossy white stock. This is the playbill for the intitial production of E.P. Conkle's historical drama which opened at the Maxine Elliot Theatre March 17 1938. Federal Theatre/WPA unknown books
San Francisco: Theatre Rhinoceros 1990. 20p including covers 5.5x8.5 inches illustrated with photos and ads cast and crew bios very good playbill/prgram folded sheets. Theatre Rhinoceros unknown books
San Francisco: Artfull Circle Theatre 1995. 11x17 inch handbill/program folded to 8.5x11 inches illustration of Mae West W.C. Fields etc. by M. Grove cast and crew bios song titles history of the theatre upcoming season two fold creases and some wear. The cast list includes Ann Drogynous as Mae West Mark Sargent as W.C. Fields Michael G. Page as Mrs. Mortimer/Margaret Hamilton and Richard Sanchez as Princess Flower Petal/Yma Sumac. Artfull Circle Theatre unknown books
San Francisco: The California Labor School n.d. 5.5x8.5x inch leaflet folded from a single mimeographed sheet listing the cast of the various productions; single small red smear on back panel. Produced by Jose Tiny Correia and Jerry Walter the evening featured such pieces as "Mourning becomes Electra Student demonstration" "King takes a fall" "Don't talk to me of love" by Malvina Reynolds copyrighted 1959 "Ludlow Massacre" by Woodie Guthrie "Swingin' on a scab" and more. Narration was done by Mort Vicker. Circa mid to late 1950s. The California Labor School unknown books
San Francisco: The Magic Theatre 1989. 8.5x11 inch blue publicity folder containing one 8x10 inch b&w production still and one 5x7 inch still several publicity release sheets a six-page 8.5x11 inch program for the Festival with play description playwright bios photos Magic chronology etc. a two sheet stapled release for the 1989-90 season a copy of Re:Write; the Playwrights Foundation Newsletter for 1989. The Magic Theatre unknown books
Chicago: Steppenwolf 2010. 56p. 5.5x8.5 inches bios photos character genealogy etc. very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Program for the World Premiere of the trilogy. Steppenwolf unknown books
NY: Theatre Communications Group NY 1990. First Edition. 4to 203pp. Illustrated. Index of names index of titles. Illustrated wraps. VG. This lists the regional theatres in the US their plays actors etc. Theatre Communications Group NY unknown books
Bookseller reference : 25912 ISBN : 1559360070 9781559360074
NY: Theatre Communications Group 1985. First Edition. 8vo pp. 372. Introduction by James Reston Jr. Near fine in price clipped dj. Six plays including Streamers by David Rabe and Bottecelli by Terrence McNally. Theatre Communications Group unknown books
NY: Random House 1936. First Edition. 8vo pp. 961. Edges slightly soiled o/w a nice copy in worn dj. The complete and unabridged texts of fourteen representative Theatre Guild Productions with an introduction outlining the history and aspirations of the Guild by its Board of Directors. Plays include Molnar's Liliom Shaw's Saint Joan O'Neill's Stange Interlude. Random House unknown books
NY: Federal Theatre Project 1938. 4to. Compiled by Music Vaudeville Service Department Albert Julian Supervisor. Works Progress Administration . National Service Bureau. 1697 Broadway . Publication 39-L. February 1938. 27 pages. With errata slip of corrections on 3 pages. Cover worn o/w VG. Federal Theatre Project unknown books
NY: Random House 1936. First Edition. Large 8vo pp. 961. Bright green cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A Vg tight copy. Fourteen plays among them Milne's Mr. Pim passes by Molnar's Liliom Shaw's Saint Joan O'Neill's Strange interlude Barry's Hotel Universe. Random House unknown books
NY: NY Theatre Program Corp 1925. 8vo pp. 32. Paper wraps. Playbill for production with Chrystal Herne. Staple holding booklet together missing o/w VG. NY Theatre Program Corp unknown books
Melbourne Australia: F. W. Cheshire 1958. Large 8vo pp. 73 plus advertisements. Illustrated with photographs. paper-covered boards with color illustration. Corners and edges slightly worn o/w a nice copy. Articles on the 1957 theater season with discussions about the future of theater in Australia. Covers dance as well as plays. F. W. Cheshire unknown books
Used; Like New/Used; Like New. An interesting group of twelve large original photographs of actors actresses and others ca. 1920's from the Pasadena-based photographer Ervin Willard Spurr and including a signed self-portrait of Spurr. Among the subjects portrayed are radio executive Glen Rice and one of the country singers he promoted identified as Hubert; a man dressed in Arctic furs identified on the verso as John Herman Flyn two photographs and an actor identified as R. J. Maclean shown in two photographs dated 1926 as Richard III and Brutus. Varying sizes ranging from 11 x 14 inches Spurr's self-portrait to 16 x 19 inches. Some light toning soiling and edge wear; overall fine.<br>Ervin Willard Spurr was born in 1869 in New York and grew up in Iowa where he established his reputation as a photographer before moving his studio to Pasadena. He was noted for his technical accomplishments as a portrait photographer and photographed subjects including Albert Einstein and many actors of the day. A collection of his photographs of Native American actors is held at the Library of Congress. unknown books
New York: Random House 1938. Gilt cloth. About fine in near very good dust jacket with some darkening and small spots to spine panel and a few small chips and tears one with small internal mend. First edition. Introduction by Hallie Flanagan. One of two such omnibus volumes published by Random House in this case collecting the above three plays by Conkle Arthur Arent and William Dubois respectively. Random House hardcover books
London: E. Rimmel 1874. 1st printing presumed. Bolton BL no. 25. Printed self wrappers. A VG copy some age toning and chips at fore-edge some scattered stains no text is obscured. Single leaf folded vertically to form 4 pp. Elaborate pictorial title-page. Folded: 9-3/8" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/>The Gaiety Theatre The Strand London was where Dickens saw his last play in 1869. This production of The Battle of Life was edited for the stage by Charles Dickens Jr. and starred prominent actors John Lawrence Toole 1830-1906 as Ben Britain and Ellen Farren 1848-1904 as Clemency Newcombe. No library holdings found on OCLC: scarce. The play opened on December 26 1873. E. Rimmel unknown books
n. p. 1879. 1st printing presumed. Printed self wrappers. One tiny 1 mm chip at the edge else a fine copy. Broadside on thin peach colored paper. 11-1/4" x 5" <br/><br/>A "programme" for a reception of dramatic scenes from "Old Curiosity Shop" "David Copperfield" and Mr. Pickwick. Very scarce indeed no library holdings found. unknown books
San Francisco: Calhoun Printer 1860. 1st Printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. AN About VG copy some age-toning and foxing first line of text discolored & somewhat obscured from evidence of mounting materials and repair to top-edge verso. Broadside leaflet. 7-3/8" x 4" <br/><br/>The headline production presumed to be inspired by Mrs Hofland's 1842 novel "The CZARINA: An Historical Romance of the Court of Russia." A scarce early San Francisco playbill for the Lyceum Theatre which was managed by a member of the Booth family at the time. Calhoun, Printer unknown books
Boston 1871. 1st printing presumed ca 1870. Self wrappers. Slight age-toning to paper; a few small tears at edges and one central pin hole that runs through all four pages; overall very good. Single sheet folded once to form four pages. Engraved borderds and illustrations in text. Folded: 10-1/4" x 6-9/16" <br/><br/>A playbill for a production of "No Thoroughfare" at the Boston Theatre with Charles Fechter playing the role of Jules Obenreizer and Carlotta Leclercq in the role of Marquerite. The playbill has many local advertisements and some information about the theatre company in the years 1870 and 1871. Charles Fechter travelled from London to the United States in 1870 and enjoyed a very succesful career in Boston. Critics disaproved of his "Hamlet" also advertised on this playbill but were captivated by his refined style and Continental training Hornblow vol. 2 p. 214. unknown books
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