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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Theatre Programme - The Bartered Bride
Sadler's Wells Opera London 1970. 1970. Soft cover. original theatre programme stapled paperback Very Good condition . Sadler's Wells Opera , London, 1970, paperback
Bookseller reference : 171070
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Lyric Theatre London
Theatre Programme - The Girl in the Taxi
Lyric Theatre London 1912. 1912. Soft cover. paperback original theatre programme stapled pamphlet 8pp adverts staples rusting Good condition . Lyric Theatre, London, 1912, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170769
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Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham
Theatre Programme - The Desert Song featuring Harry Welchman Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham 1910
Theatre Royal Birmingham 1930. 1930. Soft cover. paperback original theatre programme stapled pamphlet 12pp adverts staples rusting Good condition advertising postcard laid in . Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 1930, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170767
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Theatre Royal Bath
Theatre Royal Bath - Theatre Programme - Spring 1950 Season
Theatre Royal Bath 1950 features The Provoked Wife / Bristol Old Vic. Very Good. 1950. Soft cover. original theatre programme stapled pamphlet adverts VG. . Theatre Royal, Bath, 1950, features The Provoked Wife / Bristol Old Vic, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170703
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His Majesty's Theatre
His Majesty's Theatre Haymarket Programme - Balalaika presented by Eric Maschwitz
His Majesty's Theatre London 1937. Very Good. 1937. Soft cover. original theatre programme stapled pamphlet illustrations and adverts VG . His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1937, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170748
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Richmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre - Theatre Programme - Basil Foster presents While Parents Sleep by Anthony Kimmins
Richmond Theatre 1939. Very Good. 1939. Soft cover. original theatre programme stapled pamphlet adverts creased across the middle Good . Richmond Theatre, 1939, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170752
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Theatre Royal Bath
Theatre Royal Bath - Theatre Programme - Venus Observed by Christopeher Fry
Theatre Royal Bath 1951 features Bristol Old Vic Company. Very Good. 1951. Soft cover. original theatre programme stapled pamphlet adverts VG. . Theatre Royal, Bath, 1951, features Bristol Old Vic Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 170704
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Savoy Theatre
Savoy Theatre London Theatre Programme - The Man Who Came to Dinner b Kaufman and Hart
Savoy Theatre London undated c.1950. Very Good. 1950. Soft cover. original theatre programme folded pamphlet adverts creased across the middle. Good . Savoy Theatre, London, undated c.1950, paperback
Bookseller reference : 170708
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WASHINGTON STATE / EDWARDIAN THEATRE / WASHINGTON STATE
The Burr McIntosh Monthly. September 1808.
New York.: Burr Publishing Co. Volume XVII No. 66. 09- 1908. September 1908 issue in original color pictorial wrappers black and white photo illustrations unpaginated string-bound magazine 12 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Modest spotting to covers and wear to cover edges with multiple short tears; slight wave to bottom fore corner throughout text block; interior in very good clean condition overall. Contains an essay "The State of Washington" which is accompanied by photos of Tacoma Spokane and Seattle as well as photos of the ubiquitous log trains. Particularly striking is the matched photo set "Seattle 30 Years Ago" and "Seattle Water Front Today". This issue features stage star Amelia Stone on the cover; other theatrical personalities pictured in the magazine include Rose Melville Louise Le Baron Jane Hading and many others. Features include: "People of Note" "Painting and Sculpture" "This Season's Notable Plays" and a short essay on "The Ethics of Photography". Advertisers include Tiffany and Co. and Kellogg's Cornflakes. . Burr Publishing Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55865
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THEATRE PROGRAM Asche Oscar.
Chu Chin Chow
New York.: F. Ray Comstock & Morris Gest. 1917. Theatre program for the sumptuous New York City production of "Chu Chin Cho" by Oscar Asche which followed the hugely successful London production the year prior. The play based on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves featured the author Oscar Asche in a leading role. Program is 12 x 9 inches 36 pp. with 10 full-page color plates featuring lavishly costumed characters from the play plus a double-page color centerfold. In addition to the color plates the program features 21 pages recounting the story of the play. Very good clean condition. A block-buster from a century ago. Also included with the program is double-sided sheet 9 ½ x 5 ½ inches providing details of the production in its four day six performances sojourn in Portland Oregon: list of members of the cast the "story of the play" in one paragraph list of musical numbers "synopsis of scenes" etc. In sum the sheet provides everything that is missing from the glossy souvenir program with splashy color pictures. . F. Ray Comstock & Morris Gest. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54611
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ENGLAND LONDON / THEATRE Friston David Henry illus.
Covent Garden & Drury Lane.
London.: The Illustrated London News. 1876. Two full page illustrations of Pantomimes playing at two of London’s leading theatres: Drury Lane "Whittington and his Cat" and Covent-Garden "Cinderella" in 1876. Printed on sheets 15 ¾ x 11 inches the two images are intended to complement each other. Both are the work of David Henry Friston best known for the initial illustrations 1887 in Conan Doyle’s "Sherlock Holmes." The two Pantomime illustrations are highly animated and feature some striking animals and fantasy creatures not to mention the actors holding forth in what must have been delightfully engaging productions. Very good clean condition. Brief descriptive text can be found on verso of the Drury Lane illustration. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55036
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ENGLAND LONDON / THEATRE
A Performance at Drury Lane Theatre 1795.
London.: The Illustrated London News. Christmas Number. 1956. Color reproduction of Edward Dayes’s water-color of a scene unfolding at Drury Lane Theatre as rendered in 1795. Image on sheet approximately 14 ¼ x 20 inches Vertical fold at center as published with small staple holes scarcely visible. Text below image provides a brief history of the Christmas pantomime entertainments and their decline in the pre-WW II years. A beguiling image from 1956 in good clean condition. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55037
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FRANCE / THEATRE Peyre Marie Joseph & Charles De Waillyarchitects.
"Architecture Théatre"
Paris. No date. Ca. 1785. Four copper engraved prints on laid paper identified in order as plates 3 4 8 & 9 depicting aspects of the Théâtre-Français the present-day Théâtre de L’Odéon designed by Peyre and De Wailly completed in 1782 with an opening ceremony presided over by Marie-Antoinette. The largest plate # 9 a view of the exterior is approximately 13 x 11 ¼ inches. A slightly smaller plate featuring two images # 8 view of the stage and view of the foyer is approximately 7 ½ x 11 ¾ inches. Plates 3 and 4 both on sheets size 8 ¾ x 6 ½ inches depict audience seating and adjacent spaces viewed from above # 3 and the bowl-shaped dome and its surround viewed from below # 4. It should be noted that the abraded binding edge of plate 3 is immediately adjacent to the printed frame that surrounds the image. The four prints each offering a very strong impression and are in good clean condition with issue to #3 noted. . unknown
Bookseller reference : 55065
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WORLD WAR II EUROPEAN THEATRE OF WAR Turner Stanley mapmaker.
Dated Events Invasion Map of Fortress Europe.
Toronto Ont.: C.C. Petersen. 1944. Color pictorial / pictographic map sheet 20 x 26 1/2 inches folding as issued to 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Short repaired tear to right edge two tiny spots at lower edge of map very light soft crease to one panel overall very good condition clean and bright. One of the more uncommon maps in the "Dated Events" series published by C.C. Petersen in Canada and distributed throughout North America. The color map by Stanley Turner encompasses the area from England partially obscured by an inset map of Scandinavia and the Baltic as far south as the French border with Spain and as far east as the USSR and Turkey partially obscured by an inset map of South Greece and the Dodecanese. The map was designed so that the public would be able to follow the progress of the Allied troops in Europe. The legend identifies marking for Anglo-American Russian Axis and Neutral naval bases; German advance bases; oil pipe lines beaches German Production Centers etc. Much fascinating detail on this handsomely produced map. . C.C. Petersen. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55090
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THEATRE SOUVENIR BOOKLET Hichens Robert.
The Garden of Allah.
New York.: Liebler & Company. 1911. A souvenir program for the 1911 stage production of Robert Hichens' novel published in 1904. The program claims that the author and several of the personnel involved in the stage production "spent several months in the heart of the desert of Sahara" actually Biskra Algeria where many of the photographs taken there were later incorporated into the "souvenir" program. Photographs depicting scenes from the play and the photos taken abroad are a study in contrasts the dramatized scenes stagey and unreal when contrasted with the photos made in Algeria. The actress Mary Anderson was a collaborator in the realization of Hichens' stage script. A 1930s film adaptation starred Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer. The program shows damage along the free edge but the contents are in very good clean condition. The program provides an interesting study of the limits of painted "stage realism" when contrasted with images of actual locales. . Liebler & Company. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55119
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THEATRE PROGRAM Fields W. C.
Earl Carroll Vanities.
New York.: Earl Carroll. 08 - 20 - 1928. Twenty-eight page program for Earl Carroll Vanities week of August 20 1928 approximately 12 x 9 inches. The featured star was W. C. Fields pictured at front of program who appeared in a number of sketches over the course of the evening many written by himself. Program also featured Ray Dooley and Joe Frisco. A small photo on page 20 features Lillian Roth performing in the Vanities at an early stage of her problematic career. Program has been folded vertically likely to stuff in a jacket pocket otherwise good clean condition. An uncommon theatrical souvenir. . Earl Carroll. unknown
Bookseller reference : 55118
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THEATRE PROGRAM Sheridan Richard Brinsley.
Fifth Avenue Theatre.
New York.: Fifth Avenue Theatre Eugene Tompkins Lessee. 1888. Program printed on silk or a silk-like fabric for the opening of the Fifth Avenue Theatre’s "Regular Season 1888-1889" Monday October 29th featuring a production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy "The Rivals" starring Mrs. John Drew as "Mrs. Malaprop Mr. Joseph Jefferson as "Bob Acres" and Mr. John Gilbert as "Sir Anthony Absolute." The program measures approximately 14 x 10 ¾ inches and in addition to the front page consists of two interior pages and a rear page. Each of these contain advertising unrelated to the stars or the production. Sheridan’s play was presented in an adaptation by Joseph Jefferson. Regarding the bringing together of three theatrical luminaries in the same play the New York Times wrote October 29 1888 as follows: "The novelty lies in the fact that the trio will appear together in one company making what may be justly called a star cast and a fact which adds greatly to the interest aroused by this artistic combination is that each of the three players named has passed the half-century stone in his or her professional career. The aggregate service of these three artists in the dramatic profession amounts to 171 years." Following the run in New York City the production was scheduled to move to Brooklyn and then to Boston for limited runs. The program is an exceptional and no doubt rare piece of theatrical ephemera and despite its age in remarkably good condition. . Fifth Avenue Theatre, Eugene Tompkins, Lessee. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54892
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THEATRE BROADSIDES: 1821 & 1826
"Roby Roy Macgregor" & "The Belle's Stratagem"
London.: Theatre Royal Drury Lane. 1821& 1826. Two theatre broadsides advertising performances at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The program from 1821 features a performance of the opera "Rob Roy Macgregor" with featured players Mr. Cooper John Cooper: 1793-1870 and Madame Vestris née Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi: 1797-1856. Also on the program is the farce "The Spectre Bridegroom" featuring Mr. Cooper. The program from 1826 features a performance of the comedy "The Belle’s Stratagem" by Hannah Cowley—uncredited and featuring Mr. Wallack James William Wallack also Stage Manager and later NYC impresario Mr. Cooper John Cooper as above and Ellen Tree 1805-1880; after her marriage in 1843 she was always billed as "Mrs. Charles Kean". Programs are in matts 16 ¾ x 11 inches. "The Belle’s Stratagem" is held in place by some sort of archaic paper squares at top corners right and left and a strip of similar composition across bottom not visible on print side of broadside. "Rob Roy Macgregor" is held in place by a 3 ½ inch strip of tape at top. Despite this unsatisfactory effort to mount the sheets in mats the two broadsides present quite satisfactorily. The two should be on interest to theatre historians engaged in the study of early 19th century London theatre. . Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54816
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THEATRE PROGRAM Belasco David.
Orpheum Portland Oregon.
Portland OR.: The Pacific Northwest Orpheum Circuit. 1912. Theatre program for the touring company of "Madame Butterfly" the one act play adapted from John Luther Long's short story by director David Belasco. Eight "acts" are featured in the program with "Madame Butterfly" the main attraction. The play starred Clara Blandick whose career began on the stage and eventually led her to Hollywood where she appeared in scores of films usually in supporting roles. Her most famous film role likely was "Auntie Em" in "The Wizard of Oz." She committed suicide at age 82 in 1962 wracked with unrelenting arthritic pain for where there existed no satisfactory treatment. Also of interest in the program under the heading "Next Week" a listing of coming attractions is the announcement of the upcoming appearance of "Will Rogers Expert Lariat Thrower." An unusual program more than a century old in very good clean condition. Uncommon. . The Pacific Northwest Orpheum Circuit. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54775
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NEW YORK THEATRE Hokinson Helen E. cover illus.
The Stage.
New York.: John Hanrahan. Volume 11 No. 2. 11- 1933. Oversize magazine 14 x 10 inches 48 pages featuring articles and reviews pertaining to current theatre in New York City. Two items given extended focus in text and photos are the plays "Men in White" a production of the Group Theatre and "Let ‘em Eat Cake" the George S. Kaufman comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by brother Ira. Fifteen photos are devoted to telling the story of the play. Another illustrated feature calls attention to Irene Sharaff’s masks for "As Thousands Cheer" the popular review with book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. A full-page ad for Lux soap on page one features a photo of actress Marilyn Miller. Someone has put tape along the spine edge of the magazine evidently to hold it together. Apart from that the magazine is in very good clean condition. . John Hanrahan. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54751
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MOSCOW ART THEATRE NUMBER
Theatre Arts Magazine.
New York.: Theatre Arts Inc. Vol.IV. No.4. 10- 1920. Heavily illustrated string-bound magazine in paper wraps 10 x 6 ½ inches pp 265-352. Chief feature of the magazine is a 26 pp. illustrated feature on the Moscow Art Theatre by Oliver M. Sayler which includes illustrations of twelve MAT sets. Additional content of interest includes a short piece on Eugene O’Neill focus on "Beyond the Horizon" and One-Acts by Walter Prichard Eaton and a short play "The Portrait of Tiero by Zoe Akins. Frontispiece of magazine is a reproduction of a pastel portrait of Constantin Stanislavsky by V. A. Syeroff done in 1911. . Theatre Arts Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 54618
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1913 SAN FRANCISCO THEATRE PROGRAM
Martin Beck Offers Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Vaudeville.
New York.: Martin Beck. 1912. String-bound Theatre Program for Sarah Bernhardt’s 1912/1913 US vaudeville tour featuring scenes from her Greatest Hits including Phaedra Tosca and Camille performed in French. Cover features a colorful and wholly invented National Emblem of France. Program features numerous black and white photos of the star including on last page waving from the rear observation platform of a passenger train wearing it should be noted a fur coat of monstrous bulk. Program includes summaries of her greatest hits to provide context for histrionics in a foreign tongue. Short tear with paper loss in margin of last page of program not impacting photos of the star. Overall very good clean condition. Particularly noteworthy is a 17 ½ x 5 inch folded program on newsprint for the Orpheum San Francisco February 1913 tucked into the Martin Beck program. The Orpheum program lists numerous vaudville acts capped by Madame Bernhardt’s truncated scene work. Folded program identifies the last entertainment on offer: "New Daylight Motion Pictures" no doubt the highlight of a very long evening. . Martin Beck. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54486
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1923 THEATRE PROGRAM Colton and Randolph.
Jeanne Eagels in Rain.
New York.: New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1923. "Maxine Elliot's Theatre" program for the original production of "Rain" based on W. Somerset Maugham’s short story "Miss Thompson" and starring Jeanne Eagels. Program is 48 pp in length and features considerable period advertising including a color Djer-Kiss ad and a Murad Turkish Cigarettes ad also in color. Program in excellent clean condition. A desirable theatrical collectible. . New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54194
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1949 THEATRE PROGRAM Heggen and Logan.
Henry Fonda in Mr. Roberts.
New York.: Playbill Incorporated. 1949. Alvin Theatre program for the original Broadway production which ran for almost three years of "Mr. Roberts" based on Thomas Heggen’s 1946 novel directed by Joshua Logan and starring Henry Fonda. Also in the cast of more than two dozen were Henry Hull Eli Wallach and Jocelyn Brando. Set and lights were designed by Jo Mielziner. Program is 40 pp in length and features considerable period advertising including General Motors automobiles: Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick and Cadillac. Program in good condition includes a short article on the collaboration between author Thomas Heggen and director Joshua Logan. . Playbill Incorporated. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54193
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NIBLO'S THEATRE NEW York CITY
Ballou's Pictorial.
Boston.: Maturin Murray Ballou. 02-24- 1855. Weekly newspaper 15 x 10 ¼ inches p 113 to p 128. Featured on the first page is a wood block engraving of the stage at Niblo's Theatre New York City as seen from the back of the stalls ground floor seating. The image clearly conveys the huge size of the theatre and the spectacular nature of the scenery employed. The orchestra can be seen positioned just in front of but at a lower level than the stage. The article concludes with the following: "Like all Mr. Niblo's undertakings this new and gorgeous theatre has been eminently successful." An attractive complete issue in very good condition. Also included in this issue is a double page article with 5 illustrations focusing on Wilmington North Carolina. One illustration marred with brown streaking. An uncommon vintage offering. . Maturin Murray Ballou. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54135
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BOSTON THEATRE ILLUSTRATIONS
Ballou's Pictorial.
Boston.: Maturin Murray Ballou. 11-10- 1855. Weekly newspaper 15 x 10 ¼ inches p 189 to p 304. Several small time-tone spots appear in the text but the illustrations themselves remain clear and bright. An attractive complete issue in very good condition. Featured on two interior pages is an illustrated article with four wood-engraved views published on the occasion of the French tragedienne Mlle. Rachel’s Boston stage debut. Depicted is the Grand Staircase of the theatre a large view of the Stage and Auditorium smaller views of the Vestibule and the Ladies’ Drawing Room. Copious text delineates with worshipful adoration Rachel’s performance in a drama by Corneille: "No planet of brighter magnitude than Rachel ever burst upon the stage. In the presence of Rachel the critic’s occupation is gone; he has but to admire and applaud." . Maturin Murray Ballou. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54134
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Reed Myrtle.
Lavender and Old Lace Theatrical Adaptation.
Wichita Kansas.: The New Crawford Theatre. 12-13- 1913. Theatre program staple bound 8 x 3 ½ inches eight pages providing cast information for the touring production of "Lavender and Old Lace" featuring Sarah Padden playing at the New Crawford Theatre in Wichita Kansas. Good clean condition with advertising three panels per page for local businesses. Text beneath the play’s title in the program describes it as "A Dramatization by David G. Fischer of Myrtle Reed’s Wholesome Story of New England Life." Cover features a "coming attraction": "The Pink Lady" with Olga DeBauch. . The New Crawford Theatre unknown
Bookseller reference : 54116
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Thomas A. E.
The Rainbow Three Act Comedy.
Wichita Kansas.: The New Crawford Theatre. 1914. Theatre program staple bound 8 x 3 ½ inches eight pages providing cast information for the touring Broadway comedy "The Rainbow" playing a one-night stand in Wichita Kansas. Good clean condition with advertising three panels per page for local businesses. Members of the cast include Henry Miller Louise Closser Hale and Ruth Chatterton at the onset of her career. Cover of program features an ad for the upcoming "Firefly" playing "Tomorrow Matinee and Night" indicative of "The Rainbow" company’s one-night stands. . The New Crawford Theatre unknown
Bookseller reference : 54115
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WALLACK'S NEW THEATRE NYC
Harper's Weekly.
New York.: Harper's Weekly. 01-07- 1882. Black and white illustration on sheet 16 x 11 inches showing the stage of the theatre viewed from the front section of the first balcony loge during a performance of "School for Scandal." The image is striking for the scenic realism of the setting which utilizes a "box set" as opposed to the earlier flat scenic "wings" positioned in front of a painted backdrop. There is a circular news-agent’s stamp in the upper left corner and a former owner’s surname in the upper right corner. Overall very good condition. It should be noted that this is the first page only of the newspaper. No further text is available expanding on the page-one subject matter. . Harper's Weekly. unknown
Bookseller reference : 54136
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THEATRE PROGRAM: HH. FRAZEE PRODUCER Walter Eugene. H. H.
Fine Feathers Drama.
Wichita Kansas.: The New Crawford Theatre. 12-13- 1913. Theatre program staple bound 8 x 3 ½ inches eight pages providing cast information for H. H. Frazee’s touring Broadway drama "Fine Feathers" playing a one-night stand at the New Crawford Theatre in Wichita Kansas with Lillian Rhodes a featured player. Good clean condition with advertising three panels per page for local businesses. Harry Frazee whose name in the program appears in bold atop the play’s title was a producer and theatrical agent who went on to own Major League baseball’s Boston Red Sox 1916 to 1923 famously selling the teams’ Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. He enlisted playwright Eugene Walter to restructure a scenario written by Walter Hackett and the drama "Fine Feathers" was the eventual result. A highly uncommon piece of theatrical ephemera with a Red Sox related tie-in. . The New Crawford Theatre unknown
Bookseller reference : 54114
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Giuseppe Verdi Composer; Claudio Abbado Conductor; Roberto Benaglio Choir Conductor; Orchestra e Coro De Teatro Alla Scala Mi
Verdi: Don Carlo Import Classical Audio CD Giuseppe Verdi; Claudio Abba.
Claque Classics. Audio CD. Good. Discs have scratches. NO SKIPS. Plays perfectly. Booklet has some wrinkles. Case is scuffed. Claque Classics unknown
Bookseller reference : Q7-439M-EDBY
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THEATRE GUILD PROGRAM O'Neill Eugene.
Mourning Becomes Electra.
New York.: New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1931. Theatre program in paper covers; 9 1/2 x 7 inches; 32 pp. The play is a trilogy: Part One is "Homecoming"; Part Two is "The Hunted"; Part Three is "The Haunted." The production directed by Philip Moeller and settings and costumes designed by Robert Edmond Jones. Featured in the first two plays was the Russian-born actress Alla Nazimova. Program features considerable period advertising with several advertisements aimed at the "Dinner Intermission" clientele the program notes a break of one hour after Part I with restaurant meals priced at 75¢ or $1.00 and quick turnaround guaranteed. Advertisements also for a considerable number of "after theatre" venues featuring food drink and entertainment including the Cotton Club in Harlem with Cab Calloway and Orchestra. Although clearly there are persons of affluence the program's advertising shows remarkable belt-tightening from advertisements found in theatre programs of the 1920s. . New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53490
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THEATRE PROGRAM Guy Bolton Fred Thompson.
The 5 O'Clock Girl" A Fairy Tale in Modern Clothes.
New York.: The New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1928. Theatre program; 7 3/4 x 5 inches; 56 pp; paper covers. The musical starred Mary Eaton and Oscar Shaw. Norman Bel Geddes designed the scenery. Some writing on front cover lightly in ink. Program overall in very good condition. Some weird advertising: "A Gift for Lost Fat" "Marmola Prescription Tablets"--no prescription needed; "Noses Beautified: remodeled reduced reshaped readjusted--at Moderate Cost"; "Moscow Inn--a Bit of Gypsyland"; the "Savage Health Motor" strap it on; "Colored Python snake Shoes"; etc. Also an advertisement for "The Parody Club" on 48th Street featuring Jimmy Durante with Durante's Orchestra." . The New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53485
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Laurence Schwab and B. G. DeSylva
"Good News" Chanin's Forty-Sixth Street Theatre.
New York.: New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1927. Theatre program; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 40 pp. Program lists "Music by Ray Henderson Musical Numbers Staged by Bobby Connolly Play Directed by Edgar MacGregor Settings Designed by Donald Oenslager." The program features copious advertising with emphasis on women's fashions and perfumes. Color ads for Djer-Kiss and Kelly-Springfield tires. Notes in pencil on programs front cover. Of particular interest is the program note that reads: "The authors are indebted to Knute Rockne coach of Notre Dame University for expert advice in football technique." . New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53489
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THEATRE PROGRAM
George White's Scandals.
New York.: The New York Magazine Program. 11- 1928. Theatre program for George White's ninth edition of his Scandals; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; paper covers; 56 pp. Light discoloration along free edge of front cover and small chip at bottom. Extensive listing of vaudeville acts; Ann Pennington a featured performer. One of the diversions listed in the program is the Vocafilm which featured a motion picture and sound synchronization combination--an effort to be one step ahead in terms of film entertainment. Color advertising includes Kelly-Springfield tires and Lucky Strike cigarettes flogged by "celebrated motion picture star" Betty Compson who hailed from Beaver Utah. Good condition with cover issues noted. . The New York Magazine Program. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53494
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THEATRE PROGRAM Feiner & Hardt Warden Dorne Albert cover illus.
Three Little Girls.
New York.: The New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1930. Theatre program; 7 3/4 x 5 inches; 32 pp; paper covers. Cast list and terse outline of the Three Little Girls musical starring the celebrated Hall Sisters--the only occasion when they appeared together. The show was staged by J. J. Shubert. Extensive period advertising despite the onset of the Great Depression. Cover art by Albert Dorne well known for covers for Collier's the Saturday Evening Post etc. and a founding member of the Famous Artists School. Title of show written in ink in margins of front page; overall very good condition. An interesting advertisement for "Blackberries of 1930" at the Cotton Club 142nd Street at Lenox Ave. "only 15 minutes from this playhouse by taxi" featuring a "Cast of 50 live ones!" and "Music by Duke Ellington." . The New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53484
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THEATRE PROGRAM: DISRAELI
Wallack's.
New York.: Frank V. Strauss & Co. 1912. Theatre program 9 1/4 x 6 inches; 32 pp. The play Disraeli stars George Arliss. Also in the cast was the famous child star now grown Elsie Leslie. Program contains much period advertising including in color Mogul Cork-Tip Cigarettes and Ye Olde Watchman Whiskey. Advertising for men and women's fashions and a full page ad for The Actors' Home in West New Brighton on Staten Island. Good clean condition. An attractive program for a popular play of the era. . Frank V. Strauss & Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53492
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THEATRE PROGRAM Jones and Green.
Rain or Shine.
New York.: The New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1928. Theatre program; 7 3/4 x 5 inches; 40 pp; paper covers. Cast list and terse outline of the musical Rain or Shine starring Joe Cook and Tom Howard. The versatile Cook acrobat comic juggler a "One Man Vaudeville" starred in the film version of the play--stripped of its musical numbers--directed by Frank Capra. Title of play and the two lead actors written in pencil on front cover otherwise very good condition. Extensive advertising with an emphasis on men and women's fashion. A grinning Walter Hagen "International Golf Champion" flogging Lucky Strike cigarettes appears on program's color back cover. . The New York Theatre Program Corporation. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53486
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COPLEY THEATRE PROGRAM Percy Robinson and Terence De Marney. Dorne Albert cover illus.
The Whispering Gallery.
Boston.: Griffin-Smith Inc. 1929. Theatre program; 7 3/4 x 5 inches; 16 pp; paper covers. The Copley Theatre was under the direction of Welsh actor and producer E. E. Clive perhaps best known for his appearance in the film The Bride of Frankenstein. The program has creasing/dog earring to several pages thus fair condition only. In addition to the Copley Clive had a long career as a featured player in Hollywood butlers etc. The seating chart of the theatre is a muddy blur. A collectible of certain appeal to one of the infinitesimal number of extant E. E. Clive ephemera collectors. . Griffin-Smith Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53487
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THEATRE PROGRAM Williams Tennessee.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
New York.: The Playbill for the Morosco Theatre. 04- 1956. Theatre program 9 x 6 1/2 inches; 32 pp. plus paper covers. The play had been running on Broadway for over a year when this program was published. Gone from the cast are Burl Ives as Big Daddy now played by Thomas Gomez Mildred Dunnock as Big Mama now played by Claiborne Foster and Ben Gazarra as Brick now played by Alex Nicol. Elia Kazan directed the production; scenery and lighting by Jo Mielziner. Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry were featured in small roles--chiefly responsible for musical interludes. The play was given 694 performances before closing. Very good clean condition. An engaging program with considerable vintage advertising--automotive airlines food and drink etc. featuring the replacement cast for the long-running hit. . The Playbill for the Morosco Theatre. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53493
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM O'Neill Eugene. Hofman H. O. illus.
Anna Christie Theatre Program.
New York.: New York Theatre Program Corporation. 03- 1922. Theatre program with extensive advertising 8 x 5 1/4 inches 24 pp paper wraps for O'Neill's "Anna Christie" starring Pauline Lord and Frank Shannon. Production staged by Arthur Hopkins with settings by Robert Edmond Jones. Full-page color advertising for Djer-Kiss Kelly Springfield Tires and Murad Cigarettes. The latter is the work of H. O. Hofman noted for his many covers for the New Yorker magazine. Program in very good clean condition. . New York Theatre Program Corporation. paperback
Bookseller reference : 53360
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Hurlbut William J.
The Fighting Hope Drama.
New York.: Frank V. Strauss & Co. 1909. Theatre program with extensive advertising 9 x 6 inches 32 pp paper wraps for "The Fighting Hope" starring Blanche Bates. "The play produced under the personal supervision of Mr. Belasco." There appears an ad in the program for Belasco's production of Eugene Walter's scurrilous play "The Easiest Way" playing at the Belasco Stuyvesant Theatre. Also a full-page puff for the play under the guise of a Belasco interview reputedly from the Washington Post. Rear cover features a full color advertisement for Mogul Egyptian Cigarettes. . Frank V. Strauss & Co. paperback
Bookseller reference : 53359
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THEATRE ILLUSTRATION
Theatrical Performance in front of the Mikado's Palace.
London.: Day & Son. 1867. Attractive color lithograph on sheet 8 x 11 inches from J. M. W. Silver's "Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs." Very good clean condition light foxing in outer margins. . Day & Son. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53325
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Kaufman George S. and MarcConnelly.
Beggar on Horseback Theatre Program.
Boston.: Griffin-Smith for the Shubert Wilbur. 02- 1925. Theatre program with extensive advertising 8 x 5 1/4 inches 32 pp paper wraps for the Winthrop Ames' directed production of the expressionistic drama featuring Roland Young Osgood Perkins and Spring Byington. The program includes a full-page announcement stating "The Dramatic Novelty of the Theatre--Beggar on Horseback…Direct from a Year in New York--Same Cast and Production." Full-page color advertising includes Djer-Kiss Vose Pianos Kelly Springfield Tires. . Griffin-Smith for the Shubert Wilbur. paperback
Bookseller reference : 53363
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THEATRE ILLUSTRATION Shepherd Thomas H. illus.
Three 19th Century London Theatre Prints.
London.: Jones & Company. 1828-1831. Three attractive black and white prints of London Theatres on sheet size 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Theatres depicted are: Italian Opera House Haymarket; Surry Theatre; Olympic Theatre. Very good clean condition. . Jones & Company. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53324
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THEATRE ILLUSTRATION Petruccelli Antonio illus.
New Yorker Cover Art.
New York.: New Yorker Inc. 10-08- 1938. Colorful deco-inspired cover art by Antonio Petruccelli depicting Radio City Music Hall stage; 12 x 9 inches. Visible on the stage is scenery referencing the obelisk and sphere of the 1939 World's Fair. Two slight hairline abrasions on spine edge; overall very good clean condition. Petruccelli's cover art was featured on numerous Fortune magazines and also Collier's Magazine. . New Yorker, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53326
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Mamet David.
Glengarry Glen Ross Playbill.
London.: The National Theatre Cottesloe. 1983. Three-panel playbill 10 x 6 inches each panel for the "Premiere of a New Play by David Mamet" Glengarry Glen Ross which opened 21 September 1983 at the Cottesloe Theatre. Playbill includes short essay by Mamet regarding the background of the play and an essay titled "David Mamet" by John Lahr. Program in very good clean condition. . The National Theatre (Cottesloe). unknown
Bookseller reference : 53366
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THEATRE ILLUSTRATION Leoni I. and B. Picart illus.
Untitled Cutaway Roman Theatre Print.
1726. A folded engraving on laid paper unfolding to an image size 18 1/2 x 13 inches sheet size 15 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches depicting a cross-section of a Roman theatre or amphitheater. The date 1726 appears in the lower right margin. A remarkable architectural drawing from an unknown source; very good clean condition. . unknown
Bookseller reference : 53323
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THEATRE HISTORY Matthews J. Brander.
The Theatres of New York.
New York.: Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. 10- 1880. Nine page history of New York City theater by historian J. Brander Matthews illustrated with a dozen wood engravings of theaters exterior and interior and major figures of the day actors and managers. Matthews writes with amazement of the growth of theatre in New York City which presently 1880 is ".scattered here and there over the face of the city as high up even as Central Park." An interesting survey of early New York theatre by an eminent historian of the topic. . Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. unknown
Bookseller reference : 53313
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VINTAGE THEATRE PROGRAM Barry Julian.
Jean Seberg A Musical Drama Playbill.
London.: The National Theatre Olivier Theatre. 1983. Twenty-eight page playbill 10 x 6 inches announcing "Premiere: A Musical Drama" detailing the career of Jean Seberg opening 1 December 1983 at the Olivier Theatre directed by Peter Hall with music composed by Marvin Hamlish. The playbill includes an illustrated essay on Seberg focusing on a career which began as St. Joan in the Otto Preminger film continuing through New Wave productions her support for the Black Panthers retaliation by the FBI and her death age 40 in Paris. Also included is the four page playbill for the production offered gratis to theatre-goers. The "musical drama" championed by some fared poorly and closed after a disappointing run. Uncommon National Theatre playbill in good clean condition. . The National Theatre (Olivier Theatre). unknown
Bookseller reference : 53365
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