Description: This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the one-week, Pre-Broadway engagement of the ELMER RICE play "A NEW LIFE" at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. beginning September 6th, 1943. (The production would open September 15th, 1943 at the Royale Theatre in New York City and run for only seventy performances.) ..... The play starred BETTY FIELD and featured SANFORD McCAULEY, ALICE THOMSON, COLLEEN WARD, ANN DRISCOLL, SARA PEYTON, KENNETH TOBEY, TIMMIE HYLER, DOROTHY DARLING, DORA WEISSMAN, ANN THOMAS, JOHN IRELAND, BLAINE CORDNER, FREDERICA GOING, WALTER N. GREAZA, MERLE MADDERN, JOAN WETMORE, ARTHUR GRIFFIN, TERRY HARRIS, GEORGE LAMBERT, HELEN KINGSTEAD, ELIZABETH DEWING and SHIRLEY GALE ..... CREDITS: Book by ELMER RICE; Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Directed by ELMER RICE; Produced by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' COMPANY (Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood and John F. Wharton) ..... 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" X 9" inches and includes a photo of the star, production credits and performance dates on the front and promotional text on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light corner crease at the top right, 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: 39.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-09-15T13:22:00.000Z
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
Sub-Genre: Broadway Plays
Product: Handbills / Flyers
Genre: Theatre Memorabilia
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.
Date: 1940 - 1949
