Playbills from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1995. Collection of vintage theatre materials relating to F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, 1926-1995. The archive includes: Two programs for Owen Davis' 1926 stage adaptation of Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby," One from the premiere run at the Ambassador Theatre in New York for the week beginning Monday, April 19, 1926, and one… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Royale Theatre, 1958. Archive of six vintage photographs, a playbill, a program, and a mimeograph summary from the 1958 stage production. Photographs with occasional cropping annotations on the versos. After a smash debut in London in 1957 at the Royal Court and Palace Theatres, the play moved to the Royale Theatre on Broadway in… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Stella Holt-Roscius Productions, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 play. Laid in are a number of contemporary documents relating to the production, including playwright William Hairston's business card and resumé, a playbill for the show, two reviews by Maxine Keith and John Wingate, two advertisements for the show, and a photocopied article from the "New York Times"… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Stella Holt-Roscius Productions, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 play. Laid in is a playbill for the show. With a single notation in manuscript pencil to the title page. Based on the 1948 novel of the same title by Hans Habe. To escape the injustices of Harlem, a black man enlists in the United States… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Morosco Theatre, 1949. Vintage playbill for the 1949 Broadway production. The play premiered on February 10, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, closing on November 18, 1950 after 742 performances. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, a classic American drama and basis for a number of film and television versions featuring,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Headliners Talent Agency, 1978. Vintage program for the 1978 National Lampoon music and comedy roadshow. Six page, gate fold program, with show credits on verso of first leaf and recto of second, recto and verso of third leaf is a two page add for their forthcoming film "Animal House" (the verso being a full-color photo of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Henry Miller's Theatre, 1929. Original flyer for the 1929 play "Journey's End," which premiered at Henry Miller's Theatre on Broadway on March 22, 1929 and closed on May 17, 1930, for a total of 485 performances. The first US production of the play after its smash hit at at the Apollo Theatre in London, which… Saber más sobre este artículo

Miami Beach, FL: The Colony Theater, 1987. Original playbill for playwright John de Groot's 1987 one-man play, "Papa," based on the writings of Ernest Hemingway. The play premiered at the Colony Theater in 1987 in Southern Florida, and starred William Hindman, a veteran Miami-based actor, as Hemingway. Set in the 1950s in Hemingway's home in… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Shubert Theatre, 1955. Original souvenir play program for the 1953 musical "Can-Can" composed by Cole Porter. This program likely from the mid-1950s touring company production of the play, starring Rita Dimitri, John Tyers, and Ronnie Cunningham. A self righteous judge threatens to shut down a Can-Can dance hall, but finds more trouble than he expected… Saber más sobre este artículo