Alfred Lunt "GUARDSMAN" Lynn Fontanne / Ferenc Molnar 1928 Boston Promo Standee

Description

This is a rare advertising standee used to promote the
Theatre Guild revival of the FERENC MOLNAR comedy "THE GUARDSMAN" at the Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The Original Broadway production opened October 13th, 1924 at the Garrick Theatre in New York City and ran for 248 performances. This engagement opened December 3rd, 1928 in Boston and ran for two weeks.) ..... The play starred ALFRED LUNT as "The Actor" and LYNN FONTANNE as the "Actor's Wife" and the cast included ERNEST COSSART, JANE WHEATLEY, HORTENSE ALDEN, HANNAM CLARK and GENEVA HARRISON ..... CREDITS: Book by FERENC "Franz" MOLNAR; Translation by GRACE I. COLBRON and HANS BARTSCH; Sets and Costumes designed by JO MIELZINER; Directed by PHILIP MOELLER; Produced by THE THEATRE GUILD
..... DETAILS: The standee
measures approx. 3 3/4" X 8 3/4" inches,
is printed on a heavy card stock and includes beautiful graphics on the front and promotional text, excerpts from several reviews and performance dates on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare standee 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.