Ben Hecht "FRONT PAGE" Charles MacArthur / Osgood Perkins / Lee Tracy 1929 Flyer

Description

This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the one week,
National Tour engagement of the BEN HECHT and CHARLES MacARTHUR comedy "THE FRONT PAGE" at the Nixon Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (The production opened August 14th, 1928 at the Times Square Theatre in New York City and ran for 276 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included CECIL HOLM, ALLEN JENKINS, WILLARD ROBERTSON, JOHN CARMODY, JACK CAMPBELL, JOSEPH SPURIN-CALLEIA, WALTER BALDWIN, VIOLET BARNEY, JAY WILSON, EDUARDO CIANNELLI, LEE TRACY, CARRIE WELLER, ANTOINETTE CRAWFORD, CLAUDE COOPER, FRANCES FULLER, JESSIE CROMMETTE, WILLARD DASHIELL, HAROLD GRAU, EARL FORD, OSGOOD PERKINS, MATTHEW CROWLEY, LARRY DOYLE, JACK CLIFFORD and GEORGE T. FLEMING ..... CREDITS: Book by BEN HECHT ("The Front Page", "Twentieth Century", "Jumbo", "Ladies and Gentlemen", "Seven Lively Arts", "Swan Song", "A Flag Is Born", "Hazel Flagg", "On the Twentieth Century") and CHARLES MacARTHUR; Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by JED HARRIS
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (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 5 1/4" X 7 1/4" inches and includes wonderful graphics on the front and promotional text and performance dates on the backside. (Please note that the above cast credits were copied from the theater's playbill. No cast members are mentioned by name in the text of the flyer.) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of creasing along the bottom edge and minor edge wear, this rare handbill 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.