Gabriel Dell (Debut) "DEAD END" Sidney Kingsley / "Dead End Kids" 1935 Playbill

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This is a rare November 11th, 1935 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the SIDNEY KINGSLEY play "DEAD END" which played the Belasco Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 28th, 1935 and ran for 687 performances.) ..... The cast of the play that launched "The Dead End Kids" included THEODORE NEWTON, GABRIEL DELL (in his Broadway debut), BILLY HALOP, HUNTZ HALL, BOBBY JORDAN, CHARLES R. DUNCAN, GEORGE COTTON, MARIE R. BURKE, GEORGE N. PRICE, CHARLES BENJAMIN, JOSEPH DOWNING, MARTIN GABEL, CHARLES BELLIN, SIDONIE ESPERO, BERNARD PUNSLY, ELSPETH ERIC, CARROLL ASHBURN, LOUIS WOODS, MARGARET MULLEN, CYRIL GORDON WELD, MARGARET LINDEN, BILLY WINSTON, JOSEPH TAIBI, SIDNEY LUMET, RICHARD CLARK, DAVID GORCEY, LEO GORCEY, MARJORIE MAIN, ROBERT J. MULLIGAN, SHEILA TRENT, FRANCIS DE SALES, EDWARD P. GOODNOW, DAN DURYEA, FRANCIS G. CLEVELAND, WILLIAM TOUBIN, GEORGE STEELE, PHILIP BOURNEUF, LEWIS L. RUSSELL, BERNARD ZANVILLE and BLOSSOM MacDONALD (sister of JEANETTE MacDONALD) in her Broadway debut ..... Side Note:
"THE DEAD END KIDS" were a group of young actors from
New York
who appeared in
Sidney Kingsley
's
Broadway
play
Dead End
in 1935. In 1937 producer
Samuel Goldwyn
brought all of them to
Hollywood
and turned the play into a film. They proved to be so popular that they continued to make movies under various monikers, including the "
Little Tough Guys"
, the "
East Side Kids"
, and
the "Bowery Boys"
, until 1958. (Wikipedia)
..... CREDITS: Book by SIDNEY KINGSLEY; Sets designed by NORMAN BEL GEDDES; Directed by SIDNEY KINGSLEY; Produced by NORMAN BEL GEDDES ..... DETAILS: The 34 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, brief bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this playbill 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.