Maurice Evans "THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE" Dennis King / Bernard Shaw 1950 Flyer

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This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Broadway revival of the GEORGE BERNARD SHAW classic "THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE" at the Royale Theatre in New York City and the Broadway revival of the BERNARD SHAW comedy "CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA" at New York's National Theatre. ("THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE" opened January 25th, 1950 at the New York City Center of Music and Drama and ran for a limited engagement of 16 performances before transferring on February 21st, 1950 to the Royale Theatre for an additional 111 performances.) ..... The play starred MAURICE EVANS, DENNIS KING, MARSHA HUNT and VICTOR JORY and the cast included HILDA VAUGHN, IAN MARTIN, GAVIN GORDON, BETTY LOU HOLLAND, LOGAN RAMSEY, SOMER ALBERG, LOUIS LYTTON, CAVADA HUMPHREY, ROBINSON STONE and JANET MARIA BURTIS ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW; Sets designed by PETER WOLF; Costumes designed by EMELINE ROCHE; Cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD; Directed by MARGARET WEBSTER; Produced by RICHARD ALDRICH and RICHARD MYERS ..... ("CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA" opened December 21st, 1949 and ran for 151 performances.) ..... The play starred CEDRIC HARDWICKE and LILLI PALMER and featured RALPH FORBES, ARTHUR TREACHER, JOHN BUCKMASTER, FRANCIS L. SULLIVAN, BERTHA BELMORE and IVAN SIMPSON ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW; Sets and Costumes designed by ROLF GERARD; Music composed by IRMA JURIST; Directed by CEDRIC HARDWICKE; Produced by RICHARD ALDRICH and RICHARD MYERS in association with JULIUS FLEISCHMANN ..... 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 6" X 9" inches and includes production credits for both productions, wonderful graphics and excerpts from a number of New York reviews ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light 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.
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