Shirley Booth "COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA" William Inge 1950 Seattle Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the one-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the WILLIAM INGE play "COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA" at the Metropolitan Theatre in Seattle, Washington beginning December 19th, 1950. (The production opened February 15th, 1950 at the Booth Theatre in New York City and ran for 190 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred SHIRLEY BOOTH and SIDNEY BLACKMER (both received Tony Awards for their performances) and featured JEAN STAPLETON, KATHLEEN MAGUIRE, DENNIS WEAVER, LOUIS LYTTON, ARTHUR BATANIDES, EDWARD PACKER, EDWARD WAGNER, WILSON BROOKS and BEN M. HAMMER ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM INGE (the Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright commited suicide in 1973); Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by LUCILLE LITTLE; Directed by DANIEL MANN; Produced by THE THEATRE GUILD ..... 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 photos of the two stars and production credits on the front and promotional text, excerpts from a number of New York reviews and a ticket order form on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light spotting along the outside edges and a fold across the middle, 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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