Tennessee Williams "GLASS MENAGERIE" Eddie Dowling 1945 New York's "Gotham Life"

Description

This is a rare "GOTHAM LIFE", the Official Metropolitan Guide for New York City from the week of February 17th, 1945 (No. 22) featuring
EDDIE DOWLING and JULIE HAYDON
on the front cover. They were in Chicago for the Pre-Broadway engagement
of the TENNESSEE WILLIAMS drama "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" at the Civic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The production would open March 31st, 1945
at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City
and run for 563 performances.) ..... The play starred LAURETTE TAYLOR as the "Mother" (in what many describe as the most riveting performance in Broadway history) and EDDIE DOWLING and featured JULIE HAYDON and ANTHONY ROSS ..... CREDITS: Book by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ("The Glass Menagerie", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Rose Tattoo", "Summer and Smoke", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Night of the Iguana"); Original Music composed by PAUL BOWLES; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by BROOKS; Staged by EDDIE DOWLING and MARGO JONES; Produced by EDDIE DOWLING and LOUIS J. SINGER
..... Published for more than a quarter century, "GOTHAM LIFE" was the weekly Guide to Theatrical and Musical Entertainment, Films, Museums, Restaurants and included reviews of new Broadway Plays and the calendar for current Broadway offerings
..... DETAILS: The twenty page magazine measures 7 3/8" X 10" inches and also includes a cover photo of LEO CARROLL in "The Late George Apley" at New York's Lyceum Theatre.
The magazine includes photos of HERBERT and DOROTHY FIELDS, RICHARD WIDMARK, BENAY VENUTA, JOAN BLONDELL and ANN CORIO
..... CONDITION: With the exception of surface rubbing to the cover, moderate creasing and minor edge wear, this rare magazine 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.