Tennessee Williams "ROSE TATTOO" Maureen Stapleton / Eli Wallach 1951 Playbill

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This is a rare November 8th, 1951 "Playgoer" playbill from the three-night, Post-Broadway engagement of the TENNESSEE WILLIAMS play "THE ROSE TATTOO" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. (The production opened February 3rd, 1951 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City and ran for 306 performances before going on the road.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Play" starred MAUREEN STAPLETON and ELI WALLACH (both won Tony Awards for their roles) and featured LUDMILLA TORETZKA, SALLY HESTER, LILA PARIS, DAISY BELMORE, ROSSANA SAN MARCO, AUGUSTA MERIGHI, PEARL SOMNER, SYBIL LEVENSON, DOROTHY ESTLER, MARTIN BALSAM, WILLIAM MAJOR, DORRIT KELTON, CONNIE DAVIS, CAMILA ASHLAND, DON MURRAY, CLAUDE AIKENS, WILLIAM KROTT and BILL FROELICH ..... 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"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON (Tony Award); Costumes designed by ROSE BOGDANOFF; Incidental Music composed by DAVID DIAMOND; Staged by DANIEL MANN; Produced by CHERYL CRAWFORD ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 1/8" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos. Includes and advertisement, photo and promotional text announcing the American stage debut of AUDREY HEPBURN in the ANITA LOOS adaptation of Colette's "GIGI" premiering November 19th, 1951 at New Haven's Shubert Theatre for three nights (last two scanned images) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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