Eddie Bracken "WHAT A LIFE" John Steinbeck "OF MICE AND MEN" 1939 Playbill

Description

This is a rare January 9th, 1939 "Playgoer" playbill from the
National Tour engagement of the
CLIFFORD GOLDSMITH comedy success "WHAT A LIFE"
at
Philadelphia's
Locust Street Theatre. (
The
production opened April 13th, 1938 at New York's Biltmore Theatre and ran for 538 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included EDDIE BRACKEN, BUTTERFLY McQUEEN, FRAYE GILBERT, IRVING MORROW, MITZI DARE MILLER, SAM CURELOP, WILLIAM MENDREK, MARY DARWIN, NORMAN TOKAR, LORA ROGERS, MILDRED TODD, HENRY LASCOE, CONNIE NICKERSON, STASIA WILSON, MARSHALL BRADFORD, LORRAINE MacMARTIN, WILLIAM BLEES, HOPE LANDIN, JAMES LANE, PEGGY TRAVERS, DOROTHY VERNON and RICHARD LEE ..... CREDITS: Book by CLIFFORD GOLDSMITH; Sets designed by CIRKER and ROBBINS; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT ..... Also includes the credits for the
Post-Broadway engagement of the
JOHN STEINBECK play "OF MICE AND MEN"
at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The
production opened November 23rd, 1937 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and ran for 207 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred CLAIRE LUCE (shown in the cover photo) and GUY ROBERTSON and featured EDWARD ANDREWS, JOHN F. HAMILTON, THOMAS FINDLAY, LESTER DAMON, GRANT MILLS, CHARLES SLATTERY, CLARENCE J. STRAIGHT, Jr. and LEIGH WHIPPER ..... CREDITS: Book by JOHN STEINBECK; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS
..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast lists, synopsis of scenes, promotional text and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling and 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
.