Jane Austen "PRIDE and PREJUDICE" Lucile Watson / Brenda Forbes 1936 Flyer

Description

This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Post-Broadway engagement of the JANE AUSTEN sentimental comedy "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" at the Harris Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (
The production opened November 5th, 1935 at
the Plymouth Theatre in New York City and ran for 219 performances before going on the road.) ..... Dramatized by HELEN JEROME, the Original Broadway production starred ADRIANNE ALLEN, LUCILE WATSON, COLIN KEITH-JOHNSTON and PERCY WARAM and featured HAROLD THOMAS, FRANCES BRANDT, BRENDA FORBES, FLORIDA FRIEBUS, JOAN TOMPKINS, JOHN HALLORAN, HAROLD SCOTT, EDWINA WISE, JOHN D. SEYMOUR, MARY ALICE RICE, GAIL BOLGER, HUGH NEVILL, JAMES JOLLEY, NANCY HAMILTON, JEANNETTE CHINLEY, FERDI HOFFMAN, DARE WRIGHT, CHOUTEAU DYER, HILDA PLOWRIGHT, BEATRICE TERRY, STEPHEN KER APPLEBY and DOROTHY SCOTT ..... CREDITS: Book by JANE AUSTEN; Dramatized by HELEN JEROME; Sets and Costumes designed by JO MIELZINER; Directed by ROBERT SINCLAIR; Produced by MAX GORDON ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes beautiful graphics and production credits on the front and promotional text and excerpts from several New York reviews on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer 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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