Jason Robards, Jr. (Signed) "LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT" 1956 Tryout Playbill

Description

This is a rare autographed October 22nd, 1956 "On Stage" playbill from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the Pulitzer Prize winning EUGENE O'NEILL play "LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT" at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would open November 7th, 1956 at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City and run for 390 performances.) ..... The play starred FREDRIC MARCH (Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Play") and FLORENCE ELDRIDGE and featured JASON ROBARDS, Jr., BRADFORD DILLMAN and KATHERINE ROSS ..... Note: The playbill's title page was signed by cast members
JASON ROBARDS, Jr., BRADFORD DILLMAN and KATHERINE ROSS and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
..... Side Note: The play was honored with the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the Tony Award for "Best Play" ..... CREDITS: Book by EUGENE O'NEILL ("Anna Christie", "Desire Under the Elms", "The Great God Brown", "Emperor Jones", "Strange Interlude", "The Iceman Cometh", "Mourning Becomes Electra", "Ah, Wilderness!", "Long Day's Journey Into Night", "A Moon For the Misbegotten"); Sets designed by DAVID HAYS; Costumes designed by MOTLEY; Directed by JOSE QUINTERO; Produced by LEIGH CONNELL, THEODORE MANN and JOSE QUINTERO ..... DETAILS: The eight page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios. Includes a full page ad for the Pre-Broadway engagement of the LILLIAN HELLMAN, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and RICHARD WILBUR musical "CANDIDE" starring MAX ADRIAN, ROBERT ROUNSEVILLE, BARBARA COOK and IRRA PETINA at Boston's Colonial Theatre beginning October 29th, 1956 (shown in the last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: 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.
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