ORSON WELLES Mercury Theatre "DANTON'S DEATH" Marc Blitzstein 1938 FLOP Playbill

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This is a rare November 14th, 1938 playbill from ORSON WELLES' Mercury Theatre Production of the GEORG BUCHNER play with music "DANTON'S DEATH" at the Mercury Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 2nd, 1938 at New York's Mercury Theatre and closed after only 21 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included ORSON WELLES, ANNA STAFFORD, MARTIN GABEL, EDGAR BARRIER, EVELYN WAHLE, MORGAN FARLEY, WILLIAM MOWRY, GUY KINGSLEY, ELLEN ANDREWS, VLADIMIR SOKOLOFF, ARLENE FRANCIS, RUTH FORD, ROSEMARY CARVER, RICHARD WILSON, EUSTACE WYATT, JOSEPH COTTEN, WILLIAM ALLAND, EDGERTON PAUL, STANLEY POSS, RICHARD BAER, ROSS ELLIOTT and among the ensemble, BETTY GARRETT in her Broadway debut ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORG BUCHNER; English Text by GEOFFREY DUNLOP; Music by MARC BLITZSTEIN ("The Cradle Will Rock", "Pins and Needles", "Regina", "Reuben, Reuben", "Juno", "Threepenny Opera"); Songs sung by JOSEPH COTTEN, MARY WICKES and ADELYN COLLA-NEGRI; Sets designed by STEPHEN JAN TICHACEK; Costumes designed by LEO VAN WITZEN; Directed by ORSON WELLES; Produced by ORSON WELLES and JOHN HOUSEMAN for THE MERCURY THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The 22 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, list of musical number, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of handwritten notes on the title and credit pages (second and fourth scanned images) and light edge wear, this rare 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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