(Williams, Tennesee)

Playbill for Williams' Garden District starring Cathleen Nesbit and Diana Barrymore in two plays Something Unspoken and Suddenly Last Summer at the Schubert Theatre in New Haven, March, 16-21, 1959

New Haven, Schubert Theatre, 1959. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in wrappers with incidental wear. Playbill for the March, 1959 tryouts of these two plays, which went to Broadway later than originally planned. This copy is signed by Cathleen Nesbitt on the front cover. Uncommon. Near Fine.

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Book number: b34381

(Williams, Tennesee)

Playbill for Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston beginning on November 3, 1947

New Haven, Schubert Theatre, 1959. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in wrappers with some separation from the staples. Playbill for the November, 1947 tryouts of A Streetcar Named Desire with the Broadway cast including Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden and directed by Elia Kazan. Uncommon. Near Fine.

Library Books / Clayton Fine BooksProfessional seller

Book number: b34382

(Williams, Tennesee)

Playbill for Williams' Orpheus Descending at the Producers Theatre in Philadelphia in February, 1957

Philadelphia, Producers Theatre, 1957. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. One sheet printed on one side and folded in the middle. Playbill for the February, 1957 tryouts of Orpehus Descending with Maureen Stepleton and Cliff Robertson and directed by Harold Clurman. Uncommon. Near Fine.

Library Books / Clayton Fine BooksProfessional seller

Book number: b34383

Tallulah Bankhead in Noel Coward's "Private Lives. " Beginning July 22, 1946. Colonial Theatre, Boston Playbill

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Boston, 1946. Photo illustrated wraps with Tallulah Bankhead on the front cover. Unpaginated. Ads throughout. Playbill for this revival staging of the play Private Lives by Noel Coward. The play originally premiered in the UK in 1930, and starred Noel Coward. It also had a brief run on Broadway, with Noel Coward, prior to the 1948 Broadway run that starred Tallulah Bankhead. Usual playbill fare, being mostly ads, with some biographies of the stars. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned and wrinkled, with a few small dampstains. Minor creasing present. Good .

Mare BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 019594

Catalogue: Drama

Keywords: Noisbn

(Stoppard, Tom)

Tom Stoppard's New Play Indian Ink (playbill)

London, 1995. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. The playbill for the first performance of Indian Ink at the Aldwych Theatre in London. Near fine in original wrappers. Near Fine.

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Book number: b25632

Gilbert, Billy (1894-1971). American comedian, actor and film director.

Original "Playbill" for the New Century Theatre 1947 Production of "the Chocolate Soldier", Signed by the Comedian & Actor Billy Gilbert.

New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1947). (1947). - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a portrait of Billy Gilbert on the front cover. The soiled covers are slightly creased with a small hole to the rear cover near the spine. 32 pages, with illustrations throughout. Good.

Boldly signed by the comic actor Billy Gilbert vertically along the right edge of his cover portrait.

The child of singers with the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert (1894-1971) began working in Vaudeville at the age of 12. Following his early childhood success, Gilbert starred as a comedian and actor in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows. Known for his comic sneeze routines, Gilbert was also a writer and film director.

Composed by Oscar Straus after George Bernard Shaw's play "Arms and the Man", "The Chocolate Soldier" is an operetta with a libretto by Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson. It premiered in 1908 at the Theater an der Wein. English versions found success on Broadway and London. Good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 97070

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATRE; MUSIC; OPERETTA; COMEDIAN; BILLY GILBERT; THE PLAYBILL; THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER; OSCAR STRAUS; ARMS AND THE MAN; ACTOR; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; PROGRAM; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Anderson, Robert).

The Playwrights' Company Presents Deborah Kerr in Elia Kazan's Production of Tea and Sympathy. [the Playbill for the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Being the Original Program for the Week of January 25, 1954 with the Original Cast].

New York: Playbill Incorporated, 1953. 1953. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled white wraps titled and illustrated in black on the front cover. The covers are soiled with a small tear to the bottom edge of the front cover. 36 pages, with black & white illustrations throughout, and the 5 page program listing the cast and synopsis of the acts. The edges of the pages are faintly darkened. Very good.

The original program for the week beginning on January 25th, 1954. "Tea and Sympathy" is a three act play by Robert Anderson about a private school student, Tom Lee, who is suspected of homosexuality and bullied by others including hyper-masculine Bill Reynolds. Bill, a married man, ignores his wife Laura preferring to hang out with the boys. Bill's wife Laura, opposing the shaming to which Tom is subjected, pursues him romantically to prove his masculinity.

The program includes the original cast consisting of Deborah Kerr, Florida Friebus, John Kerr, Richard Midgley, Alan Sues, Dick York, Arthur Steuer, Leif Erickson, Richard Franchot, John McGovern and Yale Wexler. Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 97351

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; PLAYBILL; THEATER PRODUCTION; ROBERT ANDERSON; TEA AND SYMPATHY; ORIGINAL PROGRAM; DEBORAH KERR; ELIA KAZAN; THE PLAYWRIGHT'S COMPANY; ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ORIGINAL CAST; SYNOPSIS; GAY INTEREST.

Baer, Max (1909-1959). World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

Original "Playbill" for the Imperial Theatre 1950 Production of "Call Me Madam", Inscribed & Signed by Heavyweight Boxing Champ Max Baer to Billy Farley.

New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1950). (1950). - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a caricature of Ethel Merman by Peter Arno on the front cover. The covers are creased with a few small chips and a small stained hole above the play's title. 56 pages, with illustrations throughout. Good. Boldly inscribed by heavyweight champion Max Baer to Billy Farley, likely the boxer who won 2 bouts back in 1904-05: "Billy Farley - Hello 'Champ' Your pal Max Baer 1950". The world heavyweight champion from June 1934 to 1935, Max Baer (1909-1959) won the title by defeating Max Schmeling in 1933. He subsequently lost to James Braddock in 1935. Both fights were named "Fight of the Year" by "The Ring" magazine. Baer went on to referee boxing matches and performed in occasional film and television roles. Good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 97068

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: SPORTS; BOXING; BOXER; HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION; MAX BAER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; THE PLAYBILL; CALL ME MADAM; ETHEL MERMAN; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATED; BILLY FARLEY.

Bennett, Joan and Lois Kibbee

Bennett Playbill Five Generations of the Famous Theater Family

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. Light soiling on endpapers; B&W Photographs; 332 pages.

Gibson's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 87132

Catalogue: Entertainment::biography

Keywords: 1st Edition Bennett, Joan Kibbee, Lois Autobiography Theater Movies Bennett, Constance

BERG, Albin; MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus; ORFF, Carl; PUCCINI, Giacomo; STRAUSS, Johann; STRAUSS, Richard; TSCHAIKOWSKY, Pyotr Ilyich; VERDI, Giuseppe; WAGNER, Richard

[Opera Archive] [Staatsoper] [Playbill] Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg; Ein Maskenball; Oedipus Der Tyrann; Don Carlos; Wozzeck; Aida; Capriccio; Tristan Und Isolde; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Don Giovanni; Die Hochzeit Des Figaro; Eugen Onegin; Die Fledermaus; Electra; Turandot; Der Rosenkavalier; Ariadne Auf Naxos; Arabella; Così Fan Tutte

Vienna, Wiener Staatsoper, 1962. A fascinating, remarkably complete collection of programs, playbills, and ticket stubs for performances during the 1961 and 1962 spring season at the Staatsoper in Vienna, then under the direction of Herbert von Karajan. For each of 25 performances, the archive retains the 4- or 6-page playbill (listing the evening's cast members and a précis of each act) and the pink, orange, or yellow ticket stub, in addition to four 54-page biweekly programs (dated May 16, June 1 and 16, 1961 and May 31, 1962), detailing each opera being performed during that two week period. A superb survival, each component of the archive in virtually pristine condition. Our indefatigable aficionado attended 19 performance during the close of May and through June of 1961: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (May 27), Ein Maskenball (May 28), Oedipus der Tyrann (May 29), Don Carlos (June 2), Wozzeck (June 3), Tristan und Isolde (June 4), Aida (June 5), Capriccio (June 6), Das Rheingold (June 7), Eugen Onegin (June 8), Die Walküre (June 9), Don Giovanni (June 10), Siegfried (June 11), Götterdämmerung (June 13), Die Fledermaus (June 14), Die Hochzeit des Figaro (June 15), Electra (June 20), Turandot (June 22), and Der Rosenkavalier (June 23). Perhaps exhausted (or short of funds) the following year, he or she made do with only six performances: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (June 2), Ariadne auf Naxos (June 4), Don Carlos (June 5), Götterdämmerung (June 6), Arabella (June 11), and Così fan tutte (June 14). The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), one of the leading opera houses in the world, is a 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival theater built from 1861 to 1869 as the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road, after plans by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll and designs by Josef Hlávka. Interestingly, on June 4, 1961, the day on which Tristan und Isolde was performed, with Wolfgang Windgassen and Martha Mödl in the leading roles, President John F. Kennedy of the United States and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union held a summit meeting in Vienna, just blocks from the opera house. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Fine .

Fine Editions LtdProfessional seller

Book number: BB2676

Catalogue: THE PAPER CHASE

STEPHENSON BLAKE

Still Topping the Bill - Playbill

Sheffield, Stephenson, Blake & Co. Ltd. 1950, First Edition. Leaflet, 205mm. x 130mm. Manuscript, 6 sided folded type specimen leaflet. Minor wear, unmarked. [701]. Very Good.

William GlynnProfessional seller

Book number: 017347

Catalogue: Design: Typography

Keywords: Design Typography Graphics Printing History

THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON

[Playbill] Tom & Jerry> or, Life in London. [and] Professor Lupino and His Infant Pupil. etc.

Brighton: Phillips & Co., printers, October 6th. 1846. Double sheet, 375 x 480 mm. This item may have at some time been mounted and will bear traces on the reverse of adhesive or removal of mounts. Professor Lupino and his infant pupil were an acrobatic act "...the grace and elegance in which the Infant Performer throws his Lofty Summersaults from and into Professor Lupino's hands and feet, astound every beholder."

Michael S. Kemp - BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 42009

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera

Brough, William

THE FIELD of the CLOTH OF GOLD. A Legend. (Playbill)

Boston, J.H. Selwyn, 1868. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Soft cover. Miniature Booklet; 16 pp for the musical play based on the meeting in 1519 between Henry VIII & Francis .I This playbill or advertising piece contains historic background, synopsis, list of composers, actors et al. Selwyn's Theatre (1867- 1870) was established by the actor, John H. Selwyn. Tan wrappers, back cover water damaged otherwise VERY GOOD. Only one copy located in World Catalogue. Very Good.

The Book Store at Depot SquareProfessional seller

Book number: 30289

Catalogue: Theater, Miniature Books

Keywords: Playbills. Theatre, Dramas. Theater Burlesques Chapbook. Miniature Chapbook.

BROWN, PAMELA

Family Playbill

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1951, First Edition. hardcover. Ill.: Foster, Marcia Lane. Used, Hardcover in very good condition; jacket in good condition. Colour frontispiece illustration, numerous beautiful b/w illustrations. Gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling to front board, colour top of page block. Creasing and tears to edges of the marked and worn dust jacket, light sun fading and minor softening to tail of spine. Text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Very Good/Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 110791

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Foster, Marcia Lane

BROWN, PAMELA

Family Playbill

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1951, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Lane Foster, Marcia. Used, Red cloth, gold embossed first edition hardcover in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and sunned, edges are creased and nicked, and a few light spots of foxing on the jacket interior. Front board is slightly bowed, board corners and spine ends are a little bumped, and page block is faintly tanned. Price penned to FEP. Pages are clear and bright throughout. LW. Very Good/Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 541302

Catalogue: Children & Young Adult Reading

Keywords: Lane Foster, Marcia