Louis Calhern "THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE" Sylvia Field 1946 Boston Broadside

Description

This is a rare broadside (single page playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the EMMET LAVERY play "THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE" at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened January 22nd, 1946 at the Royale Theatre in New York City and ran for 159 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred LOUIS CALHERN as "Oliver Wendell Holmes" and featured SYLVIA FIELD, WILLIAM WEAVER, FLEMING WARD, CHRISTOPHER MARVIN, CARL SHELTON, NICHOLAS SAUNDERS, ELEANOR SWAYNE, CHARLES ADAMS BAKER, GRAY STAFFORD, ROBERT HEALY, RICHARD BOWLER, JEROME SHAW, BERNARD POLLOCK, EDWIN WHITNER and FRANCIS HANLEY ..... CREDITS: Book by EMMET LAVERY; Sets and Costumes designed by WOODMAN THOMPSON; Produced and Directed by ARTHUR HOPKINS ..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list and synopsis of scenes on the front and a diagram of the Emergency Exits for the Colonial Theatre on the backside ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface rubbing at the top, 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.