Rosalind Russell "AUNTIE MAME" Peggy Cass 1956 Broadway Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE comedy hit "AUNTIE MAME" which played the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 31st, 1956 and ran for 639 performances.) ..... The play starred ROSALIND RUSSELL (shown in the cover photo) and featured POLLY ROWLES, DOROTHY BLACKBURN, WALTER KLAVUN, ROBERT SMITH, JAMES MONKS,
JOHN O'HARE,
PEGGY CASS, JOYCE LEAR, JAMES HICKMAN, JAN HANDZLIK and ANN SUMMERS ..... CREDITS: Book by JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE based on the novel by PATRICK DENNIS; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by NOEL TAYLOR; Gowns designed by TRAVIS BANTON; Production staged by MORTON DaCOSTA; Produced by ROBERT FRYER and LAWRENCE CARR ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text, a page of TRAVIS BANTON costume sketches, a page of excerpts from a number of reviews and several pages of photos of scenes from the play and ROSALIND RUSSELL's film career ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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