Jane Cowl "MERCHANT OF YONKERS" Thornton Wilder ("Hello Dolly") 1938 Tryout - $70 - (Cannon Beach, OR)
This is a rare December 12th, 1938 playbill (program) from the two-week, Pre-Broadway engagement of the THORNTON WILDER comedy "THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS" at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The Original Broadway production would open December 28th, 1938 at the Guild Theatre in New York City and run for only 39 performances.) ..... The play would have remained obscure had it not been rewritten as "THE MATCHMAKER" in 1955 and eventually the source material for the JERRY HERMAN musical comedy hit "HELLO, DOLLY!". The play starred JANE COWL as "Mrs. Levi" and featured PERCY WARAM as "Horace Vandergelder", TOM EWELL as "Cornelius Hackl" and JOHN CALL as "Barnaby Tucker". Others in the cast included BARTLETT ROBINSON, PHILIP COOLIDGE, CARRIE WELLER, FRANCES HARISON, JOSEPH SWEENEY, JUNE WALKER, NYDIA WESTMAN, EDWARD F. NANNARY, MAX WILLENZ, PETER STRUWEL, MAIDA READE and MINNA PHILLIPS ..... CREDITS: Book by THORNTON WILDER; Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Staged by MAX REINHARDT; Produced by HERMAN SHUMLIN ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor 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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