Eva Le Gallienne "ROMEO and JULIET" Burgess Meredith "PETER PAN" 1930 Program

Description

This is a rare April 7th, 1930 program (playbill) from the Pre-Broadway engagement of
EVA LE GALLIENNE'S
CIVIC REPERTORY COMPANY
at the Broad Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The company would open April 21st, 1930
at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York City for a limited engagement of sixteen performances
.) ..... The company presented
William Shakespeare's "ROMEO and JULIET"
in repertory with
Sir James M. Barrie's
"PETER PAN",
Anton Tchekov's "THE SEA GULL", Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero's "A SUNNY MORNING", Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero's "THE WOMEN HAVE THEIR WAY" and Henrik Ibsen's "JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN" .
.... All six plays starred EVA LE GALLIENNE and the company included BURGESS MEREDITH,
DONALD CAMERON, JACOB BEN-AMI, BLAKE SCOTT, HAROLD MOULTON, WALTER BECK, JOSEPH KRAMM, J. EDWARD BROMBERG, ROBERT F. ROSS,
ROBERT H. GORDON,
SAYRE CRAWLEY, ARNOLD MOSS,
HERBER
T SHAPIRO, ROBERT LEWIS, LEE HILLERY, HOWARD da SILVA, AMY CHANDLER, GORDON WALLACE, VERNON JONES, DAVID TURK, MARY WARD, MERLE MADDERN, LEONA ROBERTS, HENRY HOWARD, DAVID KERMAN, MOONEY DIAMOND, MAY SARTON, VIRGINIA STEVENS, WILLIAM STEINBORN, FLORIDA FRIEBUS, RENEE ORSELL, IRENE SHARAFF, RUTH WILTON, ESTELLE SCHEER, FREDERIC GIULIANO, PAULA MILLER,
VERNON JONES,
ALMA KRUGER, JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON, PATRICIA DEERING, RICHARD STOKES and EGON BRECHER
..... CREDITS: Music composed by JOHN CROOK; Sets and
Costumes designed by
ALINE BERNSTEIN
; Produced and Directed by
EVA LE GALLIENNE
..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold playbill (shown flat) measures 9" X 8 1/2" inches (when opened) and includes full production credits, cast lists, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing and moderate edge wear, 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.