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Sidney Kingsley
Sidney Kingsley

Sidney Kingsley "DEAD END" (Dead End Kids) Ruth Hussey 1937 New Haven Broadside

$ 10.55

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    Description

    This is a rare April 22nd, 1937 broadside (single page playbill) from the three-night, National Tour engagement of the SIDNEY KINGSLEY play "DEAD END" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. (The production opened October 28th, 1935 at the Belasco Theatre in New York City and ran for 687 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The cast of the play that launched Hollywood's "Dead End Kids" included WARREN ASHE, CHARLES POWERS, DONALD SHARPE, MORTON TULLER, LESLIE DUCHON, ROBERT MAYORS, TURNLEY WALKER, MARY LEWIS, HARRY HANLON, JOHN LORD, VINCENT SHERMAN, JAY ADLER, LEONARD GOODMAN, WINIFRED ST. CLAIRE, PERRY MEYER, JULIANA TABERNA, MITCHELL HARRIS, JAMES METCALFE, RUTH HUSSEY, MACK WILLIAMS, HELEN SALINGER, F. H. PALMITER, JOHN FOSTER, JOHN COONS, ANTOINETTE ROCHTE, BEN ROBERTS, GRETA GRANSTEDT, WILLIAM TUBBS, KENNETH GROOT, WILLIAM BESTICK, ALAN SHULRUFF, ARTHUR GODDARD, JOSEPH ANTHONY, GEORGE KRAKORA, E. ROMAYNE, ROBERT NEVINS, JOAN CASTLE and DOROTHY PITOV ..... Side Note:
    "THE DEAD END KIDS" were a group of young actors from
    New York
    who appeared in
    Sidney Kingsley
    's
    Broadway
    play
    Dead End
    in 1935. In 1937 producer
    Samuel Goldwyn
    brought all of them to
    Hollywood
    and turned the play into a film. They proved to be so popular that they continued to make movies under various monikers, including the "
    Little Tough Guys"
    , the "
    East Side Kids"
    , and
    the "Bowery Boys"
    , until 1958. (Wikipedia)
    ..... CREDITS: Book by SIDNEY KINGSLEY; Sets designed by NORMAN BEL GEDDES; Directed by SIDNEY KINGSLEY; Produced by NORMAN BEL GEDDES ..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided playbill measures 3" X 11 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list and synopsis of scenes, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a fold cross the middle, a small tear in the top edge and light creasing, this broadside 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.