Joe E. Brown "HARVEY" Mary Chase / Pulitzer Prize 1947 Detroit Playbill

Description: This is a rare September 8th, 1947 "Playgoer" playbill from the National Tour engagement of the MARY CHASE comedy "HARVEY" at the Cass Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. (The production opened November 1st, 1944 at the Forty-Eighth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 1775 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The Pulitzer Prize winning play starred JOE E. BROWN (shown in the cover photo) as "Elwood P. Dowd" and featured MARION LORNE, MARY DALLAS, HELEN RANDALL, DOROTHY SCOTT, MARY COOPER, WILLIAM SHARON, PHILIP CARLYLE, MITCHELL HARRIS, FRANCES WOODBURY, SYDNEY GRANT and CARL LOW ..... CREDITS: Book by MARY CHASE; Sets designed by JOHN ROOT; Directed by ANTOINETTE PERRY (Namesake of the Tony Awards); Produced by BROCK PEMBERTON ..... Side Note: JOE E. BROWN played "Elwood P. Dowd" during the first National Tour and was honored in 1948 with a special Tony Award for the role. He starred in "Harvey" on and off for almost five years, taking over the role at New York's Forty-Eighth Street Theatre in 1948 before crossing the Atlantic to replace SID FIELD at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London (1949) and then toured Australia in 1950 ..... DETAILS: The 20 page playbill measures 6 1/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing and light soiling to the front cover and a small nick in the outside edge of the back cover, 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!! Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

End Time: 2024-02-28T23:34:03.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD