Description: This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the Original Broadway production of the GLADYS HURLBUT play "YANKEE POINT" at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 23rd, 1942 at the Longacre Theatre and closed December 12th, 1942 after only 24 performances.) ..... The play starred JOHN CROMWELL and K. T. STEVENS and featured EDNA BEST, ARTHUR AYLESWORTH, ANN DERE, JOHN FORSYTHE, DOROTHY GILCHRIST, DONALD McCLELLAND, ELIZABETH PATTERSON, RICHARD RUDI, DORA SAYERS and JAMES TODD ..... CREDITS: Book by GLADYS HURLBUT; Sets designed by FREDERICK FOX; Staged by JOHN CROMWELL; Produced by EDWARD CHOATE and MARIE LOUISE ELKINS ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided flyer measures 6 1/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes a reprinted "New Yorker" cartoon and promotional text on one side and an excerpt from Burns Mantle's review in the "Daily News", endorsements from a number of celebrities including Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Elliott Nugent, Howard Lindsay, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, ticket prices and performance times on the other side ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is a clipped corner at the top right (the separated corner piece is included), several tiny edge tears, creasing at the top and bottom and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare flyer 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.
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-12-15T14:22:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Product: Handbills / Flyers
Genre: Broadway Plays
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.
Date: 1940 - 1949
