Brian Bedford "BUTLEY" Barbara Lester / Simon Gray 1973 Washington, D.C. Flyer

Description

This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the three-week, National Tour engagement of the SIMON GRAY play "BUTLEY" at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. beginning October 16th, 1973. (The tour opened September 10th, 1973 at the Colonial Theatre in Boston and closed December 15th, 1973 at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago. The production originally opened July 14th, 1971 at the Criterion Theatre in London and ran for six months before crossing the Atlantic. The Broadway production opened October 31st, 1972 at New York's Morosco Theatre and ran for 135 performances.) ..... The play starred BRIAN BEDFORD and featured BARBARA LESTER, PAUL JOTT, LINDA CHARET, SHARON LAUGHLIN, JAMES HUMMERT and SAYLOR CRESWELL
..... CREDITS: Book by SIMON GRAY; Sets and Costumes designed by NEIL PETER JAMPOLIS; Directed in London by HAROLD PINTER; Broadway Production and Tour Directed by JAMES HAMMERSTEIN; Produced by LESTER OSTERMAN PRODUCTIONS in association with MICHAEL CODRON
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (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 handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes a photo of BRIAN BEDFORD, wonderful graphics and production credits on the front and promotional text, excerpts from a number of New York reviews and a ticket order form on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer 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.