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FIVE 1950s BROADWAY PLAYBILLS. Excellent Very Good Condition! See LIST! PHOTOS!

$ 7.65

Availability: 52 in stock
  • Industry: Theater
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Condition is mostly amazingly great! These were from shows my family members attended & these playbills were mostly preserved with an eye towards posterity. But of course, they are 70 to 80 years old & everything ages, so they are not meant to be manhandled, but handled with consideration. There is some wear & scribbling on a few- noticeable in the photos i uploaded. Bells Are Ringing has a slight tear on cover.Damn Yankees has some scribbling in blue ink on the cover. In general, for any age over 10 years, the condition is terrific, but i will list damage... Also these are made of lighter stock than playbills are today.- I couldn't get shots over the playbills without reflections unless I stood back, so size is an optical illusion- the two bottom bills appear taller than the top two but aren't.....Damn Yankees has some scribbling in blue ink on the cover...the photos show it. Anniversary Waltz has tears on some pages. Bells Are Ringing has a slight tear on cover.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Lot: Yes
  • Object Type: Playbill
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    !1950s Broadway Show Playbills! See list of shows below.
    Shows with name or soon to be name actors.
    Anniversay Waltz, Aug 1954,with Macdonald Carey,& Kitty Carlisle
    Bells Are Ringing, Jan 1957 with Judy Holiday, Jean Stapleton, & Jack Carter.
    Damn Yankees, June 1956, with Ray Walston, Jean Stapleton
    Where’s Charley?, Sept 1950, with Ray Bolger
    Wish You Were Here, April 1953
    Playbills are all 6.5" W x 9"H
    The advertisements  are  plentiful & great! Check out all the photos i uploaded, i included some ads. These playbills are pieces of history!
    In really good condition for their age
    . See description above in "Condition" section, also some of it again, near the bottom here. My photography is not great, allow for being near a chandelier, some dimensional optical illusions too- the top 2 photos in each shot appear taller than the bottom 2 but are not. I could not stand over the  playbills to shoot unless we'd have awful reflections.
    Some
    mostly minor damage.
    Bells Are Ringing has a slight tear on cover.
    Damn Yankees has some scribbling on it
    Anniversary Waltz has tears on some pages.
    Shipping & the shipping charge- This will ship  out media mail, very very well packed to protect the playbills, with tracking. I'll be behind the 8 ball on the delivery charge...
    - The playbills are all normal size, 6.5" x 9". i couldn't get reflection free shots from over the playbills without reflections unless I stood back some, so size is an optical illusion- the 2 bottom bills in each photo of 4 appear taller than the top 2 but aren't. All playbills are normal in size.