Julie Harris "THE LARK" Boris Karloff / Leonard Bernstein / Al Hirschfeld 1955

Description

This is a rare December 26th, 1955 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the JEAN ANOUILH play with music "THE LARK" which played the Longacre Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 17th, 1955 and ran for 229 performances.) ..... The play starred JULIE HARRIS (who would win the second of her five Tony Awards as "Best Actress in a Play") and BORIS KARLOFF and featured JOSEPH WISEMAN, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, THEODORE BIKEL, ROGER DE KOVEN, PAUL ROBELING, BRUCE GORDON, WARD COSTELLO, LOIS HOLMES, JOHN REESE, MICHAEL HIGGINS, ANN HILLARY, JOAN ELAN, RITA VALE, RICHARD NICHOLLS, RALPH ROBERTS, JOE BERNARD and EDWARD KNIGHT ..... CREDITS: Book by JEAN ANOUILH adapted by LILLIAN HELLMAN; Music composed by LEONARD BERNSTEIN; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Directed by JOSEPH ANTHONY; Produced by KERMIT BLOOMGARDEN ..... DETAILS: The 46 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos
..... BONUS: This playbill includes a special cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD commemorating the 50th Anniversary of HELEN HAYES in the American theatre. This cover appeared on all Broadway playbills for the week of December 26th, 1955 only
..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover and the start of seam splits at both the top and bottom, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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