ORSON WELLES (Debut) in "ROMEO & JULIET" Basil Rathbone / Katharine Cornell 1935

Description: This is a rare February 11th, 1935 playbill from the Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's "ROMEO and JULIET" at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 20th, 1934 and ran for a limited engagement of 77 performances.) ..... The production starred KATHARINE CORNELL as "Juliet" and BASIL RATHBONE as "Romeo" and featured nineteen year-old ORSON WELLES as "Tybalt" in his Broadway debut. Others in the cast included BLANCH YURKA, BRIAN AHERNE, CHARLES WALDRON, REYNOLDS EVANS, GEORGE MacREADY, JOHN MILTERN, MORONI OLSEN, ARTHUR CHATTERTON, JOHN EMERY, JOSEPH HOLLAND, FRANKLIN GRAY, DAVID VIVIAN, ROBERT CHAMPLAIN, IRVING MORROW, BRENDA FORBES, IRBY MARSHAL and EDITH ALLAIRE ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; Sets and Costumes designed by JO MIELZINER; Choreographed by MARTHA GRAHAM; Directed by GUTHRIE McCLINTIC; Produced by KATHARINE CORNELL ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, promotional text and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover, this rare 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.

Price: 49.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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