Raymond Massey "ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS" Pulitzer Prize 1939 Souvenir Program

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This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize winning ROBERT E. SHERWOOD play "ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS" at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 15th, 1938 and ran for 472 performances.) ..... The play starred RAYMOND MASSEY as "Abraham Lincoln" and featured GEORGE CHRISTIE, ARTHUR GRIFFIN, LEWIS MARTIN, HERBERT RUDLEY, CALVIN THOMAS, IRIS WHITNEY, GLENN COULTER, ELMER BROWWN, HOWARD Da SILVA, EVERETT CHARLTON, DAVID CLARKE, ROBERT FITZSIMMONS, KEVIN McCARTHY, LILLIAN FOSTER, WENDELL K. PHILLIPS, MAY COLLINS, MURIEL KIRKLAND, AUGUSTA DABNEY, LLOYD BARRY, MARION ROONEY, HUBERT BROWN, ALBERT PHILLIPS, LEX PARRISH, JOHN PAYNE, ANN STEVENSON, FRANK TWEDDELL, ALFRED JENKIN, THOMAS F. TRACEY and JOHN TRIGGS. (Note: RAYMOND MASSEY is the only cast member mentioned by name in the text of the program.) ..... CREDITS: Book by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Full Page Illustration by NORMAN ROCKWELL; Directed by ELMER RICE; Produced by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' COMPANY (Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Sidney Howard, Elmer Rice and Robert E. Sherwood) ..... DETAILS: The oversized 16 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, a history and synopsis of the play, photos and bios of RAYMOND MASSEY, the author and producers, promotional text, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a name written in the top right corner of the cover, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare Broadway souvenir programs and playbills, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .75 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or .95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred. Personal checks accepted (U.S. only) but delay shipping by 10 days ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) I can now ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.50 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations) or by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (.00 to Canada / .00 to all other international destinations). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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