Description: This is a rare March 4th, 1912 program (playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the PAUL ARMSTRONG and WILSON MIZNER play "THE DEEP PURPLE" at the St. James Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The play opened January 9th, 1911 at New York's Lyric Theatre and ran for 152 performances before mounting regional productions.) .... Biographical Note: WILSON MIZNER (1876 - 1933) was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1911, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's Bounce (2003), later retitled Road Show (2008) ..... The cast included SYDNEY BOOTH, W. A. NORTON, WILLIAM BEACH, ROBERT CAIN, W. J. FERGUSON, GEORGE M. FEE, DWIGHT DANA, VIOLET HEMING, ADA DWYER, ISABEL WALDRON, ROSINA HENLEY, ROSAMOND O'KANE, JOHN WILLIAMS, CHARLES BROWN, GEORGE M. ZORN, HENRY DAVIS, WILLIAM PAGE and GIOVANNI CAVALARO ..... CREDITS: Book by PAUL ARMSTRONG and WILSON MIZNER; Staged by HUGH FORD; Produced by the LIEBLER COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The twenty page program measures 6" X 9" inches and includes production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, musical programme, a full page photo of ADA DWYER and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast bios ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is considerable wear to the outside edge of the front cover, light soiling to the first inside page (as well as a chip at the top seam of the first inside page), a light moisture stain at the top right corner (visible on the first three pages) and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare program 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: 159.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-08T02:51:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Product: Playbills / Programs
Genre: Broadway Plays
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original / Reproduction: Original - U.S.
Date: 1910 - 1919
