Dennis King "PARNELL" Edith Barrett / Effie Shannon 1936 Playbill / Ticket Stub

Description

This is a rare May 18th, 1936 playbill (with a loose ticket stub) from the return engagement of the ELSIE SCHAUFFLER play "PARNELL" at the Forty-Eighth Street Theatre in New York City. (The
Original Broadway production
opened November 11th, 1935
at New York's Ethel Barrymore Theatre
and ran for 99 performances before going on tour. After several cast changes, the production returned on May 4th, 1936 to the
Forty-Eighth Street Theatre for an additional 32 performances
.) ..... The play starred DENNIS KING in the title role and EDITH BARRETT as "Katharine O'Shea" and featured EFFIE SHANNON, WHITFORD KANE,
JOHN EMERY,
BARRY MACOLLUM,
ALEXANDER FRANK,
RUTH YORKE, ENID COOPER, PHYLLIS CONNARD, LOWELL GILMORE, GORDON BURBY, GAGE CLARK, HARRY REDDING, CLEMENT O'LOGHLEN, HUGH BIGELOW, CHARLES TREXLER and WILLIAM SWETLAND ..... CREDITS: Book by ELSIE SCHAUFFLER; Sets and Costumes designed by STEWART CHANEY; Originally Directed by GUTHRIE McCLINTIC; Restaged by WINSTON O'KEEFE; Produced by PIERCE POWERS-WATERS in association with ROBINSON SMITH and FREDERICK W. AYER ..... DETAILS: The fourteen page playbill measures 6 7/8" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos. Includes an original ticket stub from the May 22nd, 1936 evening performance ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a small mark on the left side of the cover, this 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.