Oscar Wilde's "LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" Cornelia Otis Skinner 1946 Press Photo

Description

This is a rare glossy 8" X 10" press photograph of
CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER used to promote the
Pre-Broadway engagement of
the
OSCAR WILDE comedy "LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" at the Curran  Theatre in San Francisco, California. (The revival would open October 14th, 1946 at the Cort Theatre in New York City and run for 228 performances.) ..... The play starred
CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER and HENRY DANIELL and featured PENELOPE WARD, ESTELLE WINWOOD, JOHN BUCKMASTER, REX EVANS, EVAN THOMAS, STANLEY BELL, THOMAS LOUDEN, SALLY COOPER, RICHARD BURNS, JERI SAUVINET, MARGUERITE GLEASON, TANAGRA THAYER, ELIZABETH VALENTINE, PETER KEYES, JACK MERIVALE, ANNE CURSON, LEONORE ELLIOTT, NAN HOPKINS, GUY BLAKE, PAMELA WRIGHT and CECIL BEATON
..... CREDITS: Book by OSCAR WILDE; Sets and Costumes designed by CECIL BEATON; Production Staged by JACK MINSTER; Produced by HOMER CURRAN in association with RUSSELL LEWIS and HOWARD YOUNG
..... DETAILS: This rare press photo measures 8" X 10" inches and includes production photos and a clipped photo as it appeared in one of the San Francisco newspapers on the backside (second scanned image) and a photo credit for JOHN E. REED, Hollywood in the lower right corner. The clipping on the back is stamp dated Sept. 15, 1946 ..... CONDITION: With the exception of crop marks and grease pen notations at the top, light soiling and minor creasing along the bottom, this rare photograph 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.