Description
This is a rare January 3rd, 1938 program (playbill) from the National Tour engagement of the Pulitzer Prize winning GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART comedy "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" at the Nixon Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (The production opened December 14th, 1936 at the Booth Theatre in New York City and ran for 838 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The ensemble cast included ETHEL WILSON, SARA SHERBURNE, RUBY OLIPHANT, DONALD FOSTER, JOSEPH ALLENTON, ROY JOHNSON, JOHN MARRIOTT, PRIESTLY MORRISON, FLORENCE WILLIAMS, KING CALDER, GLEN BOLES, JOSEPH KALLINI, HARRIET E. MacGIBBON, REGINALD MASON, DOROTHY FRENCH, CLARENCE OLIVER, ARTHUR LIPSON, DONALD BAKER and ULLA KAZANOVA ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: This sixteen page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios. The front cover features Miriam Hopkins and Leslie Banks who would be starring in the S. N. Behrman comedy "Wine of Choice" the following week at the Nixon Theatre ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a seam split above the top staple, 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.
