Description: This is a rare January 30th, 1946 playbill from the Cleveland Play House production of the PAUL OSBORN play "A BELL FOR ADANO" at the Francis E. Drury Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. (The Original Broadway production opened December 6th, 1944 at the Cort Theatre in New York City and ran for 296 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included twenty-one year-old JACK WESTON, who was born in Cleveland in 1924 and had just returned from serving two years in the army in Italy. He would make his Broadway debut in 1950 in the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II classic "South Pacific". Others in the cast included KIRK WILLIS, ROBERT MORGAN, BURT FRENCH, MAX ELLIS, ETHAN ALLEN NEVIN, JOHN BEEMAN, EDWARD BINNS, JAMES BLAIR, JESSE R. HOLMAN, DAVID WHITE, JOHN WHITE, JAY MILLER, HELEN BUTKUS, ROBERT RAWLINGS, SUE CROBAUGH, HATTIE SESSLER, GENEVIEVE GRIFFIN, ELLEN WRIGHT, JOHN SIMPSON, WALTER THOMPSON, ELIZABETH AYERS, JAMES MALONEY, JULIUS MAKOFF, CRAWFORD WRIGHT, LYNN SHELDON, JOHN PHILIP SILLIA, CLARENCE KAVANAUGH and GEORGE HAMLIN ..... CREDITS: Book by PAUL OSBORN based on the novel of the same name by JOHN HERSEY; Sets designed by FREDERIC McCONNELL; Directed by K. ELMO LOWE; Produced by THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE ..... Also includes the credits for the CHARLIE GARRETT and OLIVER H. P. GARRETT play "SLEEP, MY PRETTY ONE" at the Charles S. Brooks Theatre. (The Original Broadway production opened November 2nd, 1944 at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City and closed after only twelve performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included NOEL LESLIE, FLORENCE HEALY, MARGARET COTTON, MARJORIE GUNDERSEN, ADELINE HIATT, ROLF ENGELHARDT, RUTH FEATHER, LLOYD WEST and JAMES MALONEY ..... CREDITS: Book by CHARLIE GARRETT and OLIVER H. P. GARRETT; Directed by FREDERIC McCONNELL; Produced by THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE ..... DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 6 1/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast lists, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical crease and minor soiling to 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
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