On the stage, not a movie. Michael Stewart presents Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Christie with an all Broadway cast.
New York, Sunshine Theatre, [1940s?]
O’Neill’s acclaimed play premiered in Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. The Sunshine Theatre, originally established by Charles Steiner and Abraham Minsky, was a famous theatre with an interesting history, functioning respectively as a Dutch church, a Yiddish music hall, a theatre and finally as an independent cinema. It closed in 2018.
On the stage, not a movie. Michael Stewart presents Augustus Philiips in person in the Broadway hit Three is a Family. Staged by Terence Little, settings by Arther Prager. Tue.-Wed.-Thur. Aug. 12-13-14 at 8:45 P.M. C.F. Haubert’s Milford Theatre.
Milford, [1940s?]
Augustus Phillips (1874 – 1944) performed in stock theatre and appeared in 134 films.
Manhattan Stock Co. Summer Season 1948 presents Murder at Midnight all Broadway cast. Chostly! Chilling! Mystery! Fri. - Sat. July 23-24-8:45 P.M. Unionville Community Hall.
Unionville, N.Y., 1948.
Probably an adaptation of Frank R. Strayer’s film with the same title.
Manhattan Stock Co. Summer Season 1948 presents Peg O’ My Heart with Peggy McCabe & Kitty Carrickford all Broadway cast. Charm - Comedy - Romance. Fri.-Mon. July 16-19-8:45 P.M. Unionville Community Hall.
Unionville, N.Y., 1948.
Four American theatre posters on card, 1940s
Four rare American theatre posters printed on card, all measuring ca. 56,5 x 35,5 cm. Some have small damages, but overall they are in very good condition. They are an interesting record of American theatre history.