This is a rare "THE CAST" Theatre Guide from the week of April 14th, 1945 (Volume 175, No. 2023) featuring KATHARINE CORNELL on the front cover. She was starring in the Broadway revival of the RUDOLF BESIER comedy "THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 26th, 1945 and ran for 88 performances.) ..... The play starred KATHARINE CORNELL and BRIAN AHERNE and featured McKAY MORRIS, BRENDA FORBES, RUSSELL GAIGE, EMILY LAWRENCE, PATRICIA CALVERT, ERIK MARTIN, STANLEY PARLAN, HOWARD OTWAY, PETER KING, KEINERT WOLFF, BETTY BREWER, ROGER STEARNS, IVAN SIMPSON, CHESTER STRATTON and FLUSH ..... CREDITS: Book by RUDOLF BESIER; Sets and Costumes designed by JO MIELZINER; Directed by GUTHRIE McCLINTIC; Produced by KATHARINE CORNELL ..... DETAILS: The 42 page booklet measures 3" X 5 1/2" inches and includes the cast lists and performance details for many of the current Broadway productions. Among the current shows were the Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green musical "ON THE TOWN" starring SONO OSATO, NANCY WALKER, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN, the Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin musical "THE FIREBRAND OF FLORENCE", the Philip Barry play "FOOLISH NOTION" starring TALLULAH BANKHEAD, the Luther Davis play "KISS THEM FOR ME" featuring JUDY HOLLIDAY in her Broadway debut, William Shakespeare's "THE TEMPEST" starring VERA ZORINA and CANADA LEE, the musical "FOLLOW THE GIRLS" starring GERTRUDE NIESEN, the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "HARVEY" starring FRANK FAY, John van Druten's "I REMEMBER MAMA" featuring MARLON BRANDO in his Broadway debut, the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg musical "BLOOMER GIRL" starring CELESTE HOLM, the Cole Porter musical revue "SEVEN LIVELY ARTS" starring BEATRICE LILLIE and BERT LAHR, the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musicals "CAROUSEL" starring JOHN RAITT and JAN CLAYTON as well as "OKLAHOMA!" and the Tennessee Williams classic "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" starring LAURETTE TAYLOR and EDDIE DOWLING. The back cover features WILBUR EVANS (shown in the last scanned image) who was starring in the Sigmund Romberg, Herbert and Dorothy Fields musical "UP IN CENTRAL PARK" at the Century Theatre ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the number #10,374 written at the bottom of the back cover, this rare publication 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.

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