This is a rare "THE CAST" Theatre Guide from the week of October 12th, 1946 (Volume 181, No. 2101) featuring CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER on the front cover. She was starring in the Broadway revival of the OSCAR WILDE comedy "LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" at the Cort Theatre in New York City. (The revival opened October 14th, 1946 and ran for 228 performances.) ..... The play starred CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER (shown in the cover photo) and featured HENRY DANIELL, 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: 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 Broadway revival of "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" starring JOSE FERRER, Eugene O'Neill's "THE ICEMAN COMETH", the new comedy "LOCO" featuring ELAINE STRITCH, the musical "THREE TO MAKE READY" starring RAY BOLGER, Victor Herbert's "GYPSY LADY", the Elmer Rice comedy "DREAM GIRL" starring JUNE HAVOC, Terence Rattigan's "O MISTRESS MINE" starring ALFRED LUNT and LYNN FONTANNE, Victor Herbert's "THE RED MILL", the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "HARVEY" starring FRANK FAY, the Irving Berlin musical comedy hit "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" starring ETHEL MERMAN, the Garson Kanin comedy "BORN YESTERDAY" starring JUDY HOLLIDAY, the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musicals "CAROUSEL" and "OKLAHOMA!", Harold Rome's musical revue "CALL ME MISTER" starring BETTY GARRETT and the Broadway revival of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II musical "SHOW BOAT", among others. The back cover shows LOUIS JEAN HEYDT (shown in the last scanned image), who would be appearing in the new play "HAPPY BIRTHDAY", opening October 31st, 1946 at the Broadhurst Theatre ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the number #10,374 written at the bottom of the back cover and light edge wear, 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!

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