This is a rare April 29th, 1956 "Stagebill" playbill from the National Tour engagement of the JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE play "INHERIT THE WIND" at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The production opened April 21st, 1955 at the National Theatre in New York City and ran for 806 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The play starred MELVYN DOUGLAS (shown in the cover photo) and featured JAMES WESTERFIELD, WILLIAM WOODSON, DANIEL REED, JOHN RANDOLPH, VIOLA FRAYNE, SUSAN BROWN, PERRY FISKE, ROBERT DONLEY, CHARLES WHITE, RUTH SAVILLE, DANIEL F. KEYES, CHESTER LEAMING, RONALD WEYAND, WILLIAM HAWLEY, LEON B. STEVENS, ADELE NEWTON, RITA NEWTON, BOB DENNIS, DICK O'NEILL, DOROTHY REESE, MARTHA BARRON, AL LEBERFELD, EDWARD G. POLIDOR, STEPHEN FRANKEN, ALAN MacATEER, BERNARD KATES and DANIEL REED ..... Side Note: MELVYN DOUGLAS had starred briefly in the Broadway production, replacing Tony Award winner PAUL MUNI during his vacation, before taking the production on the road ..... CREDITS: Book by JEROME LAWRENCE and ROBERT E. LEE; Sets designed by PETER LARKIN; Costumes designed by RUTH MORLEY; Produced and Directed by HERMAN SHUMLIN ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 6 1/4" X 9 1/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, 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.