Laurence Olivier * OLD VIC COMPANY * Ralph Richardson 1946 Broadway Broadside

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This is a rare advertising broadside promoting the
the six-week Broadway engagement of London’s famed OLD VIC THEATRE COMPANY at the New Century Theatre in New York City. (The engagement opened May 6th, 1946 with each of the five plays being performed for five to fifteen performances.) ….. The six-week engagement included performances of William Shakespeare’s “KING HENRY IV” (Parts One and Two),
Anton Chekhov’s “UNCLE VANYA”, W. B. Yeats English version of Sophocles’ “OEDIPUS” and Sheridan’s “THE CRITIC” ….. The company was headed by LAURENCE OLIVIER and RALPH RICHARDSON and included NICHOLAS HANNEN, MILES MALLESON, JOYCE REDMAN, GEORGE RELPH, MARGARET LEIGHTON, ENA BURRILL, MICHAEL WARRE, SYDNEY TAFLER, PETER COPLEY, HARRY ANDREWS, NICOLETTE BERNARD, MICHAEL RAGHAN, CECIL WINTER, DAVID KENTISH, ROBIN LLOYD, GEORGE ROSE, KENNETH EDWARDS, WILLIAM MONK, FRANK DUNCAN, BRYONY CHAPMAN, DIANA MADDOX, JOHN GARLEY, GEORGE COOPER, JOSEPH JAMES, WILLIAM SQUIRE, MAX BRENT, JANE WENHAM and BRIAN PARKER ….. CREDITS: Sets and Costumes designed by ROGER FURSE, GOWER PARKS, MARIE-HELENE DASTE, JOHN PIPER and TANYA MOISEIWITSCH; Music composed by HERBERT MENGES and ANTHONY HOPKINS; Productions Directed by JOHN BURRELL, MICHEL SAINT-DENIS and MILES MALLESON; Old Vic Directors: LAURENCE OLIVIER, JOHN BURRELL and RALPH RICHARDSON
….. DETAILS: This oversized, single page broadside measures 6″ X 21″ inches, is printed on a newsprint stock and includes production credits, performance schedule, ticket prices and booking information ….. CONDITION: With the exception of tear at the top center and minor edge wear, this rare broadside 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.