Kaufman & Hart "MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER" Monty Woolley 1940 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the classic GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART comedy "THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER" at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 16th, 1939 and ran for 739 performances.) ..... The play starred MONTY WOOLLEY as "Sheridan Whiteside" and featured JAY PRESSON, GLORIA McGHEE, REX O'MALLEY, JERRY JARRETT, DON PETERS, HARVEY DUNN, MABEL ACKER, RICHARD BARBEE, MARDETTE EDWARDS, RUTH HERMANSEN, CHARLES PARSONS, ELAINE BRADFORD, KEN RAYMOND and PAULA STEVENS ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a page of photos from MONTY WOOLLEY's motion pictures, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of two small tears in the right edge of the cover and minor edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.