Kaufman & Hart "THE AMERICAN WAY" Fredric March 1939 Broadway Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original Broadway production of the GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART play "THE AMERICAN WAY" which played the Center Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 21st, 1939 and ran for 164 performances.) ..... The play starred FREDRIC MARCH and the cast included FLORENCE ELDRIDGE, McKAY MORRIS, RUTH WESTON, JAMES MacDONALD, JANET REGAN, NORMA CLERC, VIRGINIA LODGE, BOBBY BARON, BOB WHITE, BRADFORD HUNT, JEANNE WARDLEY, GRACE VALENTINE, SYDNEY GRANT, MAURICE WELLS, ELSA ERSI, ROBERT RHODES, JAMES MOORE, MARY MURRAY, JOHN LONG, BUDDY BUEHLER, ROBERT CUSHMAN, TEDDY CASEY, BUDDY IRVING, TOMMY LEWIS, JANET FOX, JEROME THOR, SIDNEY STONE, BRANT GORMAN, JAMES RUSSO, EILEEN BURNS, JEANNE SHELBY, JOHN LORENZ, HUGH CAMERON, LE ROI OPERTI, ALLEN KEARNS, MARY BRANDON, MONA MORAY, GERRY CARR, KATHERINE DUNCAN, ADRIENNE MARDEN, ALAN HEWITT, DAVID WAYNE, WALTER KELLY, STEPHEN SANDES, DORA SAYERS, ALEX COURTNEY, EDWARD ELLIOTT, DICKIE VAN PATTEN, ELINOR PITTIS, CLAIRE HOWARD, RICHARD LLOYD, WALTER BECK, BARBARA WOODDELL, GRETCHEN DAVIDSON, WHITNER BISSELL, MARIAN EDWARDS, JACK ARNOLD, GEORGE HERNDON, GEORGE COTTON, GORDON MERRICK and WARD TALLMON ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS and MAX GORDON
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, individual photos of each of the leading actors, bios of Fredric March, the playwrights and the producers, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews, promotional and historical text, two pages of photos of New York's famous landmarks and several pages of photos of scenes from the play ..... 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 top edge of the back cover, light creasing 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.