Original Listing Description

This is a rare October 20th, 1933 program (playbill) with a related insert from the two-night engagement of "The Players" Twelfth Annual Revival of the G. L. AIKEN and A. E. THOMAS play with music "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. (The production opened May 29th, 1933 at New York's Alvin Theatre and played a limited engagement of 24 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred QUEENIE SMITH and BETTY LANCASTER as "Topsy" and "Eva" and OTIS SKINNER as "Uncle Tom" and the cast included ELIZABETH RISDON, FRANK WILCOX, ROBERT HUDSON, LYSTER CHAMBERS, GERTRUDE FOWLER, WALTER F. SCOTT, HARRY TYLER, W. B. TAYLOR, JOHN C. KING, REGINA WALLACE, BETTY HANNA, CHARLES LAITE, MARY HORNE MORRISON, DOAN BORUP, EARL MITCHELL, GEORGE CHRISTIE, WESLEY GIVENS, BRANDON EVANS, CHARLES McCARTHY, GEORGE NICHOLAS, THOMAS BLACK, WALTER SUTTOR, JOANNA ROOS, JULIAN JOHNSON, KATE MAYHEW, J. D. SEYMOUR, JONATHAN HOLE, THOMAS REDDY and the HALL JOHNSON OCTET ..... Historic background: Judging from the number of performances and the amount of money taken in at the box office, "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" is one of the most successful American plays ever written. The dramatization of Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel held the stage for more than half a century. In 1902, fifty years after its original premiere, no fewer than sixteen companies included the piece in their repertoire. C. W. Taylor's dramatization was the first seen in New York at Purdy's National Theatre, opening August 23rd, 1952. A year later the Howard family staged the George L. Aiken version, opening at the same theatre, where it played for three months ..... CREDITS: Book by G. L. AIKEN and A. E. THOMAS based on the novel by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE; Musical Program by EDWARD T. EMERY; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Music arranged by HALL JOHNSON; Music compiled and arranged by HENRY H. HAMILTON; Book Staged by JOHN HAYDEN; Produced by LAURENCE RIVERS, INC. by arrangement with THE PLAYERS CLUB ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page program measures 5 3/4" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional text and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... BONUS: Includes a related four page insert promoting the 1927 Universal Pictures silent film "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" which includes several wonderful illustrations ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling and minor edge wear to the playbill and several small edge tears and light creasing to the insert, this rare set is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. These items will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

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