Daniel Blum "THEATRE WORLD" (Vol. 3) Marlon Brando / Ingrid Bergman 1946 Edition

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This is a rare hardcover edition of the Third Volume of DANIEL BLUM's annual pictorial and statistical record of the theatrical season, "THEATRE WORLD" for the 1946-47 season ..... "Theatre World" is the oldest and longest continually published record of the American theatre, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional theatre, as well as a complete national theatrical awards section and obituaries. Also includes valuable information on shows that opened out-of-town, but closed during tryouts and failed to arrive on Broadway. With most volumes including well over 500 photographs, it is the definitive pictorial and statistical reference to each American theatrical season, and is referenced daily by industry professionals, students, historians, and theatre fans worldwide. Until 1998, the
Theatre World
editorial staff administered the "Theatre World Awards", for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts. First under the supervision of
Theatre World
founder Daniel Blum and then under that of co-founder John Willis, who took over the production of the Awards following Blum's death in 1964, the Theatre World Awards were first given in 1945 to those recipients considered "Promising Personalities." ..... The 1946-47 Broadway season included MARLON BRANDO in the musical spectacle "A FLAG IS BORN" with music by KURT WEILL (third scanned image), INGRID BERGMAN in the Maxwell Anderson drama "JOAN OF LORRAINE" (fourth scanned image), JOSE FERRER in the Edmond Rostand classic "CYRANO DE BERGERAC", Eugene O'Neill's "THE ICEMAN COMETH", Oscar Wilde's "LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN", Noel Coward's "PRESENT LAUGHTER", The Native Music and Dance Revue "BAL NEGRE" starring KATHERINE DUNHAM and featuring EARTHA KITT, BERT LAHR in the revival of "BURLESQUE", ALFRED DRAKE and ZERO MOSTEL in the musical comedy "BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY", ELLA LOGAN in the musical hit "FINIAN'S RAINBOW", the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical "BRIGADOON" (last scanned image), TALLULAH BANKHEAD in Jean Cocteau's "THE EAGLE HAS TWO HEADS" and NANCY WALKER in the musical comedy "BAREFOOT BOY WITH CHEEK" ..... DETAILS: The 224 page book with dust jacket measures 6" X 8 3/4" inches and includes the complete statistical record of all plays and musicals opening on Broadway during the season starting June 1st, 1946 with production credits, cast lists, opening and closing dates and production photos, opening and closing dates of productions which carried over from previous seasons, shows which opened out-of-town but failed to arrive on Broadway, a Gallery of Portraits of Promising Personalities, biographies and photos of many popular Broadway players, obituaries and an extensive index ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a considerable amount of tape on the dust jacket and a book plate inside the front cover, this rare volume 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.