Tallulah Bankhead "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" Tennessee Williams 1956 Press Photo

Description

This is a rare 7" X 9" sepia-toned press photograph and separate press release promoting the one-week, Pre-Broadway engagement of the
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS play "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" at the Palm Beach Playhouse in Palm Beach, Florida beginning February 6th, 1956. (The revival would open February 15th, 1956
at the New York City Center of Music and Drama in New York City
and run for a limited engagement of only 15 performances.) ..... The Pulitzer Prize winning play starred TALLULAH BANKHEAD as "Blanche DuBois" and featured GERALD O'LAUGHLIN, FRANCES HEFLIN, RUDY BOND, VINNETTE CARROLL, JEAN ELLYN, BRUNO DAMON, DAVID ANTHONY, LOU GILBERT, SANDY CAMPBELL, EDNA THOMAS, DORRITT KELTON and BERT BERTRAM ..... CREDITS: Book by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ("The Glass Menagerie", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Rose Tattoo", "Summer and Smoke", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Night of the Iguana"); Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT based on the original designs of JO MIELZINER; Staged by HERBERT MACHIZ; Produced by THE PALM BEACH PLAYHOUSE in association with THE NEW YORK CITY CENTER THEATRE COMPANY
..... DETAILS: This rare sepia-toned photo measures 7" X 9" inches and has a blank backside. The two page press release includes performance and cast details (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing to the press release, this rare set 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.