Description
This is a rare autographed souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway Tour engagement of the MILES MANDER, FRED SCHILLER and THOMAS DUNPHY comedy "COME ON UP" starring MAE WEST. (The production toured cross-country, opening May 20th, 1946 at the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California and closed February 22nd, 1947 at the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles, failing to arrive on Broadway.) ..... The play starred the legendary MAE WEST (who signed the front cover) and featured CHARLES LA TORRE, ROBERT TAFUR, JOHN DOUCETTE, TOD ANDREWS, CLEO DESMOND, ROY GORDON, TOM DeGRAFFENRIED, FRANCESCA ROTOLI, JOE McTURK, PHILIP RUSSELL, ALLAN NIXON, LEONARD MARVIN, DON HARVEY, WILLIS CLAIRE, JOHN ANTON, JOHN HAMPTON, SCOTT DAVIS, GEORGE SPELVIN and ROBERT LONG ..... CREDITS: Book by MILES MANDER, FRED SCHILLER and THOMAS DUNPHY; Sets designed by RITA GLOVER; Production Directed by RUSSELL FILLMORE; Produced by SELECT OPERATING CORPORATION ..... DETAILS: The oversized twenty page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes production credits, several pages of photos and a bio of MAE WEST, promotional text and reprinted reviews from her West Coast engagements. The front cover was signed by MAE WEST and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The staples have rusted leaving stains, there is a fold across the middle, moderate creasing and considerable edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare program 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.
