BELASCO, DAVID DIRECTOR (2 résultats)

DVD. Etat : New. 2003. 1 disc. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. DVD30.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Lionel Barrymore (1878 - 1954), of the famous Barrymore acting family, was one of the greatest American actors of both stage and screen. David Belasco (1853 - 1931) was one of the most powerful theatre producers, directors, and playwrights of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, producing over 100 plays. Belasco was the first person to have adopted the short story "Madame Butterfly" to the stage. Belasco Theatre, just off Broadway on West 44th Street in New York, was for years the main theatre for important plays. Mr. Belasco was also responsible for establishing, or helping to further, the careers of a great many famous performers, including Mary Pickford, Barbara Stanwyke, Jeanne Engels, Leslie Carter, and Maude Adams. He also worked with D. W. Griffith, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, and various members of the Barrymore family. ********************************************* Presented here is a handsome - and rare - Belasco Theatre Program from February 1924. The play : "Laugh, Clown, Laugh". The performer : None other than the Great Lionel Barrymore, playing a signature role in the clown, Tito Beppi. Co-starring with Barrymore was Irene Fenwick. Supporting cast were Ian Keith, Henry Herbert, Guy Nichols, Vaughn de Leath, and Thomas Reynolds. The play, a smash hit, was adapted from the Italian of Fausto Martini's "Ridi, Pagliaccio" by David Belasco and Tom Cushing. Belasco was also the Director. In 1928 a silent film of the same title was adapted from this play by MGM. It starred Lon Chaney and Loretta Young. It was Young's first major movie role. ********************************************* This is a wonderful piece of New York historic theatre ephemera. It is nicely preserved, bright and clean. (Please scroll down to read our full condition report) ***************************************** TITLE : Belasco Theatre Program for "Laugh Clown Laugh" / STARRING : Lionel Barrymore and Irene Fenwick / PRODUCER / DIRECTOR : David Belasco / IMPRINT : Belasco Theatre / PLACE : West 44th Street, near Broadway / DATE : Week Beginning Monday Evening, February 11, 1924 / PRINTER : New York Theatre Program Corporation / STATUS : Rare / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Digest sized theater program; contains the vital information about the play plus a large amount of period advertisements. 32 pages; approximately 5 1/4" x 7 1/4", color pictorial wraps, stapled (two staples). On the front cover is the Belasco Theatre's generic presentation of nude beauties cavorting above the theater name. In the space below are printed the names of the two mains stars, Lionel Barrymore and Irene Fenwick. On the rear cover is a stunningly colored advertisement for Murad, Turkish Cigarettes. ********************************************* Two color ads on the interior sides of the cover: On the verso of the front cover is an ad for Djer-Kiss beauty products. On the recto of the rear cover is one of Kelly - Springfield Tires' iconic ads, featuring "Lotta Miles". ******************************************** Other full page advertisements presented in monochrome are :: Arrow Collars from Cluett, Peabody and Co., Troy NY / Colgate Perfumes / Oppenheim, Collins & Co. , Clothiers, 34th Street, NY/ Luxor Limited Perfumers, Paris, Chicago, New York / Seaboard National Bank of the City of New York ("Who Owns Wall Street?") / Ciro of Paris, Parfum Maskee, distributed by Guy T. Gibson, 5th Ave., New York / Lincoln Motor Company, Division of Ford Motor Co., Detroit Michigan / Helmar Cigarettes / Bonwit Teller & Co., Women's Spring Coats, 5th Ave at 38th Street, NY / Fleishman House of Flowers, 1 East 46th St., NY / Bertram J. Goodman, Fur Dyers **************************************** CONDITION : Clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR - FRONT : A bit of scuffing along the spine; a small sticker scar in the upper fore-edge corner / EXTERIOR - REAR : Bright and presentable . A barely discernible vertical crease runs up the center of the program (o.