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1959 Playbill A Touch of the Poet Helen Hayes Kim Stanley Eugene O'Neill
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This Playbill is from the Broadway production of A Touch of the Poet. This was the Broadway debut of the play by Eugene O'Neill. This production ran from October 2, 1958 to June 13, 1959 for 284 performances. This Playbill dates from the week of October 20, 1958. The play was nominated in 1959 fortwo
Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actress (Kim Stanley). The production was performed in the Helen Hayes Theatre.
As with all playbills, there are interesting vintage ads throughout the magazine. This particular Playbill features several ads with celebrities, including Joan Caulfield and Frank Rosee, Madelyn Darrow (Miss Rheingold Beer for 1958) and James Arness and Amanda Blake from Gunsmoke. There are also many fashion and car ads as well as ads for Manhattan nightclubs and restaurants.
In this Playbill, you get the history of theatre, both acting (Helen Hayes and Kim Stanley) and writing (Eugene O'Neill).