Tennessee williams playwright (11 Ergebnisse)

Draft script for the 1975 play, which premiered on June 18, 1975 at the Shubert Theatre in Boston. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the title page. One of Tennessee Williams' later and more experimental works, a meditation on moral decay and the decline of the American dream in the 1960s as depicted through an extramarital affair at the fictional Yellow Rose Hotel in Dallas days after the Kennedy assassination. Set in Dallas, Texas. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with a credit for playwright Tennessee Williams on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated March, 1975, with credits for playwright Tennessee Williams. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered 2-4-50. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.…

Revised script for the 1977 Broadway play, which premiered on May 11, 1977, at the St. James Theater. Inscribed by an unidentified owner on the title page: "To Alex / For the celebration of his rescue and life / Love / Justin / 7/10/81." A semi-autobiographical play set in the 1930s, in a run-down boarding house in New Orleans' French Quarter, where a troubled gay writer struggles to find fulfillment in his relationships with his eccentric fellow boarders. Although the short-lived play closed after a mere five performances, it has since been restaged numerous times. Beige titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present, dated 3/18/77, noted as REV., with credit for Tennessee Williams. 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three staples.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film, showing actress Sue Lyon in a polka-dot bikini. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic ex-priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the latter becoming a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless double weight photograph of playwright Tennessee Williams and actress Betsy Palmer at the premiere of the 1976 play. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso identify the setting as the Falmouth Playhouse in Massachusetts. An unmarried, high-strung minister's daughter is caught in an increasingly heated affair with an undisciplined young doctor who grew up next door. A revision of Williams' 1948 play "Summer and Smoke," the play made its Broadway premiere at the Morosco Theatre. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1968 film, showing actress Joanna Shimkus enjoying a cigarette while a crew member irons out a crease in the back of her dress. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1963 stage play "The Milk Train Don't Stop Here Anymore." A lonely, terminally ill woman has an romantic encounter with a mysterious poet, who may in fact be the Angel of Death. Shot on location in Sardinia, Italy. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage program for the 1947 production of the 1944 play, held from December 9-12, 1947, at Howard University's Spaulding Hall, under the direction of James W. Butcher, Jr. The production marked the first time the play had been performed by an all-Black cast. Produced less than two years after the 1945 Broadway premiere of Tennessee Williams' breakthrough play, director Butcher remained faithful to Williams' text for Howard University's Black acting troupe, The Howard Players, and the performances' predominately Black audience, and was widely lauded by local critics, with the Washington Afro-American declaring the production "a must on the local theatregoers' calendar," and the Washington Evening Star acknowledging Butcher's "bravery" in producing an entirely Black production of Williams' play. Among The Howard Players acting in the production were very early performances by noted actor Graham Brown (later of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York), here using his birth name Robert Brown, who played the angry and socially conscious Tom Wingfield, and noted actor, playwright, and groundbreaking theatre director Shauneille Perry, who played the crippled and psychologically fragile Laura Wingfield. 6.5 x 9.25 inches, Bi-fold. Near Fine, with faint toning to the extremities.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film, showing actor Marlon Brando and director Elia Kazan talking on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso regarding cropping. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, who collaborated with screenwriter Oscar Saul and director Elia Kazan on the screenplay. Kazan, who also directed the Broadway stage production, cast all the actors from that production with the exception of Jessica Tandy. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning four, including Best Actress for Vivien Leigh. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light age toning and edgewear. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey through American Movies. …

Two vintage borderless reference photographs, one double weight, of director John Huston and playwright Tennessee Williams on location of the 1964 film. One photo with a National FIlm Archive stamp on verso and one with a Sunday Telegraph stamp on the verso. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 9 x 11 inches and 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Sue Lyons and playwright Tennessee Williams sharing a script on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage press kit for the 1964 film, here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 20 black and white photographs, and one gathering of promotional reading material. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. Folder, photographs, and promotional material Near Fine.…

Collection of 49 vintage still photographs from various film adaptations of Tennessee Williams plays. All stills are black and white and US issue unless otherwise noted. Included are: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951, Elia Kazan) 1 press photograph of Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter, with TCF stamp and press annotations on the verso. THE ROSE TATTOO (1955, Daniel Mann). 14 US studio photographs THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (1958, Martin Ritt) Eight British front of house cards. Front-of-house cards are the equivalent of US lobby cards, but the same size as US color stills, and typically have images that do not appear on US lobby cards and stills. 8 x 10 inches. Very minor wear at the extremities, about Near Fine overall. A film based on several literary sources, including William Faulkner's "The Hamlet," Faulkner short stories "Barn Burning" and "Spotted Horses," as well as Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (1959, Joseph L. Mankiewicz) 1 press photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift, with press annotations on the verso. 6 British front of house cards, with the rating of "X" then in use in Great Britain. SUMMER AND SMOKE (1961, Peter Glenville) 12 studio still photographs, 2 with press annotations on the verso (and 1 on the recto at the margin). SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962, Richard Brooks). 1 still photograph of Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, with a mimeo ditto-style snipe describing the scene, printed on the verso. NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964, John Huston) 1 still photograph of Richard Burton, grabbing a long blade.…