11 year-old HELEN HAYES / Violet Heming "MARY JANE'S PA" 1912 Washington Program

Description

This is a rare June 10th, 1912 program (playbill) from the Columbia Players production of the EDITH ELLIS BAKER comedy "MARY JANE'S PA" at the Columbia Theatre in Washington, D.C. (The Original Broadway production opened December 3rd, 1908 at New York's Garden Theatre and ran for 120 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included eleven year-old HELEN HAYES (shown in the cover photo)
as "Mary Jane", EDWARD H. ROBINS, GODFREY MATTHEWS, J. HAMMOND DAILEY, GEORGE W. BARBIER, STANLEY JAMES, WILLARD ROBERTSON, CARSON DAVENPORT, ARTHUR RITCHIE, JEROME RENNER, JOHN M. KLINE, JOHN ELLIS, VIOLET HEMING, ALINE McDERMOTT, JULIA BLANC and FRANCES NEILSON
..... CREDITS: Book by
EDITH ELLIS BAKER
; Sets designed by ERNEST MAUGHLIN; Directed by EDWIN H. CURTIS; Produced by FRED G. BERGER ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 6" X 9 1/4" inches and includes production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this playbill 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.