Katharine Hepburn "PHILADELPHIA STORY" 1939 "Gotham Life" New York Hotel Guide

Description

This is a rare "GOTHAM LIFE" from the week of August 27th, 1939 (Volume XXXV, No. 7) featuring KATHARINE HEPBURN on the front cover. She was starring in the Original Broadway production of the PHILIP BARRY comedy "THE PHILADELPHIA STORY" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City ....... Published as "The Official Metropolitan Guide" for more than a quarter century, "GOTHAM LIFE" was the weekly Guide to Theatrical and Musical Entertainment, Films, Museums, Restaurants and included reviews of new Broadway Plays and the calendar for current Broadway offerings ..... "THE PHILADELPHIA STORY" starred KATHARINE HEPBURN and featured VAN HEFLIN, LENORE LONERGAN, VERA ALLEN, JOSEPH COTTEN, DAN TOBIN, OWEN COLL, FORREST ORR, SHIRLEY BOOTH, FRANK FENTON, PHILIP FOSTER, NICHOLAS JOY, MYRTLE TANNAHILL, LORRAINE BATE and HAYDEN RORKE ..... CREDITS: Book by PHILIP BARRY; Sets designed by ROBERT EDMOND JONES; Production Staged by ROBERT B. SINCLAIR; Produced by THE THEATRE GUILD ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page magazine measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches. Among the current Broadway offerings was the 1939 edition of "GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS" starring ANN MILLER, ELLA LOGAN and THE THREE STOOGES and the Original Broadway production of "THE STREETS OF PARIS" starring BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO, CARMEN MIRANDA, BOBBY CLARK and LUELLA GEAR ..... CONDITION: This rare magazine 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.