I assume that these original Broadway Theatre Playbills were collected by the owner after attending each of the productions in person. I see that a lot of the Playbills have the number of performances written on the upper right corner of one of the pages in the Playbill. There is one photo that shows what that looks like. Five of the Playbills have signatures of some of the actors on the covers, as you can see in the photos. The binder shows some wear and tear, but the Playbills are held securely.
Playbills Included in this binder are:
"Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre for the week beginning Sept. 24, 1956
"Inherit the Wind" at the National Theatre for the week beginning Oct. 15, 1956, with Paul Muni, Ed Begley and Tony Randall
"The Match Maker" at the Royale Theatre for the week beginning Oct. 29, 1956, with Ruth Gordon, Eileen Herlie, Loring Smith and Robert Morse
"The Most Happy Fella" at the Imperial Theatre for the week beginning Nov. 12, 1956
"Middle of the Night" at the Anta Theatre for the week beginning Nov. 19, 1956, with Edward G. Robinson and Gena Rowlands
"The Glass Menagerie" at the New York City Center beginning Nov. 21, 1956, with Helen Hayes and James Daly, as part of the New York City Center of Music and Drama's Annual Drama Series (Nov.-Dec. 1956)
"The Happiest Millionaire" at the Lyceum Theatre for the week beginning Dec. 24, 1956, with Walter Pidgeon, and signed on the cover by Walter Pidgeon, Diana Van Der Vlis, Lou Nova, Dana White, Ruth Matteson and George Grizzard.
"Happy Hunting" at the Majestic Theatre for the week beginning Dec. 31, 1956, with Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas, and signed on the cover by Fernando Lamas and Gordon Polk
"Damn Yankees" at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre for the week beginning Jan. 7, 1957, with Gretchen Wyler, Stephen Douglass and Ray Walston, and signed on the cover by Gretchen Wyler, Stephen Douglas, Ray Walston and Rae Allen
"Li'l Abner" at the St. James Theatre for the week beginning Jan. 21, 1957, with Stubby Kaye, Charlotte Rae, Tina Louise and Julie Newmar
"Major Barbara" at the Morosco Theatre for the week beginning March 11, 1957, with Charles Laughton, Burgess Meredith and Eli Wallach
"Uncle Willie" at the John Golden Theatre for the week beginning March 18, 1957, with Menasha Skulnik and Nita Talbot, and signed on the cover by Menasha Skulnik
"The Waltz of the Toreadors" at the Coronet Theatre for the week beginning March 25, 1957, with Ralph Richardson and Mildred Natwick
"Brigadoon" at the New York City Center beginning March 27, 1957, as part of the New York City Center of Music and Drama's Gala Spring Musical Season
"Bells are Ringing" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre beginning April 8, 1957, with Judy Holliday and Jean Stapleton
"No Time for Sergeants" at the Alvin Theatre beginning April 8, 1957, with Don Knotts
"Separate Tables" at the Music Box beginning April 15, 1957
"South Pacific" at the New York City Center beginning April 24, 1957, as part of the New York City Center of Music and Drama's Gala Spring Musical Season, with Juanita Hall and Harvey Lembeck
"Orpheus Descending" at the Martin Beck Theatre for the week beginning April 29, 1957, with Maureen Stapleton and Cliff Robertson, and signed on the cover by Maureen Stapleton, Lois Smith and Robert Webber
"My Fair Lady" at the Mark Hellinger Theatre for the week beginning May 6, 1957, with Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews and Stanley Holloway
"The Potting Shed" at the John Golden Theatre for the week beginning May 6, 1957
"Visit to a Small Planet" at the Booth Theatre for the week beginning May 20, 1957, with Cyril Ritchard
"Long Day's Journey Into Night" at the Helen Hayes Theatre for the week beginning June 3, 1957, with Fredric March, Jason Robards, Jr. and Katherine Ross
Images shown are of the actual binder and the Playbills that will be shipped. Postage prices have been getting higher and higher over the years, as you must have noticed. And it seems they have skyrocketed recently. It annoys me as a seller and it annoys me as a buyer, but there isn’t much we can do about it, is there?
Contact me with any questions before bidding and PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY AT ALL THE PICTURES. I also would appreciate feedback after you get the delivery. Thanks.