This is a rare September 16th, 1949 programme (playbill) from the Australian Premiere engagement of the ROBERT MORLEY and NOEL LANGLEY play "EDWARD, MY SON" at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (The Original West End production opened May 30th, 1947 at London's His Majesty's Theatre, later moved to the Lyric Theatre and ran for 787 performances. The Original Broadway production opened September 30th, 1948 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City and ran for 260 performances. The Australian production opened September 16th, 1949 in Sydney and played 28 weeks in all of the Australian and New Zealand capital cities.) ..... The play starred ROBERT MORLEY and featured SOPHIE STEWART, ELLIS IRVING, LLOYD LAMBLE, ERIC REIMAN, BARRETT FLEMING, GUY DOLEMAN, HARVEY ADAMS, BETTINA WELCH, SYDNEY CONABERE, ANTHONY WARD, LESLIE VICTOR, BETTY McDOWALL and LYNNE MURPHY ..... CREDITS: Book by ROBERT MORLEY and NOEL LANGLEY; Sets designed by ANTHONY HOLLAND; Directed by DAPHNE RYE; Produced by J. C. WILLIAMSON THEATRES LTD. by arrangement with HENRY SHEREK and GILBERT MILLER ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page playbill measures 7 3/8" X 9 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this rare 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.