This is a rare glossy 8" X 10" inch photograph from the "Theatre World" archives of BURR DE BENNING and RALPH WAITE in the World Premiere engagement of the CARL OGLESBY play "THE PEACEMAKER" at the Boston University Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened April 9th, 1970 at the Boston University Theater and played a limited two-week engagement, closing April 19th, 1970.) ..... The play about the warring families, the Hatfield's and the McCoy's, starred BURR DE BENNING in the title role and RALPH WAITE as "Anderson Hatfield". Other members of the Theatre Company of Boston's 1969-1970 season (though not necessarily in this production) were MARY ALICE, PHILLIP R. ALLEN, SIAN BARBARA ALLEN, PAUL BENEDICT, HOWLAND BICKERSTAFF, DONALD R. BILLETT, LARRY BRYGGMAN, MARILYN CARRINGTON, FAITH CATLIN, ROY CATO Jr., STOCKARD CHANNING, ROBERTA COLLINGE, DARRYL CROXTON, EDWARD d' AMIATA, JAKE DENGEL, ROBERT DE NIRO, RONALD EDDO, JAN EGLESON, MERVYN HAINES Jr., JACK HONOR, BARBARA HOUSTON, HUGH HURD, GUSTAVE JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER JOSEPHS, BARBARA KEEL, JOSEPHINE LANE, EDWARD LeCLAIR, DANNY LIPMAN, TRACEE LYLES, SUMNER McCLAIN, ARTHUR MERROW, GEORGE NEIGHBORS, NOVELLA NELSON, KATRINA NICKE, ANDREA PETERSON, CHRISTINA PUTNAM, ROGER ROBINSON, HARRIET ROGERS, ESTHER ROLLE, HELANE ROSENBERG, HOWARD ROSENFELD, JAN ROSS, CATHERINE SELLA, JAMES SEYMOUR, MARK SHAPIRO, JAMES SHERWOOD, JAMES SPRUILL, ROBERT STOCKING, BILL STORY, DENNIS TATE, WILL TEIXEIRA, NAOMI THORNTON, JOAN TOLENTINO and WILLIAM YOUNG ..... CREDITS: Book by CARL OGLESBY; Sets and
Costumes designed by WILLIAM PITKIN, JOHN JACOBSON, JOHN THORNTON and JOHN KAVELIN; Produced by SARA O'CONNOR and the THEATRE COMPANY OF BOSTON ..... DETAILS: This glossy press photo measures 10" X 8 1/8" inches and includes a photo credit for BOSTON UNIVERSITY PHOTO SERVICE and a caption strip on the backside (second scanned image). The photo is from the "Theatre World" archives and has the page number (215) from the 1969-70 volume written on the back ..... CONDITION: With the exception of crop marks and light creasing in the top corners, this rare photo 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.