THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO '56 Joan Blondell, Lois Wheeler, James Karen Newport, RI

Description

Vintage original 5x7 in. US single-weight glossy photograph with paper snipe
from the 1950's theatrical production of
THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO
, presented at the Casino Theater in Newport, Rhode Island. Held in early July 1956, the image features a scene from the play and depicts (L-R):
Lois Wheeler, James Karen, Joan Blondell, Belle Flower, and Ruth Manning
. Affixed to the verso is the original paper snipe caption that describes the image. It is in very fine condition without any pinholes, tears, stains, creases, writing, or other flaws.
This was a one-week Summer Stock engagement of the Arthur Laurents comedy. The original Broadway production opened on October 15, 1952 at the Empire Theatre in New York City and ran for 263 performances. The play starred Joan Blondell and featured Gregory Morton, Ruth Manning, Lois Wheeler, Ellen Scott, Belle Flower, Frank Daly, Luigi Bianco, and Michael Maslansky. Book by Arthur Laurents ("West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Nick & Nora"); sets designed by Ann Keely; directed by Michael Howard; and produced by Spofford Beadle and Michael Howard.