EMLYN WILLIAMS - PROGRAM SIGNED CIRCA 1956 CO-SIGNED BY: HARRY ANDREWS, DIANA CHURCHILL, MARGARET JOHNSTON, PRUNELLA SCALES, ALAN BADEL, DILYS HAMLETT, MARK DIGNAM, GEORGE HOWE, BASIL HOSKINS, JEANNETTE STERKE, ANDREW FAULDS, JOHN GARLEY, TOBY ROBERTSON, PETER CELLIER, EMRYS JAMES - HFSID 155241

SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS: EMLYN WILLIAMS, HARRY ANDREWS, ALAN BADEL, PETER CELLIER, DIANA CHURCHILL, MARK DIGNAM, ANDREW FAULDS, JOHN GARLEY, DILYS HAMLETT, BASIL HOSKINS, GEORGE HOWE, EMRYS JAMES, MARGARET JOHNSTON, TOBY ROBERTSON, PRUNELLA SCALES, JEANETTE STERKE
Program for the 1956 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Great Britain, signed by 16 actors who appeared in all five plays of that season
Program signed "Emlyn/Williams", "Margaret Johnston", "Diana Churchill", "Harry Andrews.", "Alan Badel", "Dilys/Hamlett", "Prunella Scales", "Mark Dignam", "Best Wishes/George Howe", "Basil Hoskins.", "Jenny", Andrew Faulds", "John Garley", "Toby Robertson", "Peter Cellier" and "Emrys James.". Color cover with color and b/w pages, 32 pages, 8¾x11, bound with two staples. With b/w photos of the signers, most in costume. This program for the 1956 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Great Britain is signed by actors who appeared in all five of this season's plays: Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Love's Labour Lost and Measure for Measure. Signers include EMLYN WILLIAMS (Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Iago in Othello, Angel in Measure for Measure), MARGARET JOHNSTON (Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Desdemona in Othello, Isabella in Measure for Measure), DIANA CHURCHILL (Gertrude in Hamlet, Emilia in Othello, Mistress Overdone in Measure for Measure), HARRY ANDREWS, ALAN BADEL (title role in Hamlet, Berowne in Love's Labour Lost, Lucio in Measure for Measure), DILYS HAMLETT (Ophelia in Hamlet, Maria in Love's Labour Lost, Mariana in Measure for Measure), PRUNELLA SCALES (Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice, Jaquenetta in Love's Labour Lost), MARK DIGNAM (the Ghost in Hamlet, Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, Holofernes in Love's Labour Lost, Provost in Measure for Measure), GEORGE HOWE (Polonius in Hamlet, Old Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice, Boyet in Love's Labour Lost, Escalus in Measure for Measure), BASIL HOSKINS (Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, Fortinbras in Hamlet, Cassio in Othello, the King in Love's Labour Lost), JEANETTE STERKE (Jessica in The Merchant of Venice, Bianca in Othello and Rosaline in Love's Labour Lost), ANDREW FAULDS (Laertes in Hamlet, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, Longaville in Love's Labour Lost), JOHN GARLEY (Young Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice, Rosencrantz in Hamlet, Rodrigo in Othello, Elbow in Measure for Measure), TOBY ROBERTSON, PETER CELLIER and EMRYS JAMES (Guildenstern in Hamlet, Froth in Measure for Measure, Saleria in The Merchant of Venice). Lightly toned, soiled and creased. Some signatures have low contrast but are legible. Ink transference on some pages. Rounded and worn corners. Lightly scuffed spine and right edge. Light dents at top edge. Light paper loss on back cover. Otherwise in fine condition.