![Item #333192 Handbill for the American Premiere of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City [January 1958]. Samuel Beckett.](https://jamescumminsbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/333192.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693421801)
The American Premiere of Beckett's Endgame
Handbill for the American Premiere of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City [January 1958].
New York City: 1958.
Price: $400.00
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5.5" x 4.25" The American Premiere of Beckett's Endgame. Fine.
Item #333192
Samuel Beckett's Endgame is considered one of his greatest plays that was first performed Arpil 3rd, 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre in London and in French. The play was originally written in French before Beckett translated it to English, and although it was written before Waiting for Godot it premiered afterward and benefitted from the success of the latter.
This handbill is for the American premire of the play at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City in a series of dates during January 1958. This iteration was directed by Alan Schneider and designed by David Hays, and starred Alvin Epstein, Lester Rawlins, P.J. Kelly, and Nydia Westman.
