| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The American Dream' and for accompanying production of 'The Death of Bessie Smith' by Edward Albee; photographs of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with cast list, note by the author Edward Albee and brief biographies of cast members 1961; magazine extract interview with author Edward Albee
Performed as The Royal Court Theatre, London, 24 Oct 1961, closing performance, 11 Nov 1961; presented by the English Stage Company in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain; both plays directed by Peter Yates; designed by Alan Tagg; costumes by Morris Angel; music by William Flanagan; instrumentalists Dudley Moore, Stan Palmer and Vic Ash; The Arts Theatre, Cambridge, 16 Oct 1961; presented by the English Stage Company by arrangement with Theatre 61
America: The Cherry Lane Theatre, New York
Casts: George Webb, Tommy Eytle, Gene Anderson, Robert Ayres, Neville Monroe, Avril Elgar, Richard Easton, Mavis Villiers, Jeanne Watts, Alexis Kanner |