THE" OLD VIC" LAURENCE OLIVIER 1948 AUSTRALIA TOUR SOUVENIR PROGRAMS For Sale

These two raresouvenir programs fromthe1948 Tour of Australia and New Zealandby London's famed OLD VIC THEATRE COMPANY ..... The six-month engagement included performances of William Shakespeare's "RICHARD III", Sheridan's "SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL" and Thornton Wilder's "THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH"..... The company was headed by LAURENCE OLIVIER and VIVIEN LEIGH and included GEORGE RELPH, EILEEN BELDEN, MERCIA SWINBURNE, TERENCE MORGAN, PETER CUSHING, DAN CUNNINGHAM, BERNARD MEREFIELD, HUGH STEWART, ROBERT BEAUMONT, JAMES BAILEY, THOMAS HEATHCOTE, PEGGY SIMPSON, MEG MAXWELL, GEORGINA JUMEL, ANNE McGRATH, HELEN BECK, JOHN BARNARD, GEORGE COOPER, OLIVER HUNTER, ANTHONY GAVIN, DENIS LEHRER, DERRICK PENLEY, MICHAEL REDINGTON andJANE SHIRLEY..... CREDITS: Sets designed by MORRIS KESTELMAN, CECIL BEATON, ROGER RAMSDELL and ROGER FURSE; Costumes designed by DORIS KINKEISEN and SOPHIE HARRIS; Productions Directed by LAURENCE OLIVIERandJOHN BURRELL; Produced by THE BRITISH COUNCIL in association with D. D. O'Connor ..... DETAILS: The thick, oversized64-page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits,cast lists,bios of LAURENCE OLIVIER and VIVIEN LEIGH, extensive promotional and historical text on the theatre company and each of the productions,full-page color reproductions of the LOUDON SAINTHILL program cover designs, individual photos of each cast member and page after page of black and whie photos.both In excellent condition with only slight wear in the front 2 corners, the 30 page Richard 111 has a small tare on frontpage.