Playbill, 6.5 x 9, thirty-two pages, from the Ethel Barrymore Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire, signed in pencil on the inside cast page by Brando, which also bears another pencil signature and a ticket stub from the May 13, 1949, evening performance of the play. Across from the cast page is affixed the ticket receipt from the theatre with a notation from the theatergoer reading, “Went by myself on Friday 13-49, wonderful show.” The original Broadway production was produced by Irene Mayer Selznick. It opened at the Shubert in New Haven shortly before moving to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on December 3, 1947. Selznick originally wanted to cast Margaret Sullavan and John Garfield, but settled on Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy, who were both virtual unknowns at the time. Brando was given car fare to Tennessee Williams’ home in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he not only gave a sensational reading, but did some house repairs as well. In very good condition, with scattered creasing and soiling and mild handling wear. PSA/DNA Auction LOA and R&R COA.
