£17.50

Date 17/10/1960

Liverpool Royal Court Theatre – Majority Of One – 1960

A programme from the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, dated 17 October 1960, for A Majority of One, starring Molly Picon with Mavis Villiers, Robert Gallico and Arnold Lee.

Leonard Spigelgass’s warm comedy tells of a Jewish widow from Brooklyn whose friendship with a Japanese businessman challenges the prejudices of both their families.

Featuring a great star of the Yiddish stage, this is a characterful piece among 1960s theatre programmes.

ProductionA Majority Of One
VenueRoyal Court Theatre – Liverpool
CastMavis Villiers – Molly Picon, Robert Gallico – Arnold Lee

Condition: V Good, cfld, vlcr

Did you know?

  • A Majority of One opened on Broadway in 1959 with Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke, and was filmed in 1961 with Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness.
  • Molly Picon was one of the biggest stars of Yiddish theatre and later played Yente the matchmaker in the 1971 film of Fiddler on the Roof.
  • Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre was rebuilt in Art Deco style and reopened in 1938.

SKU: T01147