McQueen, Steve. (1930–1980) & Douglas, Melvyn. (1901 - 1981) & Atwater, Edith. (1911 - 1986)
"Time Out for Ginger" - SIGNED SOUVENIR PROGRAM BEFORE MCQUEEN'S BROADWAY DEBUT
Souvenir Theatre Program from the 1954 Chicago production of "Time Out for Ginger," signed on their respective photograph/bios in black ink by Melvyn Douglas, Edith Atwater, and the very young Steve McQueen ("Steven McQueen"). 15 pp. 9" x 12". In fine condition, a very rare signed program in advance of his 1955 Broadway debut in A Hatful of Rain.The Broadway comedy Time Out For Ginger by Ronald Alexander ran for 248 performances at the Lyceum Theatre from November 26, 1952, to June 27, 1953, before becoming hugely popular in regional theatres throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The Broadway production starred Melvyn Douglas as Howard Carol, a middle-class husband and father of three girls, one of whom, Ginger, wants to try out for her school's football team. The present program dates from 1954, when several of the original cast members, including Melvyn Douglas, took the play to Chicago, where the 24-year-old Steve McQueen replaced Broadway's Conrad Janis as Eddie Davis.
McQueen went on to become one of the most revered actors of his generation, remembered for his wild antics and lifestyle and for his roles in Papillon, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Sand Pebbles, The Cincinnati Kid, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent Seven. (18314)