{"product_id":"19902-baldwin-james-silvera-frank-the-amen-corner-original-souvenir-program","title":"[Baldwin, James. (1924–1987)] [Silvera, Frank. (1914–1970)] \"The Amen Corner\" – Original Souvenir Program","description":"Scarce souvenir program from the 1964 production of Baldwin's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Amen Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, which would briefly transfer to Broadway the following year.  32 pp.  The cover features striking artwork rendered in yellow and black, and the program contains production photographs together with interviews of both the playwright and Frank Silvera, who directed and produced.  Light wear to spine and top edge, some toning throughout; overall fine.  10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.5 cm.).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"Baldwin, one of the 20th century’s leading black intellectuals, published \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Amen Corner\u003c\/i\u003e in 1954, and it was first produced over four days in May 1955 on the campus of Howard University in Washington.  But it didn’t make it to Broadway for another decade, when it eked out a run lasting only a couple of months.\" (\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) An equally short-lived musical adaption, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAmen Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, ran on Broadway in 1983.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093731430559,"sku":"19902","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Baldwin_James_Silvera_Frank_The_Amen_Corner_Program_19902a.jpg?v=1722189973","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19902-baldwin-james-silvera-frank-the-amen-corner-original-souvenir-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}