Framed Collection of 1940s Broadway Playbills

Updated September 5, 2026

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Lot number350
AuctionSeptember Timed
DateSeptember 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
Auction houseBroken Arch Auction Gallery NCFL#9399
LocationWeaverville, North Carolina

Framed collection of vintage Broadway and concert memorabilia from the 1940s, including a 1944 program for Lillian Hellman’s The Searching Wind at the Fulton Theatre and a Broadhurst Theatre program featuring Helen Hayes in Happy Birthday, which opened in 1946. The collection also includes Playbills from the John Golden and Martin Beck Theatres and a Carnegie Hall program signed by composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1942. Professionally arranged and framed as a unified theater and musical-history display. Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 24

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