![Item #47617 Two Pieces of Ephemera Related to The Connection [Flyer and Palm Card]. The Living Theatre, Judith Malina Jack Gelber, The Freddie Redd Quartet, Julian Beck.](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/47617.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1775785835)
Two Pieces of Ephemera Related to The Connection [Flyer and Palm Card]
New York: The Living Theatre, 1959. Very Good +. Item #47617
New York: The Living Theatre, [1959]. Two pieces of ephemera. Flyer (28x22cm) lightly toned at edges; otherwise clean with sharp corners. Palm card (19x11cm) toned and scuffed. Altogether Very Good or better.
Scarce pieces of Living Theatre ephemera promoting The Connection, a play by Jack Gelber. Directed and designed by Living Theatre co-founders Judith Malina Julian Beck, the show also featured jazz music by The Freddie Redd Quartet. The Connection earned three Obie Awards in its first year — Best New Play, Best All-Around Production, and Best Actor. It is considered to be The Living Theatre’s first great success. In 1961, it was adapted by the experimental filmmaker Shirley Clark.
As of March 2026, we locate no separately cataloged examples in OCLC.
Price: $400.00