Theatre program for Heaven Can Wait: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Theatre program for Heaven Can Wait. White background with black graphic on right side of cover depicting the side of a man's face; Title on cover is handwritten. [HEAVEN CAN WAIT/Equity/Library/Theatre/Inc.] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1957.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1957
• Subject of: James Earl Jones, American, 1931 - 2024
• Subject of: Tony Della Rocca
• Subject of: Fred Herrick
• Subject of: Tom Ruisinger, American, 1927 - 1997
• Subject of: Bob Kelljan, American, 1930 - 1982
• Subject of: Gina Mullikan
• Subject of: Richard Jones, American, born 1927
• Subject of: Lynne Rogers
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.9 x 14.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Comedy (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.42
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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