Prisoner of Second Avenue: Museum Object and Cultural History
Prisoner of Second Avenue: date made: 1974-1975. Associated Name: Simon, Neil. Object Name: playbill.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill for the "Prisoner of 2nd Avenue" starring James Drury at the Country Dinner Playhouse in Austin, Texas. The program is signed “For Nancy/ James Drury”.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a comedic play written by Neil Simon that ran on Broadway from 1971-1973. A film adaptation was released in 1975.
James Drury was best known for his lead role on television’s The Virginian a western that ran from 1962-1971.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1974-1975
- Associated Name: Simon, Neil
- Object Name: playbill
- Measurements: overall: 9 in x 6 in; 22.86 cm x 15.24 cm
- Associated Place: United States: Texas, Austin
- Subject: Theater
- web subject: Entertainment
- Subject: Comedy
- ID Number: 2010.3088.03
- accession number: 2010.3088
- catalog number: 2010.3088.03
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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