Cocteau, Jean

The Infernal Machine. The University Players at Murray Theatre 1953 Playbill

Princeton: University Players, Murray Theatre, Publisher, 1953. Wraps. Good. Item #022352

Wraps, with an illustrated front cover. 16 pp., including covers. Playbill for a 1953 staging of the Infernal Machine by Jean Cocteau, marking a rare US performance, and preceding the 1958 staging in New York. The Infernal Machine is a modern retelling of the Oedipus myth. The University Players was primarily a summer stock theater program that originated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. GOOD condition. Some toning. Faint vertical crease to the piece. Minor soiling and edgewear. Owner's note about who left during the second act on the cast page.

Price: $45.00