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Auction History Result 6c169 DRACULA stage play WC 1928 incredible close up creepy vampire head art, better than The Bat! Date Sold 5/3/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Window Card Stage Play Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Dracula, the 1928 Ira Hards Broadway stage play production ("The World Famous Vampire Thriller"; of the classic Bram Stoker novel) starring Edmund Blake, and later Raymond Huntley and Bela Lugosi (in the title role as Count Dracula), Edward Van Sloan (as Abraham Van Helsing), Bernard Jukes (as Renfield), Terence Neill (as Jonathan Harker), and Dorothy Peterson (as Lucy Seward). Note that this play opened in London in 1923 with Edmund Blake in the lead role. When Blake left, Raymond Huntley took over the part of Dracula. Huntley played the role on Broadway in 1927, and then was offered to continue in the role in 1928 when the play moved to Boston, but he turned it down (likely because he did not want to live in Boston, and because he was unhappy with the $150 a week salary), and Bela Lugosi got the part instead! Later in 1928, a traveling production of the show toured the U.S. with Huntley reprising his role, and it played for two years throughout the U.S., until 1930. Of course, the classic Universal movie, with Bela Lugosi as Dracula, was made in 1931! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this wonderful window card, and several other rare horror items that are in this Major Auction, were purchased from us over the last few years by a very longtime collector. He has very unfortunately had significant health issues, which has caused him to re-consign these items. This is the same example of this window card that we auctioned previously, and we had never auctioned it before that time, so this is still the only example of this window card we have ever auctioned. Note that it is not from the original 1923 London production, or from the 1927 Broadway production, but rather it is from when the play traveled to Baltimore in 1928. Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the card was folded across the middle and there were creases and tiny bits of paper loss on that fold, with a tear at the left end of the fold in the black background area. There were some small tears and creases around the edges. Overall, the window card was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The card was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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