| Item Description: | The frontispiece is a black and white photographic image of a scene from first American production of R.U.R, which was produced by Theater Guild at the Garrick Theater in New York, starting in October 1922, and running for 184 performances. American actor Spencer Tracy made his Broadway acting debut as one of the wordless robots in this production. The lithographic title page illustration in red and black was originally created as a poster for the production, by its set designer, the American architect, painter and designer Lee Simonson.--Bookseller. |
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