[THEATER]. [HARE, Richard V. (American, 20th century), designer and director]. The Shoemaker's Holiday, Director's Script Copy with Original Artwork. [New York: 1945]. 4to. Illustrated throughout with 37 original watercolor plates or design artwork (including set, costume designs), some with moveable flaps, overlays, a couple with cut-outs, all art by Hare, an experienced scenic designer. Includes a title-page of original art. 170 pp. Script pages with text affixed to pages. Numerous typed or manuscript notes throughout. Bound in contemporary full blue cloth, front board lettered in gilt. This production of Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday (an Elizabethan comedy, originally staged in 1599) opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York (now The Neil Simon Theatre) on April 30, 1945. 

Binding toned, soiled, and bumped, hinges reinforced, text occasionally toned and soiled. The condition is consistent with use as a director's working script and design book. Fine.