[Rarebooks] FS: Michener's SOUTH PACIFIC Inscribed to an Original Cast Member

[Charles Agvent]

MICHENER, James. TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. New York: The Macmillan 
Company, 1949. Tenth printing of Michener's first book, winner of the 
Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to the actor who 
created the role of Capt. George Brackett in the original Rodgers and 
Hammerstein Broadway musical: "To Martin Wolfson,/In a character that 
does/not appear in this book, you/catch the precise & wonderful/spirit 
of what I was trying to/do. I have been deeply impressed/by your art & 
your sympathetic/understanding. It's been great/fun knowing you & 
watching your/performances./Your admirer, /James A. Michener." 
Michener's inscription takes up most of the front endpaper, but just 
above it is another inscription to Wolfson that we surmise is by the 
actor William Tabbert who played Lieutenant Joe Cable in the original 
production and who shared several scenes with Wolfson: "To Martin/In 
appreciation of his/splendid performance which/added much strength 
and/reality to the whole production/from his friend/Bill." SOUTH 
PACIFIC, the musical, won its own Pulitzer Prize, a New York Drama 
Critics Circle Award, and nine Tony Awards. Its memorable hits include 
"Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'I,""There is Nothing Like a Dame," 
"I'm in Love With a Wonderful Guy," and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right 
Out-a My Hair." It is rare to find copies of this book inscribed by 
Michener to original cast members of this historic American musical. 
Some light spotting to the cloth. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper, 
with a great inscription. (#011592) $2,500.00

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