Dorothy Lamour "HELLO DOLLY" Jerry Herman / Gower Champion 1968 Souvenir Program

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This is a beautiful souvenir program from the National Tour engagement of the JERRY HERMAN and MICHAEL STEWART musical comedy hit "HELLO, DOLLY!" starring DOROTHY LAMOUR
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(The show opened January 16th, 1964 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and ran for 2844 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... During the exceptionally long Broadway run, nine different actresses played the role of "Mrs. Dolly Levi Gallagher", created by the legendary CAROL CHANNING. Her first replacement was GINGER ROGERS (1965) followed by MARTHA RAYE (1967), BETTY GRABLE (1967), BIBI OSTERWALD (1967), PEARL BAILEY (1967), THELMA CARPENTER (1969), PHYLLIS DILLER (1969) and finally ETHEL MERMAN (1970). Several prominent actresses took the show on the road including MARY MARTIN, BETTY GRABLE, GINGER ROGERS, DOROTHY LAMOUR, EVE ARDEN and YVONNE DE CARLO ..... The musical starred DOROTHY LAMOUR as "Mrs. Dolly Levi Gallagher" (shown in the cover photo) and featured ERIC BROTHERSON, LESLIE DANIEL, DICK LEPPIG, JESS E. RICHARDS, ANDREA BELL, JUDY JENSON, BILL SISSON, CHARLES SCOTT, JUDITH DRAKE, EDDIE HANLEY and JOAN SHEA ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by JERRY HERMAN ("Milk and Honey", "Mame", "Mack and Mabel", "La Cage Aux Folles" and "Dear World"); Book by MICHAEL STEWART based on the "Matchmaker" by THORNTON WILDER; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by FREDDY WITTOP; Directed and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION; Produced by DAVID MERRICK ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare souvenir programs and playbills, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .75 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or .95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) I can now ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.50 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations) or by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (.00 to Canada / .00 to all other international destinations). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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