Description
This is a rare November 7th, 1938 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the HAROLD ROME and CHARLES FRIEDMAN musical revue "SING OUT THE NEWS" at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 24th, 1938 and ran for 105 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included HIRAM SHERMAN, PHILIP LOEB, WILL GEER, LESLIE LITOMY, CHARLES LAWRENCE, JOEY FAYE, BEN ROSS, MICHAEL MOORE, JIMMY LYDON, HERBERT SUMPTER, BENJAMIN WAILES, HAZEL SCOTT, WARREN COLEMAN, RAY HARRISON, MUSA WILLIAMS, GEORGE JONES, Jr., REX INGRAM, MARY JANE WALSH, GINGER MANNERS, DAISY BERNIER, CHRISTINA LIND, MIRIAM FRANKLIN, THELMA LEE, GEORGIA JARVIS, JANE FRASER, ETHLIND MADISON, ELEANOR EBERLE, MADELYN WHITE, ROSALIND GORDON, KATHRYN LAZELL, MICHAEL LORING, EDWIN SMITH, BRUCE BARCLAY, JOHN BARRY, DUDLEY KING, HOWARD WARRINER, THOMAS MITCHELL, EDWARD GALLOWAY, RANOLDS DUPLER, BRUCE ROGERS and THE VIRGINIANS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by HAROLD J. ROME ("Call Me Mister", "Destry Rides Again", "Fanny", "Pins and Needles", "I Can Get It For You Wholesale", "Wish You Were Here", "Gone With the Wind"); Conceived by CHARLES FRIEDMAN; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by GRACJOHN HAMBLETON; Choreographed by NED McGURN and DAVE GOULD; Directed by CHARLES FRIEDMAN; Produced by MAX GORDON in association with GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART ..... DETAILS: This 50 page playbill measures 6 7/8" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors as well as photos of several of the cast members as children ..... BONUS: This edition of "Playbill" includes fourteen pages of text, illustrations and advertising promoting the Annual Automobile Show, "THE BIG SHOW", at New York's Grand Central Palace on November 11th, 1938. Includes full page ads for the 1939 models of PONTIAC, CHEVROLET, HUDSON, CHRYSLER, NASH, OLDSMOBILE, BUICK and PLYMOUTH (several are shown in the scanned images) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
