Description: This is a rare October 12th, 1935 playbill from the one-night, National Tour engagement of the HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG and IRA GERSHWIN musical revue "LIFE BEGINS AT EIGHT FORTY" at the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford, Connecticut. (The production opened August 27th, 1934 at New York's Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 237 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The musical starred MILTON BERLE, LITA GREY CHAPLIN, BUSTER WEST and ANN SEYMOUR and featured LUCILLE PAGE, LELA MOORE, GRACE STUDIFORD, PAT DOLAN, WALTER DARE WAHL, JACQUELINE CONDON, EMMETT OLDFIELD, JOHN McCAULEY and the CHARLES WEIDMAN DANCERS ..... CREDITS: Sketches by DAVID FREEDMAN; Music by HAROLD ARLEN ("You Said It"; "Cotton Club Parade"; "Life Begins at 8:40"; "Hooray for What"; "Bloomer Girl"; "St. Louis Woman"; "House of Flowers"; "Jamaica", "Saratoga" and the classic film "The Wizard of Oz"); Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess") and E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE, JAMES REYNOLDS, RAOUL PENE DU BOIS, BILLI LIVINGSTON, WYNN, PAULINE LAWRENCE and IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by BOOTS McKENNA; Weidman Group Dances by CHARLES WEIDMAN; Entire Production Devised and Staged by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT ..... DETAILS: The four page program measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers and a full page advertisement for the Outlet Millinery Company, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: This rare program 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.Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
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