Description: This is a rare October 1st, 1934 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART play "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 29th, 1934 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 155 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS, MARY PHILIPS, GILBERT SQUAREY, MARY HOWES, JACK EDWARDS, GRANT MILLS, HERBERT STEINER, MARY HEBERDEN, JACQUELINE LOGAN, MURIEL WILLIAMS, KENNETH MacKENNA, WILFRID SEAGRAM, CHARLES HALTON, EDWARD LOUD, PEGGY BANCROFT, JOHN COSBY, OTIS SCHAEFER, BURTON MALLORY, GEORGE JACKSON, PATRICIA PALMER, BETTY REYNOLDS, GEORGE ALISON, WALTER ABEL, BIACOUREN YOSHIWARA, HAROLD MOFFET, BEATRICE BLINN, LEO KENNEDY, ELSA RYAN, JENNY MAC, ELIZABETH KENNEDY, CONNIE MADISON, DORIS EATON, PATRICIA ALLEN, GERALDINE WALL, WILLIAM MacFADDEN, JOHN KENNEDY, LESLIE BINGHAM, ADRIENNE MARDEN, CHARLES ENGEL, GRANVILLE BATES, LOUIS CRUGER, GEORGE PARSONS, ROBERT GRIFFITH, JAMES SEELEY, ROBERT STONE, MARTHA BROWN, MALCOLM DUNCAN, GEORGE McKAY, CECILIA "Cissy" LOFTUS, CHOUTEAU DYER, HENRY EPHRON and IRVING SCHNEIDER ..... Side note: The play was the source material for the short-lived STEPHEN SONDHEIM and GEORGE FURTH musical comedy "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" which closed after only sixteen performances at New York's Alvin Theatre in 1981 ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN and MOSS HART; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Directed by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN; Produced by SAM H. HARRIS ..... DETAILS: The forty page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is heavy creasing to the top right corner, light soiling to the covers, a nick in the top edge of the back cover and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this playbill will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Original/Reproduction: Original
Product: Playbill
Genre: Broadway Plays
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Date: 1930 - 1939
