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Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake "BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY" Zero Mostel / Duke Ellington 1946 Tryout Flyer

$ 79.19

Availability: 58 in stock
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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  • Condition: Excellent Condition

    Description

    This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the
    Pre-Broadway engagement of the DUKE ELLINGTON and JOHN LATOUCHE musical "TWILIGHT ALLEY" at the Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would be retitled
    "BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY" before
    opening December 26th, 1946
    at New York's Broadway Theatre
    where it would close after 111 performances.) ..... Based on John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera", the musical starred ALFRED DRAKE and LIBBY HOLMAN (replaced out-of-town by
    BERNICE PARKS) and
    featured ZERO MOSTEL, AVON LONG, MILDRED SMITH, JET MacDONALD,
    MARJORIE BELLE,
    MARIE BRYANT,
    LAVINA NIELSEN,
    LEONNE HALL,
    TOMMIE MOORE, DORIS GOODWIN, ROYCE WALLACE, CLAIRE HALE, NINA KORDA, MALKA FARBER, ELMIRA JONES-BEY, ENID WILLIAMS, BILL DILLARD, JACK BITTNER, GORDON NELSON,
    LEWIS CHARLES,
    ARCHIE SAVAGE,
    STANLEY CARLSON, WALTER HOVING,
    PERRY BRUSKIN, PAN THEODORE, PAUL GODKIN,
    TOMMY GOMEZ,
    ALBERT POPWELL,
    DOUGLAS HENDERSON, HY ANZEL,
    HERBERT ROSS,
    DOROTHY JOHNSON and ROLLIN SMITH ..... CREDITS: Music by DUKE ELLINGTON; Book and Lyrics by JOHN LATOUCHE ("Cabin in the Sky", "Banjo Eyes", "Polonaise", "Beggar's Holiday", "The Golden Apple", "Candide", "The Vamp") based on JOHN GAY's "The Beggar's Opera"; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by WALTER FLORELL; Choreographed by VALERIE BETTIS; Directed by NICHOLAS RAY; Produced by PERRY WATKINS and JOHN R. SHEPPARD, Jr.
    ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes production credits on the front and promotional text on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare handbill 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.