Bert Lahr "BURLESQUE" Peggy Cass / Fay McKenzie 1948 Princeton Festival Playbill

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This is a rare August 23rd, 1948 playbill from the Princeton Drama Festival production of the GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS comedy "BURLESQUE" at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. (The production opened December 25th, 1946 at New York's Belasco Theatre and ran for 439 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred BERT LAHR and featured FAY McKENZIE, PEGGY CASS (a full year and a half before she would make her Broadway debut), JOHN R. HANDLEY, RALPH STANTLEY, FRANK DONNELLY, GAIL GARBER, BETTY FROHLING, BOBBY BARRY, HOWARD LEDIG, FRANCES ALEXANDER, BILL WALKER, JOAN ANDRE, SANTO SCUDI, VALLERIE EAST, POLLY BRIGHT, LINDA GATES, ELEANOR CARLTON, SALLY ALLEN, CHRIS BOICE, LESLIE LUCK and PEGGY FALES ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE MANKER WATTERS and ARTHUR HOPKINS; Sets and Costumes designed by DON GILMAN; Staged by BERT LAHR; Produced by HAROLD KENNEDY and HERBERT KENWITH ..... DETAILS: The twelve page program measures 6 1/8" X 9 1/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, a photo of BERT LAHR and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor staining to the cover and light creasing, this playbill is in excellent condition and 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.
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