Christie MacDonald "FLORODORA" Walter Woolf / Harry Fender 1920 Herald (Flyer)

Description

This is a rare four-page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the three-night, Post-
Broadway engagement of the OWEN HALL and LESLIE STUART musical comedy "FLORODORA" at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts beginning October 25th, 1920. (The revival opened April 5th, 1920 at the Century
Theatre in New York City
and ran for 150 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred ELEANOR PAINTER as "Dolores", WALTER WOOLF as "Frank Abercoed", CHRISTIE MacDONALD as "Lady Hollyrood" and HARRY FENDER as "Captain Arthur Donegal" and featured NACE BONVILLE, LEWIS CHRISTY, MURIEL DE FOREST, GEORGE ELLISON, FAY EVELYN, PERLE GERMONDE, GEORGE HASSELL, ALLEN C. JENKINS, MARGOT KELLY, DOROTHY LEEDS, WILLIAM LILLITE, MURIEL LODGE, MINOR McLAIN, LUCIUS METZ, JOHN T. MURRAY, ISABELLE RODRIGUES, BEATRICE SWANSON, DAMA SYKES and MARIE WELLS ..... CREDITS: Book by
OWEN HALL; Music by LESLIE STUART; Lyrics by ERNEST BOYD-JONES and PAUL RUBENS
; Revised by HARRY B. SMITH; Featuring Songs with Lyrics by FRANK A. CLEMENT and GEORGE ARTHURS; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT and CORA MacGEACHY; Choreographed by ALLAN K. FOSTER and LEWIS HOOPER; Directed by LEWIS MORTON; Produced by The Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT
..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This four page herald measures 5 1/2" X 6 7/8" inches and includes wonderful graphics on the front and backside, six
production photos, excerpts from several reviews and promotional text ..... CONDITION: With the exception of several tiny tears on the outside edge, this rare flyer 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.