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Cole Porter "LET'S FACE IT!" Bobby Howes / Noele Gordon 1942 London Playbill
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This is a rare programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the COLE PORTER musical comedy "LET'S FACE IT!" at the Hippodrome in London. (The Original Broadway production opened October 29th, 1941 at the Imperial Theatre in New York City and ran for 547 performances. The London production opened November 19th, 1942 and ran for 348 performances.) ..... The musical starred BOBBY HOWES (shown in the cover illustration) and featured BABETTE O'DEAL, PAT KIRKWOOD, NOELE GORDON, RONA RICCARDO, ZOE GAIL, BENITA LYDAL, MARIE SYRET, JOHN CLIFFORD, MADIE ANDREWS, HUBERT ENNOR, LAWRENCE BARCLAY, JOHN DENNIS, LEIGH STAFFORD, JACK STANFORD, PAT LEONARD, WILLIAM T. HOLLAND and CHARMIAN INNES ..... CREDITS: Book by HERBERT and DOROTHY FIELDS; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by JOAN DAVIS; Sets designed by GEORGE RAMON; Costumes designed by NORMAN HARTNELL, SLADE LUCAS and ALEC SHANKS; Produced by GEORGE BLACK by arrangement with JACK WALLER and TOM ARNOLD ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 5" X 8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of heavy creasing from having been folded and minor edge wear, 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!