Earle McVeigh "WHOOPEE" Al Downing / Gil Lamb / Una Val 1935 St. Louis Program

Description

This is a rare August 19th, 1935 program from the Municipal Opera revival of the
WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE, WALTER DONALDSON and GUS KAHN musical
comedy
"WHOOPEE"
at the Municipal Open Air Theatre (Forest Park) in St. Louis, Missouri. (The Original Broadway production opened
December 4th, 1928
at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City
and ran for 407 performances
.) ..... The ensemble cast included FREDA SULLIVAN,
EARLE MacVEIGH, CHARLES PITTENGER, CLINTON BRISSEY,
EDWARD GALLOWAY,
ROY GORDON, KATHERINE CARRINGTON, JERRY GOFF,
CHARLES E. GALAGHER, AUDREY CHRISTIE, STONEY WALD, GEORGE PRICE,
MAURY TUCKERMAN, LEONARD BERRY,
AL DOWNING, UNA VAL,
VICTOR CASMORE, GIL LAMB, MARIA MARCENO, CLARK BUTLER, ROSEMARY DEERING and DUKE McHALE
..... CREDITS:
Book by
WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE based on the comedy "The Nervous Wreck" by OWEN DAVIS; Music by WALTER DONALDSON; Lyrics by GUS KAHN;
Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Costumes designed by BILLI LIVINGSTON; Choreographed by WILLIAM HOLBROOK; Orchestra conducted by JOHN McMANUS; Directed by ZEKE COLVAN; Produced by THE MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 7" X 10 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and promotional text, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny staple holes at the top and moderate creasing, 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.