Eddie Cantor "BANJO EYES" Vernon Duke / John Latouche 1941 Matchbook Cover

Description

This is a rare advertising matchbook cover promoting the
Original Broadway production of the JOHN LATOUCHE and VERNON DUKE musical comedy "BANJO EYES" at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 25th, 1941 and ran for 126 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE CANTOR and featured future novelist JACQUELINE SUSANN ("Valley of the Dolls"), E. J. BLUNKALL, JUNE CLYDE, RICHARD ROBER, BILL JOHNSON, VIRGINIA MAYO, SALLY & TONY DE MARCO, LIONEL STANDER, AUDREY CHRISTIE, RAY MAYER, TOMMY WONDER, JOHN ERVIN, JAMES FARRELL, RONNIE CUNNINGHAM, ANDREW MAYO and NONNIE MORTON, GEORGE RICHMOND, PHIL SHAFER, DOUG HAWKINS and GEORGE LOVESEE ..... CREDITS: Book by QUILLAN and ELINSON from a play by JOHN CECIL HOLM and GEORGE ABBOTT; Music by VERNON DUKE ("Garrick Gaieties", "Ziegfeld Follies", "At Home Abroad", "Cabin in the Sky", "Sadie Thompson", "Two's Company"); Lyrics by JOHN LATOUCHE ("Cabin in the Sky", "Banjo Eyes", "Polonaise", "Beggar's Holiday", "The Golden Apple", "Candide", "The Vamp"); Additional Lyrics by HAROLD ADAMSON; Sets designed by HARRY HORNER; Costumes designed mostly by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by CHARLES WALTERS; Directed by HASSARD SHORT; Produced by ALBERT LEWIS
..... DETAILS: This matchbook cover measures approx. 1 1/2" X 4 1/2" inches and includes wonderful graphics, an illustration of EDDIE CANTOR and excerpts from two New York reviews. The matchbook has been stored flat for many years ...... CONDITION: With the exception of tape residue on the backside and the obvious lack of matches, this rare matchbook cover 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.