Eddie Cantor "WHOOPEE" Buddy Ebsen (Debut) Tamara Geva 1929 Boston Program

Description

This is a rare four-page program (playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE, WALTER DONALDSON and GUS KAHN musical
comedy
"WHOOPEE"
at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
(The production opened December 4th, 1928
at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City
and ran for 407 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE CANTOR and featured DORIS ROBBINS, GLADYS GLAD, JOSEPHINE ADAIR, MEREDITH HOWARD, ADELE SMITH, DORIS DELAIRS, HAZEL FORBES, RUTH PATTERSON, BETTY DUMBRIS, LOUIS MORRELL, FRANK COLETTI, JACK SHAW, DAVID LABRIS, WALDO ROBERTS, FRANCES UPTON, GEORGE HUNTINGTON, JANET READE, JOHN RUTHERFORD, JAMES P. HOUSTON, PAUL GREGORY, CHIEF CAUPOLICAN, SPENCER CHARTERS, ALBERT HACKETT, VIRGINIA FRANCK, WILL H. PHILBRICK, BUDDY EBSEN (in what had been his Broadway debut), ROSE MARIELLA, SAM BUNIN, TOM LAVENTHAL, TAMARA GEVA and TEX COOPER ..... 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 JOSEPH URBAN; Costumes designed by JOHN W. HARKRIDER; Musical Direction by WILLIAM DALY; Dances and Ensembles Staged by SEYMOUR FELIX; Dialogue Staged by WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE; Produced by FLORENZ ZIEGFELD, Jr. ..... DETAILS: The four page program measures 5 1/2" X 8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is heavy creasing, light soiling, a clipped corner at the bottom seam and minor edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare playbill 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.