Eddie Cantor "WHOOPEE" Ruth Etting / Buddy Ebsen (Debut) 1929 Broadway Playbill

Description

This is a beautiful May 27th, 1929 program (playbill) from the Original Broadway production of the WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE, WALTER DONALDSON and GUS KAHN musical
comedy
"WHOOPEE"
at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City.
(The production opened December 4th, 1928 and ran for 407 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE CANTOR and featured RUTH ETTING, OLIVE BRADY, GLADYS GLAD, JOSEPHINE ADAIR, JEAN ACKERMAN, ADELE SMITH, KATHERINE BURKE, MYRNA DARBY, MURIEL FINLEY, FRIEDA MIERSE, LOUIS MORRELL, FRANK COLLETI, JACK SHAW, ALEX MASON, NEIL EVANS, FRANCES UPTON, ARTHUR HERBERT, JEANETTE READE, JOHN RUTHERFORD, JAMES P. HOUSTON, PAUL GREGORY, CHIEF CAUPOLICAN, SPENCER CHARTERS, ALBERT HACKETT, MARY JANE, WILL H. PHILBRICK, JESSE PHILLIPS, SYLVIA ADAM, EDWARD NADEAU, TAMARA GEVA and TEX COOPER. Listed among the Stetson Boy Dancers is BUDDY EBSEN (who was making his Broadway debut) ..... 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 60 page program measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: This rare playbill 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.