Evelyn Herbert "NEW MOON" Robert Halliday / Gus Shy 1930 Philadelphia Program

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This is a rare combined "Playgoer" playbill from the week of January 6th, 1960 for the Shubert Theatres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ..... Currently playing at the Shubert-Forrest Theatre was the Post-Broadway engagement of the OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II,
FRANK MANDEL, LAURENCE SCHWAB
and SIGMUND ROMBERG musical romance "THE NEW MOON". (The production opened September 19th, 1928 at New York's
Imperial
Theatre, moved to the
Casino Theatre on November 18th, 1929 and ran for a combined 509 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred EVELYN HERBERT, ROBERT HALLIDAY and GUS SHY and featured MARIE CALLAHAN, PACIE RIPPLE, JOHN EHRLE, MAX FIGMAN, LYLE EVANS, O. J. VANASSE, WILLIAM O'NEAL, ESTHER HOWARD, IRVING WEINSTEIN, ELECTA LEONARD, HERMAN BELMONTE, CAROLA TAYLOR, CARL LINKE and GEORGE O'DONNELL
..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Show Boat", "The Desert Song", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Allegro", "Pipe Dream", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song", "The Sound of Music"), FRANK MANDEL and LAURENCE SCHWAB; Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "My Romance", "The Girl in Pink Tights"); Orchestra conducted by OSCAR RADIN; Orchestrations by EMIL GERSTENBERGER and ALFRED GOODMAN; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Costumes designed by CHARLES LE MAIRE; Musical Numbers Staged by BOBBY CONNOLLY; Produced by LAURENCE SCHWAB and FRANK MANDEL .....
Currently playing at the Shubert-Keith Theatre was the Post-Broadway engagement of the VICTOR HERBERT and RIDA JOHNSON YOUNG comic opera "NAUGHTY MARIETTA
". (The revival opened October 21st, 1929 at Jolson's 59th Street Theatre and ran for only sixteen performances
before going on the road.) ..... The cast included HALFRED YOUNG, HERBERT L. WATEROUS, LOUIS TEMPLETON, WESLEY McCLOUD, JAMES S. MURRAY, CLARENCE HARVEY, ILSE MARVENGA, EULALIE YOUNG, LYDIA VAN GILDER, VIRGINIA MacRAE, PATRICIA CLARKE, FRANK BUDD, WALTER CROSS, JACK WEST and BERT MELROSE ..... CREDITS:
Music by VICTOR HERBERT ("Cyrano de Bergerac", "Babes in Toyland", "Mlle. Modiste", "The Red Mill", "Naughty Marietta", "Sweethearts", "Ziegfeld Follies", "Sally", "Gypsy Lady"); Book and Lyrics by
RIDA JOHNSON YOUNG
; Costumes designed by TAMS; Production Staged by MILTON ABORN; Produced by JOLSON'S THEATRE MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY .....
Currently playing at the Shubert-Lyric Theatre was the National Tour engagement of the R. C. SHERRIFF play "JOURNEY'S END. (
The production opened March 22nd, 1929 at New York's
Henry Miller's
Theatre
and ran for 485 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The cast included ROBERT NOBLE, HENRY STEPHENSON, DAN BOOKER, FREDERICK CATLING, RICHARD BIRD, NORMAN PIERCE, G. P. HUNTLEY, Jr., JOHN PARRISH, CHARLES ESDALE, B. D. KRANZ, VERNON DOWNING and ARTHUR STENNING
..... CREDITS: Book by
R. C. SHERRIFF
; Sets designed by JAMES WHALE; Costumes designed by MORRIS ANGEL; Staged by STANLEY BELL; Produced by GILBERT MILLER by arrangement with MAURICE BROWNE
..... DETAILS: The 26 page program measures 6 1/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast lists, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional text and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
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