Everett Marshall "BLOSSOM TIME" Franz Schubert / Cass Theatre 1941 Detroit Flyer

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This is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the one-week, Post-Broadway engagement of the SIGMUND ROMBERG and DOROTHY DONNELLY musical play "BLOSSOM TIME" at the Cass Theatre in Detroit, Michigan beginning November 3rd, 1941. (The Original Broadway production opened September 29th, 1921 at New York's Ambassador Theatre and ran for 516 performances. This revival opened December 26th, 1938 at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City and ran for only 19 performances before mounting an ambitious tour.) ..... Using the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT, the musical starred EVERETT MARSHALL as "Franz Schubert" and featured AGNES CASSIDY as "Mitzi Kranz", ANN PENNINGTON as "Ditzi Kranz" and EVELYN ROSS as "Fritzi Kranz". The cast also included LYNDON CREWS, ROY BARNES, BETTI DAVIS, JOSEPH TONER, LORRAINE BRIDGES, VICTOR MORLEY, HOWARD ROLAND, ELLIOTT ROBERTSON, JAMES RADKEY, DETMAR POPPEN, FRANK HORNADAY, JANE STANLEY, ZELLA RUSSELL, HARRY K. MORTON and VIRGINIA McKAY ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by DOROTHY DONNELLY adapted from the original by A. M. WILLNER and HEINZ REICHERT; Music adapted by SIGMUND ROMBERG ("Maytime", "Sinbad", "Poor Little Ritz Girl", "Blossom Time", "The Student Prince", "The Desert Song", "Rosalie", "Up in Central Park", "The Girl in Pink Tights") from the melodies of FRANZ SCHUBERT and HEINRICH BERTE; Orchestra conducted by FRED HALL; Sets designed by WATSON BARRATT; Staged by EDWARD SCANLON; Produced by the Messrs. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes promotional text and performance dates on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare flyer 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases qualify for shipping discounts when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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