George Gershwin "LADY, BE GOOD!" Fred and Adele Astaire 1925 Broadway Playbill

Description

This is a rare July 20th, 1925 program (playbill) from the Original Broadway production of the
GEORGE and IRA GERSHWIN, GUY BOLTON and FRED THOMPSON musical comedy "LADY, BE GOOD"
at the Liberty Theatre in New York City
. (The
production opened December 1st, 1924 and ran for 330 performances
.) ..... The musical starred FRED and ADELE ASTAIRE and the cast included SAM CRITCHERSON, DOROTHY FLETCHER, PATRICIA CLARK,
GERALD OLIVER SMITH, WALTER CATLETT, GLADYS LLOYD, BARNEY BARNUM, BILL BAILEY, HORACE LINTZ, EDWARD JEPHSON, VICTOR ARDEN, PHIL OHMAN and JAMES BRADBURY ..... CREDITS: Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Of Thee I Sing", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Book by GUY BOLTON and FRED THOMPSON; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by NORMAN BEL GEDDES; Costumes designed by MILGRIM and CHARLES LeMAIRE; Choreographed by SAMMY LEE; Book Staged by FELIX EDWARDES; Produced by ALEX A. AARONS and VINTON FREEDLEY
..... DETAILS: The 28 page playbill measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of the date, city and title written on the front cover and minor edge wear
, this 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.